⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:20 · DET 20-20 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:31 · DET 43-39 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:02 · DET 101-104 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q1 0:51 · DET 27-30 NY
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dennis Schroder and Cameron Payne
Q4 8:55 · DET 91-95 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Duren out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:00 · DET 116-118 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:44 · DET 20-28 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:16 · DET 50-64 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul
Q4 2:14 · DET 103-108 NY
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
Q4 2:14 · DET 103-108 NY
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DET 116-118 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
