⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 29 from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 54
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 1:49 · DET 41-48 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 9:18 · DET 55-52 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 3:27 · DET 68-61 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover
Q4 4:23 · DET 84-81 NY
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · DET 93-94 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:44 · DET 8-18 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:07 · DET 79-76 NY
- Winner
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 27-foot three step back jumper
Q4 0:47 · DET 93-94 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
