⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:03 · NY 70-71 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q1 5:45 · NY 7-12 DET
- Missed FT
Miles McBride misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · NY 103-106 DET
- Missed FT
Miles McBride misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · NY 103-106 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:24 · NY 14-20 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:21 · NY 53-59 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Reed technical foul
Q1 5:45 · NY 7-12 DET
- Turnover
Jalen Duren lost ball turnover
Q4 3:32 · NY 92-95 DET
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · NY 100-104 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
