⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
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
Q2 5:26 · DET 49-49 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q4 8:11 · DET 105-103 NY
- Steal
Ausar Thompson stole it from Karl-Anthony Towns
Q4 1:17 · DET 112-111 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 1:20 · DET 112-110 NY
- Turnover
Tobias Harris out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:15 · DET 112-111 NY
- Turnover
Malik Beasley out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · DET 113-116 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 8:02 · DET 8-20 NY
- Ties it
Mikal Bridges hit a tip shot
Q4 0:35 · DET 113-113 NY
- Winner
Jalen Brunson hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:05 · DET 113-116 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · DET 112-111 NY
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
Q4 1:17 · DET 112-111 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:00 · DET 112-111 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |