⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 11:33 · DET 9-1 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 10:52 · DET 78-56 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q4 11:36 · DET 98-71 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 3:54 · DET 83-67 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
