⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 35 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:18 · NY 60-62 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:32 · NY 15-20 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 1:02 · NY 48-60 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
