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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pistons | 22 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 106 |
 Knicks | 23 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 103 |
DETTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 36-8542.4% | 8-2927.6% | 26-3672.2% | 45 | 21 | 13 |
| NYK | 39-9043.3% | 9-2536.0% | 16-2759.3% | 49 | 19 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Detroit Pistons106| 43 | 17 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 2-2 | +7 | +2.3 | ||||||||
| 37 | 24 | 6-17 | 1-4 | 11-12 | +13 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| 34 | 8 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −7.8 | ||||
| 33 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | +17 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 29 | 22 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0 | +9 | +4.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −6.4 | |||
| 22 | 14 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −3.4 | |||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.1 | ||||
| Team | 106 | 36-8542.4% | 8-2927.6% | 45 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 26-3672.2% | 12 | 9 | 9 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Stewart (injury/illness); Lindy Waters III, Marcus Sasser, Bobi Klintman and Simone Fontecchio (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks103| 39 | 19 | 8-13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 38 | 17 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | −14 | −5.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 16 | 4-16 | 1-4 | 7-10 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −9.7 | ||||||
| 36 | 15 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +3 | +1.4 | ||||||||
| 35 | 17 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −12 | −1.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-7 | +9 | +5.3 | |||||||
| 22 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −5.9 | |||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.8 | ||||
| Team | 103 | 39-9043.3% | 9-2536.0% | 49 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 16-2759.3% | 15 | 5 | 10 | |||
Bench 19 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Precious Achiuwa, Pacôme Dadiet, Ariel Hukporti, Tyler Kolek, Landry Shamet, P.J. Tucker and Delon Wright (coach’s decision).
Pistons106Knicks103ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Ausar Thompson scored 22 points (16 in the paint), and the Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 106-103 to avoid elimination in Game 5 of the first-round series.
Jalen Duren’s dunk put the Pistons ahead for good with 3:09 left in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Knicks 14-8. Cade Cunningham scored 7 of the Pistons’ 14 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. With 3:32 left, Josh Hart stole the ball from Duren, and Karl-Anthony Towns’ 3-pointer off it tied the game at 95.
Cunningham had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
For the Knicks, OG Anunoby had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. Mitchell Robinson had 13 points (10 in the paint) and 11 rebounds off the bench. Mikal Bridges scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons went 26 for 36 at the line to the Knicks’ 16 for 27. The Pistons’ starters outscored the Knicks 54-27 in 21 minutes together.
Detroit PistonsNew York KnicksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
80 points from the field on 84 shots: 13.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-32 | 62.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 4-14 | 28.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-10 | 40.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-22 | 22.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 35 | 8 | 3-7 | −5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Josh Hart | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jalen Brunson | 6 | 4 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 7 | 1-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 21 | 6 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jalen Brunson | 10 | 6 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Mikal Bridges | 6 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| OG Anunoby | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 51 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 20 | 9 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 16 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Josh Hart | 16 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| OG Anunoby | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 5 | 2-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NYK win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Hart 6 AST)
Q4 3:25
25.7%
29→55
Duren 1' Dunk (7 PTS) (Cunningham 7 AST)
Q4 3:09
21.3%
55→34
Cunningham 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 4:17
18.7%
40→22
Brunson 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (15 PTS)
Q4 6:53
16.8%
40→56
Anunoby 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 0:07
16.3%
4→21
