NBA Final Intelligence
New York Knicks 125, Detroit Pistons 81 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New York Knicks 125, Detroit Pistons 81. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NYK 41-15 DET; Q2 NYK 19-26 DET; Q3 NYK 28-20 DET; Q4 NYK 37-20 DET.
Top performers (box score): Julius Randle (NYK) 29 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Reggie Bullock (NYK) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 6 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Jerami Grant (DET) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-13 shooting; Hamidou Diallo (DET) 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-12 shooting; RJ Barrett (NYK) 14 points, 0 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-7 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · NYK
29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 9-16 FG
Scoring · NYK
22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 6 3PM · 8-12 FG
Scoring · DET
16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 5-13 FG
Season highs
Reggie Bullock · Season-high 22 pointsElfrid Payton · Season-high 9 assists
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 41 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 125 | |
| DET | 15 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 81 |
🧮 How They Scored
NYKDET
38Points in the paint34
16Fast-break points7
11Second-chance points11
26Points off turnovers5
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
66.5%Effective FG%40.9%
7.2%Turnover %13.4%
18.4%Offensive rebound %24.5%
0.342Free-throw rate0.244
Box Score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle F | 30 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-16 | 5-9 | 6-7 | +25 |
| Reggie Bullock G-F | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | 6-10 | 0-0 | +27 |
| RJ Barrett F-G | 28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | +23 |
| Elfrid Payton G | 25 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-4 | +22 |
| Nerlens Noel F-C | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +21 |
| Taj Gibson F | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +19 |
| Derrick Rose G | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +18 |
| Immanuel Quickley G | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 5-5 | +13 |
| Obi Toppin F | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +19 |
| Alec Burks G | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Kevin Knox F | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Norvel Pelle F | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Frank Ntilikina G | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Theo Pinson G-F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Jared Harper G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant F | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 4-5 | -22 |
| Isaiah Stewart F-C | 27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -32 |
| Hamidou Diallo G | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | -36 |
| Josh Jackson F | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -11 |
| Mason Plumlee F-C | 21 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | -12 |
| Killian Hayes G | 20 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -26 |
| Cory Joseph G | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -22 |
| Saddiq Bey F | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | -15 |
| Frank Jackson G | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Saben Lee G | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -22 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. G | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | +10 |
| Wayne Ellington G | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Tyler Cook C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Deividas Sirvydis G | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New York KnicksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | Bench | 30 | 29 | 76.0 | 34.9 | +47.9 | 21.3 |
| Reggie Bullock | Bench | 28 | 22 | 91.7 | 20.7 | +56.5 | 22.9 |
| RJ Barrett | Bench | 28 | 14 | 79.9 | 16.9 | +44.2 | 12.8 |
| Immanuel Quickley | Bench | 18 | 12 | 73.2 | 23.5 | +37.7 | 18.1 |
| Elfrid Payton | Bench | 25 | 11 | 40.0 | 28.8 | +55.4 | 13.6 |
| Taj Gibson | Bench | 21 | 11 | 101.1 | 15.0 | +50.0 | 21.8 |
| Kevin Knox | Bench | 5 | 9 | 150.0 | 27.3 | +63.6 | 36.4 |
| Obi Toppin | Bench | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 25.8 | +68.3 | 5.8 |
| Derrick Rose | Bench | 21 | 7 | 50.9 | 17.5 | +49.4 | 10.8 |
| Frank Ntilikina | Bench | 3 | 1 | 56.8 | 14.3 | +57.1 | 31.6 |
| Norvel Pelle | Bench | 3 | 1 | 56.8 | 14.3 | +57.1 | 42.1 |
| Alec Burks | Bench | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | +45.7 | 2.7 |
| Nerlens Noel | Bench | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +47.8 | 5.9 |
| Theo Pinson | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | +57.1 | -21.1 |
| Jared Harper | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | -13.3 |
Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant | Bench | 32 | 16 | 52.6 | 23.9 | -39.5 | 8.5 |
| Hamidou Diallo | Bench | 24 | 14 | 54.3 | 26.9 | -76.4 | 4.4 |
| Cory Joseph | Bench | 17 | 10 | 63.5 | 25.0 | -66.7 | 8.1 |
| Mason Plumlee | Bench | 21 | 9 | 84.6 | 12.8 | -30.8 | 21.4 |
| Saddiq Bey | Bench | 17 | 6 | 30.4 | 27.8 | -50.0 | -5.4 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | Bench | 12 | 5 | 51.2 | 21.4 | +41.7 | 13.0 |
| Josh Jackson | Bench | 23 | 5 | 25.3 | 20.8 | -28.4 | 3.2 |
| Frank Jackson | Bench | 15 | 5 | 50.0 | 16.7 | -19.5 | 0.7 |
| Isaiah Stewart | Bench | 27 | 4 | 28.6 | 13.3 | -61.5 | 2.0 |
| Saben Lee | Bench | 13 | 3 | 50.0 | 19.2 | -103.2 | 3.5 |
| Deividas Sirvydis | Bench | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 37.5 | -57.1 | 21.1 |
| Tyler Cook | Bench | 5 | 1 | 56.8 | 8.3 | -63.6 | 3.6 |
| Wayne Ellington | Bench | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | -69.6 | 0.0 |
| Killian Hayes | Bench | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | -70.3 | 2.2 |
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