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11-11, 7-3 Home
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Shot Chart
- Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
- Jamal Crawford made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tim Thomas's layup blocked by Rasheed Wallace.
- Nazr Mohammed's layup blocked by Ben Wallace.
- Jamal Crawford made 27 ft three point jumper.
- Tim Thomas made layup.
- Nazr Mohammed missed 11 ft jumper.
- Stephon Marbury missed 4 ft jumper.
- Tim Thomas made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Jamal Crawford made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Stephon Marbury missed 13 ft jumper.
- Jamal Crawford made 24 ft three point jumper.
- Jamal Crawford missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Jamal Crawford missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Nazr Mohammed made 5 ft two point shot. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Allan Houston missed 14 ft jumper.
- Moochie Norris missed 45 ft three point jumper.
- Nazr Mohammed made 7 ft jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
- Allan Houston missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Moochie Norris's layup blocked by Richard Hamilton.
- Moochie Norris missed layup.
- Jerome Williams missed layup.
- Allan Houston made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
- Jamal Crawford missed 21 ft jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed 19 ft jumper.
- Allan Houston made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Jerome Williams.
- Nazr Mohammed missed 9 ft jumper.
- Jerome Williams made 3 ft jumper.
- Allan Houston made 8 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
- Allan Houston made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Kurt Thomas missed 17 ft jumper.
- Nazr Mohammed made 9 ft jumper.
- Nazr Mohammed missed 9 ft jumper.
- Jamal Crawford made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Tim Thomas made layup. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
- Jamal Crawford made 26 ft three point jumper.
- Jamal Crawford missed 15 ft jumper.
- Tim Thomas missed 16 ft jumper.
- Nazr Mohammed's layup blocked by Tayshaun Prince.
- Tim Thomas missed 3 ft jumper.
- Nazr Mohammed missed 8 ft jumper.
- Tim Thomas missed 10 ft jumper.
- Jamal Crawford missed 6 ft jumper.
- Jamal Crawford missed layup.
- Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
- Stephon Marbury made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
- Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Kurt Thomas missed 14 ft jumper.
- Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made 3 ft two point shot.
- Stephon Marbury made 22 ft jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
- Stephon Marbury missed layup.
- Nazr Mohammed missed 11 ft jumper.
- Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Jamal Crawford missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Allan Houston missed 22 ft three point jumper.
- Moochie Norris made 6 ft running jumper.
- Jamal Crawford made 16 ft two point shot.
- Jamal Crawford made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Allan Houston made 16 ft jumper.
- Allan Houston missed three point jumper.
- Jamal Crawford missed 16 ft jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made 14 ft two point shot.
- Stephon Marbury made two point shot.
- Stephon Marbury missed 19 ft jumper.
- Tim Thomas's layup blocked by Rasheed Wallace.
- Stephon Marbury missed layup.
- Kurt Thomas made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Jamal Crawford missed 19 ft jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed jumper.
- Allan Houston made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Jamal Crawford missed 19 ft jumper.
- Jamal Crawford missed 16 ft jumper.
- Stephon Marbury missed 8 ft jumper.
- Richard Hamilton made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Richard Hamilton made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Rasheed Wallace missed layup.
- Chauncey Billups made 17 ft jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed 14 ft jumper.
- Tayshaun Prince missed 18 ft jumper.
- Rasheed Wallace missed 4 ft jumper.
- Chauncey Billups made two point shot. Assisted by Rasheed Wallace.
- Richard Hamilton missed jumper.
- Richard Hamilton made driving layup. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
- Richard Hamilton made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
- Chauncey Billups missed 19 ft jumper.
- Rasheed Wallace made two point shot.
- Ben Wallace made layup.
- Richard Hamilton missed layup.
- Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Rasheed Wallace made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Rasheed Wallace missed 12 ft jumper.
- Rasheed Wallace made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Richard Hamilton made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Lindsey Hunter made layup. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
- Chauncey Billups made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
- Lindsey Hunter missed layup.
- Antonio McDyess missed layup.
- Chauncey Billups missed tip shot.
- Antonio McDyess missed layup.
- Chauncey Billups missed tip shot.
- Lindsey Hunter missed 4 ft jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed 22 ft jumper.
- Richard Hamilton made jumper.
- Antonio McDyess missed 14 ft jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed 21 ft jumper.
- Chauncey Billups made driving layup.
- Rasheed Wallace missed 6 ft jumper.
- Lindsey Hunter missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Rasheed Wallace missed 3 ft jumper.
- Richard Hamilton missed 16 ft jumper.
- Antonio McDyess missed 6 ft jumper.
- Antonio McDyess made slam dunk.
- Tayshaun Prince made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Tayshaun Prince made 4 ft running jumper.
- Rasheed Wallace missed 19 ft jumper.
- Richard Hamilton made 14 ft two point shot.
- Richard Hamilton made driving layup. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
- Rasheed Wallace made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
- Rasheed Wallace made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
- Ben Wallace missed layup.
- Ben Wallace missed 14 ft jumper.
- Chauncey Billups made jumper.
- Rasheed Wallace missed 12 ft jumper.
- Rasheed Wallace made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
- Richard Hamilton missed 8 ft jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Chauncey Billups's layup blocked by Jamal Crawford.
- Ronald Dupree made driving dunk. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Antonio McDyess made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Lindsey Hunter made driving dunk.
- Richard Hamilton made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Ronald Dupree.
- Richard Hamilton missed 21 ft jumper.
- Tayshaun Prince made 4 ft two point shot.
- Lindsey Hunter missed 19 ft jumper.
- Tayshaun Prince made tip shot.
- Lindsey Hunter's layup blocked by Kurt Thomas.
- Lindsey Hunter made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
- Chauncey Billups missed layup.
- Rasheed Wallace missed 6 ft jumper.
- Ben Wallace missed layup.
- Richard Hamilton missed 4 ft jumper.
- Chauncey Billups made 12 ft two point shot.
- Rasheed Wallace missed 18 ft jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed 4 ft jumper.
- Rasheed Wallace made slam dunk.
- Richard Hamilton made running jumper. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
- Richard Hamilton's 4 ft jumper blocked by Jamal Crawford.
- Richard Hamilton made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Richard Hamilton made running jumper.
PISTONS
KNICKS
| TIME | PLAY | DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Nazr Mohammed. Tayshaun Prince gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Richard Hamilton made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford. | 2 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Richard Hamilton made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:34 | | Jamal Crawford made 25 ft three point jumper. | 4 | 5 |
| 10:14 | | Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephon Marbury. | 4 | 5 |
| 10:08 | | Tim Thomas's layup blocked by Rasheed Wallace. | 4 | 5 |
| 10:07 | | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound. | 4 | 5 |
| 9:51 | | Richard Hamilton Turnover | 4 | 5 |
| 9:34 | | Nazr Mohammed's layup blocked by Ben Wallace. | 4 | 5 |
| 9:33 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound. | 4 | 5 |
| 9:22 | | Rasheed Wallace missed layup. | 4 | 5 |
| 9:21 | | Kurt Thomas defensive rebound. | 4 | 5 |
| 9:15 | | Jamal Crawford made 27 ft three point jumper. | 4 | 8 |
| 8:52 | | Chauncey Billups made 17 ft jumper. | 6 | 8 |
| 8:34 | | Tim Thomas made layup. | 6 | 10 |
| 8:19 | | Kurt Thomas Shooting Foul. Thomas's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 1st Team Foul. | 6 | 10 |
| 8:19 | | Tayshaun Prince made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 7 | 10 |
| 8:19 | | Tayshaun Prince made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 8 | 10 |
| 8:03 | | Nazr Mohammed missed 11 ft jumper. | 8 | 10 |
| 8:02 | | Chauncey Billups defensive rebound. | 8 | 10 |
| 7:50 | | Chauncey Billups missed 14 ft jumper. | 8 | 10 |
| 7:50 | | Kurt Thomas defensive rebound. | 8 | 10 |
| 7:41 | | Stephon Marbury missed 4 ft jumper. | 8 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound. | 8 | 10 |
| 7:28 | | Tayshaun Prince missed 18 ft jumper. | 8 | 10 |
| 7:26 | | Stephon Marbury defensive rebound. | 8 | 10 |
| 7:16 | | Tim Thomas made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury. | 8 | 13 |
| 6:56 | | Rasheed Wallace missed 4 ft jumper. | 8 | 13 |
| 6:54 | | Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound. | 8 | 13 |
| 6:46 | | Stephon Marbury Offensive Foul. Ben Wallace gains possession. | 8 | 13 |
| 6:46 | | Stephon Marbury Foul | 8 | 13 |
| 6:46 | | Ben Wallace Shooting Foul. Wallace's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 1st Team Foul. | 8 | 13 |
| 6:46 | | Nazr Mohammed made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 8 | 14 |
| 6:46 | | Nazr Mohammed made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 8 | 15 |
| 6:30 | | Chauncey Billups made two point shot. Assisted by Rasheed Wallace. | 10 | 15 |
| 6:13 | | Jamal Crawford made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury. | 10 | 18 |
| 5:48 | | Richard Hamilton missed jumper. | 10 | 18 |
| 5:46 | | Tim Thomas defensive rebound. | 10 | 18 |
| 5:39 | | Stephon Marbury missed 13 ft jumper. | 10 | 18 |
| 5:37 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound. | 10 | 18 |
| 5:22 | | Nazr Mohammed Personal Foul. Mohammed's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 3rd Team Foul. | 10 | 18 |
| 5:22 | | New York Full Timeout. | 10 | 18 |
| 5:11 | | Richard Hamilton made driving layup. Assisted by Ben Wallace. | 12 | 18 |
| 4:46 | | Jamal Crawford made 24 ft three point jumper. | 12 | 21 |
| 4:33 | | Richard Hamilton made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Ben Wallace. | 14 | 21 |
| 4:18 | | Jamal Crawford missed 23 ft three point jumper. | 14 | 21 |
| 4:16 | | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound. | 14 | 21 |
| 4:03 | | Chauncey Billups missed 19 ft jumper. | 14 | 21 |
| 4:01 | | Tim Thomas defensive rebound. | 14 | 21 |
| 3:47 | | Kurt Thomas made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury. | 14 | 23 |
| 3:28 | | Rasheed Wallace made two point shot. | 16 | 23 |
| 3:10 | | Richard Hamilton Personal Foul. Hamilton's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 2nd Team Foul. | 16 | 23 |
| 2:55 | | Jamal Crawford missed 26 ft three point jumper. | 16 | 23 |
| 2:54 | | Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound. | 16 | 23 |
| 2:35 | | Ben Wallace made layup. | 18 | 23 |
| 2:17 | | Tayshaun Prince Shooting Foul. Prince's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 3rd Team Foul. | 18 | 23 |
| 2:17 | | Detroit Full Timeout. | 18 | 23 |
| 2:17 | | Allan Houston enters the game for Jamal Crawford. | 18 | 23 |
| 2:17 | | Tim Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 18 | 24 |
| 2:17 | | Tim Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 18 | 24 |
| 2:16 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound. | 18 | 24 |
| 2:00 | | Richard Hamilton missed layup. | 18 | 24 |
| 2:00 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound. | 18 | 24 |
| 1:54 | | Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft three point jumper. | 18 | 24 |
| 1:53 | | Kurt Thomas defensive rebound. | 18 | 24 |
| 1:36 | | Nazr Mohammed made 5 ft two point shot. Assisted by Kurt Thomas. | 18 | 26 |
| 1:17 | | Rasheed Wallace made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups. | 20 | 26 |
| 54.5 | | Ben Wallace Shooting Foul. Wallace's 2nd Personal Foul, Detroit's 4th Team Foul. | 20 | 26 |
| 54.5 | | Antonio McDyess enters the game for Ben Wallace. | 20 | 26 |
| 54.5 | | Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Chauncey Billups. | 20 | 26 |
| 54.5 | | Tim Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 20 | 27 |
| 54.5 | | Moochie Norris enters the game for Stephon Marbury. | 20 | 27 |
| 54.5 | | Tim Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 20 | 28 |
| 36.9 | | Rasheed Wallace missed 12 ft jumper. | 20 | 28 |
| 34.6 | | Allan Houston defensive rebound. | 20 | 28 |
| 11.9 | | Allan Houston missed 14 ft jumper. | 20 | 28 |
| 10.5 | | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound. | 20 | 28 |
| 2.5 | | Rasheed Wallace made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter. | 23 | 28 |
| 0.2 | | Moochie Norris missed 45 ft three point jumper. | 23 | 28 |
| 0.0 | | New York offensive rebound. | 23 | 28 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 23 | 28 | |
Regular Season Series
DET leads 1-0
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
1:00 AM, 16 December 2004
New York, NY
Attendance: 19,763
- Referees:
- Bill Spooner
- Scott Foster
- Scott Wall
2025-26 Central Standings
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 21 | 9 | .700 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2 | W4 |
| Toronto | 18 | 14 | .563 | 4 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 13 | .552 | 4.5 | L2 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 11 | W2 |
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