Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks: 5 Things To Watch For

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Nov 1, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Marcus Morris (13) shoots as New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) defends during the second quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

Three-Point Shooting

As mentioned above, the Knicks allowing the Pistons to shoot as well as they did from the three-point line is unacceptable. The Pistons have very few players to key in on beyond the arc and the Knicks need to do a better job of pinpointing them when they are on the court.

Tobias Harris, Marcus Morris, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope are the only players the Knicks have to key in on beyond the arc. They are the only players on the Pistons that make more than one three-pointer per game. Caldwell-Pope and Harris are both solid shooters, knocking them down at 36.4 and 36.1 percent thus far on the season. Morris is much more inconsistent, making only 29.2 percent from the field.

A player like Morris probably wouldn’t be asked to shoot much but the Pistons just do not have many options. The Knicks cannot let the Pistons beat them from beyond the arc again. It is not a strength of the team, yet they made more three-pointers in the first matchup than the Knicks despite nine fewer attempts.

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