NBA

Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks

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41-13, 19-7 Away
Final
126 - 111

35-21, 21-8 Home

Cunningham's 42 points, 13 assists lead Pistons to a 126-111 win over the Knicks

Stephen A.: The Knicks are not going to the Finals

The Pistons have defeated the Knicks in the teams’ three meetings this season.

Paul Reed scored 18 points, Tobias Harris had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Ausar Thompson added 10 points for Eastern Conference-leading Detroit.

Jalen Brunson led New York with 30 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Landry Shamet scored 15 points and Josh Hart had 11 as the Knicks shot a miserable 23% (8 of 35) from 3-point range.

The Knicks scored the first five points of the game, taking their biggest lead at 9-2. The Pistons then went on a 21-8 run, taking the lead for good.

Detroit ended the second quarter on a 7-0 run and took its first double-digit lead of the game, 58-48, at halftime.

The Knicks pulled within 62-60 on Towns’ basket early in the third quarter. But, Duncan Robinson hit back-to-back 3s and the Pistons extended their lead to 13 points before settling for a 90-79 advantage heading into the final quarter.

Detroit went up by a game-high 19 points at 104-85 on Daniss Jenkins’ tip-in with 7:50 left in the game.

The Knicks closed within 11 at 120-109 on a 3-pointer by Brunson with 1:33 remaining, but got no closer

The Pistons played without Jalen Duran, their leading rebounder and second-leading scorer, and Isaiah Stewart, who averages 10 points. Both are serving suspensions for their part in a brawl in a game against Charlotte on February 9.

Up next Pistons: At Chicago on Saturday.

Knicks: Hosts Houston on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

DET wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 126 - 111
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 126 - 111
4th 12.0 Javonte Green offensive rebound 126 - 111
4th 13.7 Ausar Thompson misses running layup 126 - 111
4th 17.9 Jose Alvarado bad pass turnover (Ausar Thompson steals) 126 - 111

Statistics

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48-93 FG 41-87
52 Field Goal % 47
13-30 3PT 8-35
43 Three Point % 23
17-20 FT 21-28
85 Free Throw % 75
44 Rebounds 38
11 Offensive Rebounds 11
33 Defensive Rebounds 27
30 Assists 24
9 Steals 9
8 Blocks 7
14 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
18 Fast Break Points 16
58 Points in Paint 56
20 Fouls 22
19 Largest Lead 7
1 Lead Change 1
86 Percent Led 14
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
N'Faly Dante, C Out Sep 26
Drew Eubanks, F Day-To-Day Sep 15
Mohamed Diawara, F Day-To-Day Jul 17
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Duren, C Day-To-Day Sep 29

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 0 0 .000 - -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 - -
Detroit 0 0 .000 - -
Indiana 0 0 .000 - -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston - 0 - 0 0
Brooklyn - 0 - 0 0
New York - 0 - 0 0
Philadelphia - 0 - 0 0
Toronto - 0 - 0 0
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