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New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons

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3-2, 2-1 Away
Final
128 - 98

1-5, 0-3 Home

Brunson scores 36, Knicks rout Pistons 128-98 for 16th straight win over Detroit

Jalen Brunson drops 36 points as Knicks rout Pistons

Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for New York, which never trailed and led by at least 20 points for the final 40 minutes. OG Anunoby scored 21 points as the Knicks' starters scored 106 points.

Cade Cunningham had 22 points for the Pistons, who fall to 1-5, and Tobias Harris added 13 points and eight rebounds.

The Knicks tripled the Pistons' scoring in the first quarter, taking a 39-13 lead, and were never threatened.

Takeaways Knicks: New York shot 62.5%, including 4-7 from the 3-point line, and only had one turnover in the first quarter, while the Pistons shot 28.6%, including 1-9 on 3s, and turned the ball over seven times.

Pistons: Detroit hasn't won 25 games since the 2018-19 season, hasn't had a winning season since 2015-16 and hasn't won a playoff game since 2007-08.

Key moment Brunson outscored the Pistons 15-13 in the quarter as the Knicks built their comfortable first-quarter lead.

Key stat New York forced 22 turnovers for 30 points, while the Pistons only got 12 points from 10 Knicks turnovers.

Up next The Pistons travel to New York to play the Nets on Sunday, and the Knicks visit the Rockets on Monday.

Regular Season Series

NY leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Pistons: 41.8%
Knicks: 58.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 128 - 98
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 128 - 98
4th 3.1 shot clock turnover 128 - 98
4th 27.1 Ronald Holland II makes two point shot 128 - 98
4th 37.1 Ronald Holland II defensive rebound 128 - 96

Statistics

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52-101 FG 41-81
51.5 Field Goal % 50.6
18-38 3PT 11-34
47.4 Three Point % 32.4
6-10 FT 5-7
60.0 Free Throw % 71.4
45 Rebounds 38
12 Offensive Rebounds 6
33 Defensive Rebounds 32
31 Assists 23
16 Steals 6
3 Blocks 9
9 Turnovers 22
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 30
23 Fast Break Points 16
56 Points in Paint 50
14 Fouls 12
38 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 17,022 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 6 .786 - W1
New York 18 10 .643 4 W3
Brooklyn 11 17 .393 11 L1
Philadelphia 9 17 .346 12 L1
Toronto 7 22 .241 15.5 L7

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 25 4 .862 - W4
Milwaukee 15 12 .556 9 W1
Indiana 14 15 .483 11 W4
Chicago 13 16 .448 12 L1
Detroit 12 17 .414 13 W1
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