Detroit Pistons @ New York Knicks
Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY | Game ID: 22300268
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 31 23 31 33 118DET 17 37 33 25 112
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Brunson scores 42, Knicks send Pistons to franchise-record 16th straight loss
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, Julius Randle had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks sent the Detroit Pistons to their franchise-record 16th consecutive loss with a 118-112 victory Thursday night.
The Pistons (2-17) completed a winless November, having not won a game since a victory over Chicago on Oct. 28 left them 2-1.
RJ Barrett had 15 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 12, including two crucial 3-pointers down the stretch for the Knicks, who have won their last two games.
New York improved to 9-0 against teams who currently have losing records.
“There’s a team that can come in and beat you any given night,” Brunson said. “So, we weren’t focusing on what their record was or (what) their losing streak was coming in. We were focused on what they’re good at, how they can beat you and the things they excel at.”
Cade Cunningham scored 31 points and Killian Hayes shot 10 for 13 from the field to finish with 23 for the Pistons. They have also lost 13 in a row against the Knicks.
A night after losing by 26 points to the Los Angeles Lakers at home, Cunningham thought he and his teammates got their edge back despite coming up short at Madison Square Garden.
Detroit shot 53.1% against the Knicks after a 41.2% showing against the Lakers.
“We can definitely build off it,” Cunningham said. “Yesterday’s (performance), you have no chance in this league playing like that. But today, that’s got to be our baseline.”
New York avoided what would have been a letdown loss after beating Charlotte on Tuesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
The Knicks and Pistons were tied eight times in the third quarter before Marvin Bagley’s alley-oop gave Detroit an 87-85 advantage with 16 seconds left.
Brunson found DiVincenzo near the New York bench on consecutive possessions, and he hit back-to-back 3-pointers within a span of 45 seconds in the fourth quarter to put the Knicks ahead 109-103.
Cunningham made a free throw to cut the deficit to 111-106 after the replay center ruled a Knicks coach’s challenge unsuccessful. Randle made two straight baskets to extend New York’s lead to 115-106 with 1:13 remaining in the game.
Brunson scored 16 points in the opening period to help the Knicks take a 31-17. He shot 5 for 8 from the field, including 3 for 4 from long distance.
The Pistons fell behind by 16 points to start the second quarter but closed out the half with back-to-back 3-pointers from Cunningham to make it 54-all.
“They played really hard and I knew they wouldn’t go away. Then we were in for a dogfight,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said.
UP NEXT
Pistons: Host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
Knicks: Visit the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLiSt 7 10 -5 4 9 44 1 4 25 1 3 33 1 5 6 3 1 1 6 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hayes, Livers, Stewart
in Cunningham, Duren, Hayes, Livers, Stewart
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBuIiSaTh 3 2 -8 1 7 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 3
DET Bagley III, Burks, Knox II, Sasser, Thompson
in Bagley III, Burks, Knox II, Sasser, Thompson
out Cunningham, Duren, Hayes, Livers, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuDuHaIvTh 2 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
DET Burks, Duren, Hayes, Ivey, Thompson
in Duren, Hayes, Ivey
out Bagley III, Knox II, Sasser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuDuHaIvLi :55 6 +4 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2
DET Burks, Duren, Hayes, Ivey, Livers
in Livers
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaIvLi 3 9 +7 5 6 83 1 2 50 1 2 50 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hayes, Ivey, Livers
in Cunningham
out Burks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLiSt 1 0 -6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hayes, Livers, Stewart
in Stewart
out Ivey
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBuCuSaSt 3 11 +7 3 8 38 3 6 50 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 0 1 0 1
DET Bagley III, Burks, Cunningham, Sasser, Stewart
in Bagley III, Burks, Sasser
out Duren, Hayes, Livers
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuLiSaSt 2 9 +6 4 4 100 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Livers, Sasser, Stewart
in Duren, Livers
out Bagley III, Burks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLiSt 7 17 -1 8 14 57 1 3 33 0 2 0 2 3 5 4 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hayes, Livers, Stewart
in Hayes
out Sasser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuLiSaSt 2 5 -1 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Livers, Sasser, Stewart
in Sasser
out Hayes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiCuIiSaTh 2 6 +1 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 1
DET Bagley III, Cunningham, Knox II, Sasser, Thompson
in Bagley III, Knox II, Thompson
out Duren, Livers, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBuIiSaTh 2 6 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 4 4 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
DET Bagley III, Burks, Knox II, Sasser, Thompson
in Burks
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiIvIiSaTh :46 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET Bagley III, Ivey, Knox II, Sasser, Thompson
in Ivey
out Burks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiIvSaThUm 2 3 -3 1 2 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
DET Bagley III, Ivey, Sasser, Thompson, Umude
in Umude
out Knox II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaIvSt 4 12 0 4 6 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 2 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hayes, Ivey, Stewart
in Cunningham, Duren, Hayes, Stewart
out Bagley III, Sasser, Thompson, Umude
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLiSt 4 7 -2 3 7 43 0 3 0 3 4 75 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hayes, Livers, Stewart
in Livers
out Ivey
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrRaRo 7 15 +5 5 15 33 2 7 29 3 4 75 2 5 7 2 2 1 2 1
NYK Barrett, Brunson, Grimes, Randle, Robinson
in Barrett, Brunson, Grimes, Randle, Robinson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaQuRaRo 2 6 +3 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
NYK Brunson, Hart, Quickley, Randle, Robinson
in Hart, Quickley
out Barrett, Grimes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaHaQuRa 3 10 +8 3 6 50 1 4 25 2 3 67 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 0
NYK Brunson, Hart, Hartenstein, Quickley, Randle
in Hartenstein
out Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiHaHaQu 4 4 -11 1 6 17 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 3 3 1 1 0 3 3
NYK Barrett, DiVincenzo, Hart, Hartenstein, Quickley
in Barrett, DiVincenzo
out Brunson, Randle
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiHaQuRo 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
NYK Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Quickley, Robinson
in Brunson, Robinson
out Barrett, Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiHaRaRo 5 14 +3 5 10 50 3 6 50 1 1 100 1 4 5 4 1 0 0 0
NYK Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Randle, Robinson
in Randle
out Quickley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrRaRo 6 14 -2 5 9 56 3 6 50 1 2 50 2 2 4 4 1 0 3 5
NYK Barrett, Brunson, Grimes, Randle, Robinson
in Barrett, Grimes
out DiVincenzo, Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrHaRa 3 7 -3 3 7 43 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
NYK Barrett, Brunson, Grimes, Hartenstein, Randle
in Hartenstein
out Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaQuRaRo 3 6 -1 3 6 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
NYK Brunson, Hart, Quickley, Randle, Robinson
in Hart, Quickley, Robinson
out Barrett, Grimes, Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaHaQuRa 1 5 -2 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1
NYK Brunson, Hart, Hartenstein, Quickley, Randle
in Hartenstein
out Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiHaHaQu 4 12 +6 4 7 57 1 3 33 3 4 75 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 3
NYK Barrett, DiVincenzo, Hart, Hartenstein, Quickley
in Barrett, DiVincenzo
out Brunson, Randle
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiHaRaRo 8 21 +2 6 14 43 2 5 40 7 8 88 3 5 8 2 0 1 0 3
NYK Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Randle, Robinson
in Brunson, Randle, Robinson
out Barrett, Hartenstein, Quickley
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKDD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
IQ I. Quickley
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JR J. Randle
MR M. Robinson
QG Q. Grimes
RB R. Barrett
DETAB A. Burks
AT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
IL I. Livers
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
JI J. Ivey
KH K. Hayes
KK K. Knox II
MB M. Bagley III
MS M. Sasser
NYK/DET the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur