Game ID: 22300828
Detroit Pistons @ New York Knicks
Monday, February 26, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 29 33 30 21 113DET 27 31 26 27 111
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NYK availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 7 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 7 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 32 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 2/06, returns tonight: 29 min (235% of 12)
BACK Gibson back 2/06 after 2, 18 min since (174% of 10)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/14 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 8 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 8 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 33 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 29 min since (235% of 12)
BACK Gibson back 2/06 after 2, 15 min since (144% of 10)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 41 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Randle missed 9 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 9 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 3 since 2/10, returns tonight: 11 min (42% of 26)
OUT Robinson missed 34 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 34 min since (277% of 12)
BACK Gibson back 2/06 after 2, 14 min since (133% of 10)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 41 min over the last 4
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Burks 15 to 23 min over the last 3
NYK availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 10 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 10 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 35 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 11 min since (42% of 26)
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 29 min since (234% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 27 min over the last 3
NEW Burks 15 to 21 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 11 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 11 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 36 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 17 min since (67% of 26)
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 25 min since (205% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Burks 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/27 · back-to-backOUT Randle missed 12 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 12 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 37 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 21 min since (79% of 26)
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 24 min since (197% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 38 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 13 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 13 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 38 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 21 min since (79% of 26)
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/03 · 2 days' restOUT Randle missed 14 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 14 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 39 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 20 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 15 since 1/29, not on tonight's roster
OUT Anunoby missed 15 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 40 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 22 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 2/13 · 2 days' restOUT Stewart missed 6 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 2/07 after 3, 28 min since (118% of 24)
BACK Wiseman back 2/02 after 5, 9 min since (52% of 17)
BACK Rhoden back 2/08 after 40, 13 min since (89% of 14)
BACK Umude back 2/08 after 31, 17 min since (136% of 13)
BACK Harris back 2/07 after 9, 12 min since (114% of 11)
NEW Ivey 29 to 38 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 2/14 · back-to-backOUT Stewart missed 7 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 2/07 after 3, 28 min since (118% of 24)
BACK Umude back 2/08 after 31, 17 min since (136% of 13)
BACK Harris back 2/07 after 9, 12 min since (114% of 11)
NEW Ivey 29 to 37 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Stewart missed 8 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 2 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 2/07 after 3, 28 min since (118% of 24)
BACK Harris back 2/07 after 9, 12 min since (114% of 11)
NEW Sasser 19 to 25 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 9 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 4 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 3 since 2/13, out tonight
DET availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 10 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Evbuomwan missed 2 since 2/22, returns tonight: 8 min (35% of 22)
OUT Rhoden missed 5 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Muscala missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 4 since 2/13, out tonight
DET availability going into 2/27 · back-to-backOUT Stewart missed 11 since 1/31, returns tonight: 34 min (111% of 31)
OUT Sasser missed 2 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 6 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Muscala missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 5 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK Evbuomwan back 2/26 after 2, 8 min since (35% of 22)
DET availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Sasser missed 3 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Brown Jr. missed 2 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 3 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 7 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Muscala missed 4 since 2/22, not on tonight's roster
OUT Umude missed 6 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 2/27 after 11, 34 min since (111% of 31)
BACK Evbuomwan back 2/26 after 2, 8 min since (35% of 22)
NEW Thompson 25 to 31 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Evbuomwan missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 4 since 2/24, returns tonight: 25 min (132% of 19)
OUT Brown Jr. missed 3 since 2/26, returns tonight: 8 min (45% of 19)
OUT Milton missed 4 since 2/24, not on tonight's roster
OUT Rhoden missed 8 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 7 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 2/27 after 11, 34 min since (109% of 31)
NEW Thompson 25 to 33 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Evbuomwan missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 9 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 8 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 2/27 after 11, 31 min since (102% of 31)
BACK Sasser back 3/03 after 4, 25 min since (132% of 19)
BACK Brown Jr. back 3/03 after 3, 8 min since (45% of 19)
NEW Thompson 25 to 32 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 16 a game. Without Randle (11 straight), Anunoby (11 straight), Robinson (36 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 15 free throws a game; Cunningham at 21 and Fontecchio at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Stewart (10 straight), Evbuomwan (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 112 a night to Detroit's 119. Call it New York 116, Detroit 110.
2/12 @ HOU 103-105 — NYK notes
NYK lost 103-105. NYK took 12 more shots (92 to 80), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to HOU's 45%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 23 fouls committed. NYK turned it over 16 times to HOU's 11, and HOU turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 51-39 for them. Brunson led with 27 (10 of 25, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); DiVincenzo added 23, Hart 17. Q3 was theirs, 28-17, the deficit cut from 14 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 88-75 against them. Bogdanović's -13 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/14 @ ORL 100-118 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-118. NYK took 8 more shots (84 to 76), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to ORL's 63%, 11 of 29 from three, and went to the line 24 times to ORL's 11 — 19 points from the stripe to their 10. Brunson led with 33 (11 of 21, 5 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Achiuwa added 23, Burks 13. Q1 was theirs, 36-27, but the other 3 periods went 91-64 against them. They led by as many as 12. Burks's -28 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 @ PHI 110-96 — NYK notes
NYK won 110-96. NYK shot 48% (38 of 79) to PHI's 44%, 15 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to PHI's 14 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. Bogdanović led with 22 (8 of 13, 6 of 6 from three); Brunson added 21, Hart 18. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 11 became 23, and the lead reached 26. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/24 vs BOS 102-116 — NYK notes
NYK lost 102-116. NYK shot 45% (37 of 82) to BOS's 57%, 13 of 38 from three. NYK turned it over 13 times to BOS's 7, and BOS turned those into 8 steals. Brunson led with 34 (12 of 25, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Hart added 16, DiVincenzo 12. Q2 was theirs, 32-32, but the other 3 periods went 84-70 against them. Bogdanović's -14 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 vs DET 113-111 — NYK notes
NYK won 113-111. NYK shot 45% (41 of 92) to DET's 48%, 15 of 39 from three. Brunson led with 35 (11 of 26, 3 of 11 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Hart added 23, DiVincenzo 21. The hinge was Q3, 30-26: a lead of 4 became 8. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
2/27 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Randle (12 straight), Anunoby (12 straight), Robinson (37 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Williamson at 24 and Ingram at 19 a game. Without Daniels (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New Orleans 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
2/29 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. Without Randle (13 straight), Anunoby (13 straight), Robinson (38 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Thompson at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 13. Call it New York 114, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
3/03 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 22 and Garland at 19 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 110, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. Without Randle (14 straight), Anunoby (14 straight), Robinson (39 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to New York's 35 and the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-3. Call it Cleveland 113, New York 108.
3/05 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 110, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and DiVincenzo at 20 a game. Without Randle (15 straight), Anunoby (15 straight), Robinson (40 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murray at 23 and Hunter at 17 a game. Without Young (4 straight), Okongwu (6 straight), Krejčí (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 113, Atlanta 112, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/13 @ LAL 111-125 — DET notes
DET lost 111-125. DET took 24 more shots (108 to 84), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to LAL's 51%, 8 of 28 from three, and got to the line 17 times to LAL's 30. DET turned it over 10 times to LAL's 15. Thompson led with 19 (9 of 13); Wiseman added 18, Ivey 15. Q4 was theirs, 32-26, the deficit cut from 20 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 99-79 against them. Fontecchio's -19 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/14 @ PHX 100-116 — DET notes
DET lost 100-116. DET took 22 more shots (99 to 77), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to PHX's 45%, 10 of 37 from three, and got to the line 22 times to PHX's 44. Fontecchio led with 18 (7 of 15, 2 of 7 from three); Thompson added 14, Cunningham 13. Q4 was theirs, 31-17, the deficit cut from 30 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 99-69 against them. Wiseman's -28 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 @ IND 115-129 — DET notes
DET lost 115-129. DET shot 53% (47 of 89) to IND's 53%, 12 of 30 from three. Cunningham led with 30 (13 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); Duren added 15, Fontecchio 14. Q3 was theirs, 45-30, the deficit cut from 29 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 99-70 against them. Fournier's -18 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 vs ORL 109-112 — DET notes
DET lost 109-112. DET shot 51% (43 of 85) to ORL's 49%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 13 times to ORL's 21. The glass went 36-46 against them. Cunningham led with 26 (11 of 20, 4 of 7 from three); Fontecchio added 17, Duren 16. Q3 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 87-79 against them. Grimes's -9 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 @ NYK 111-113 — DET notes
DET lost 111-113. DET shot 48% (38 of 79) to NYK's 45%, 14 of 30 from three. Cunningham led with 32 (10 of 19, 5 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Ivey added 14, Grimes 14. Q4 was theirs, 27-21, the deficit cut from 8 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 92-84 against them.
2/27 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Vučević at 21 a game. Without Craig (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Fontecchio at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Stewart (11 straight), Sasser (2 straight), Milton (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to Chicago's 10 and the glass, where Chicago has been plus-1 a night and Detroit minus-3. Call it Chicago 119, Detroit 111.
3/01 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Fontecchio at 16 a game. Without Sasser (3 straight), Brown Jr. (2 straight), Milton (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 22 and Allen at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 16 times a game to Cleveland's 13. Call it Cleveland 114, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
3/03 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 19 and F. Wagner at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Isaac (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 27 and Duren at 14 a game. Without Evbuomwan (2 straight), Sasser (4 straight), Brown Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Detroit minus-3 and the defense, Orlando allowing 103 a night to Detroit's 112. Call it Orlando 115, Detroit 107.
3/05 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Butler III at 26 and Adebayo at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Herro (4 straight), Richardson (7 straight), Love (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Fontecchio at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Evbuomwan (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 35. Call it Miami 114, Detroit 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
EF E. Fournier
JD J. Duren
JI J. Ivey
JW J. Wiseman
MF M. Flynn
QG Q. Grimes
SF S. Fontecchio
TE T. Evbuomwan
NYKAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
DET/NYK 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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Hart makes go-ahead basket after chaotic possession as Knicks beat Pistons 113-111
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson missed a 3-pointer, eventually got the ball back and passed it to Josh Hart for the go-ahead basket.
In between were three turnovers and a missed foul call in one of the most chaotic and controversial possessions of the season.
Hart ended it with a layup with 2.8 seconds left and the New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 113-111 on Monday night.
“We won. This is the NBA, man. We don’t care how we win. We don’t care how ugly it is,” Hart said.
Brunson had 35 points and 12 assists for the Knicks, and it was his missed 3-point attempt with 20 seconds remaining that started the wild back-and-forth that led to Hart's basket and left Pistons coach Monty Williams irate afterward .
Detroit chased down the rebound but threw it away, then appeared to recover when Ausur Thompson stole a pass by Donte DiVincenzo . But then Thompson lost the ball during a collision with DiVincenzo along the sideline, the Knicks came up with it and Brunson found Hart under the basket for his layup while being fouled.
“Donte dove for the ball and the ball came loose and then I looked at the clock, looked up the floor, saw Josh was open and just got around their defense and hit him,” Brunson said.
Brunson, however, never should have got the ball back. Referees determined afterward that DiVincenzo fouled Thompson.
“Upon postgame review, we determined that Thompson gets to the ball first, and then was deprived of the opportunity to gain possession of the ball,” crew chief James Williams said. “Therefore, a loose-ball foul should have been whistled on New York’s Donte DiVincenzo.”
After the Pistons lost their sixth straight, Williams went onto the court to yell at one of the officials near where Thompson went down.
“The absolute worst call of the season,” Williams said during his brief postgame remarks. “No call, and enough's enough.”
It left the Pistons with the same anger the Knicks had after a Feb. 12 loss in Houston, when officials said afterward they shouldn't have called a foul on Brunson with 0.3 seconds remaining, giving Aaron Holiday the free throws that gave the Rockets a 105-103 victory. The Knicks have filed a protest with the NBA.
“I’d say livid,” Detroit guard Cade Cunningham said. “That’s the word of the day. Livid.”
Hart added 23 points and DiVincenzo had 21 for the Knicks, who beat the Pistons for the 14th straight time.
Cunningham scored 32 and Jalen Duren had 11 points and 16 rebounds for Detroit.
It was a wild ending to the first meeting between the teams since a Feb. 8 trade that brought Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks to New York and sent Quentin Grimes , Evan Fournier and Malachi Flynn to Detroit. Grimes received mostly cheers the first time he entered, but Fournier, who had long been out of coach Tom Thibodeau’s rotation, was booed when he came in and the first few times he had the ball.
Grimes' basket gave the Pistons a 111-110 lead with 37 seconds remaining before the sequence that started with Brunson's missed 3.
Grimes chased it down in the corner and threw the ball back into the middle to teammate Simone Fontecchio . Hart stole it from Fontecchio and the Knicks got it to DiVincenzo, who threw it away but then regained it from Thompson along the sideline by appearing to crash into the rookie's legs.
“I was very confused when I was on the ground and the play kept going, I’m not gonna lie," Thompson said. "But, I mean, that’s how it goes.”
The Knicks were playing the first of two games in two nights, though at least got to play both at home. This game was originally scheduled for Detroit, but the NBA moved it to New York to better balance the Knicks’ schedule after they had to play two extra games on the road at Milwaukee and Boston after advancing to the knockout stage of the In-Season Tournament.