Game ID: 42400123
New York Knicks @ Detroit Pistons
Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DET 27 26 30 33 116NYK 33 33 27 25 118
DET vs NYK ScoutingDET vs NYK Scouting
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.
DET availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Smith missed 18 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Harper Jr. missed 30 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Cunningham back 4/05 after 6, 32 min since (89% of 36)
BACK Harris back 4/02 after 2, 25 min since (78% of 32)
BACK Stewart back 4/05 after 2, 28 min since (142% of 20)
NEW Hardaway Jr. 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Schröder 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 29 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 19 since 3/05, returns tonight: 22 min (100% of 22)
OUT Harper Jr. missed 31 since 2/05, returns tonight: 17 min (100% of 17)
OUT Sasser missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 43 min (304% of 14)
BACK Cunningham back 4/05 after 6, 33 min since (92% of 36)
BACK Harris back 4/10 after 3, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Stewart back 4/05 after 2, 28 min since (142% of 20)
NEW Thompson 22 to 28 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 4/19 · 5 days' restOUT Stewart missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 19 min (95% of 20)
BACK Cunningham back 4/05 after 6, 33 min since (92% of 36)
BACK Harris back 4/10 after 3, 23 min since (70% of 32)
BACK Smith back 4/13 after 19, 22 min since (100% of 22)
BACK Harper Jr. back 4/13 after 31, 17 min since (100% of 17)
BACK Sasser back 4/13 after 2, 43 min since (304% of 14)
DET availability going into 4/21 · 1 day's restBACK Harris back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Smith back 4/13 after 19, 22 min since (100% of 22)
BACK Stewart back 4/19 after 2, 19 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Harper Jr. back 4/13 after 31, 17 min since (100% of 17)
BACK Sasser back 4/13 after 2, 43 min since (304% of 14)
DET availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restOUT Fontecchio missed 2 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 2 since 4/19, out tonight
BACK Harris back 4/10 after 3, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Smith back 4/13 after 19, 22 min since (100% of 22)
BACK Stewart back 4/19 after 2, 19 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Harper Jr. back 4/13 after 31, 17 min since (100% of 17)
DET availability going into 4/27 · 2 days' restOUT Stewart missed 2 since 4/21, out tonight
OUT Fontecchio missed 3 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 3 since 4/19, out tonight
BACK Smith back 4/13 after 19, 22 min since (100% of 22)
BACK Harper Jr. back 4/13 after 31, 17 min since (100% of 17)
DET availability going into 4/29 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 3 since 4/21, out tonight
OUT Fontecchio missed 4 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 4 since 4/19, out tonight
BACK Smith back 4/13 after 19, 22 min since (100% of 22)
BACK Harper Jr. back 4/13 after 31, 17 min since (100% of 17)
NEW Cunningham 36 to 42 min over the last 4
DET availability going into 5/01 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 4 since 4/21, out tonight
OUT Fontecchio missed 5 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 5 since 4/19, out tonight
NEW Cunningham 36 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Harris 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Duren 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backBACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 34 min since (95% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 25 min since (106% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 14 min since (75% of 19)
BACK Achiuwa back 4/10 after 2, 40 min since (215% of 18)
BACK Tucker back 4/10 after 11, 27 min since (172% of 16)
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 16 min since (115% of 14)
BACK Wright back 4/10 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restBACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 35 min since (96% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 23 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 20 min since (108% of 19)
BACK Achiuwa back 4/10 after 2, 27 min since (148% of 18)
BACK Tucker back 4/10 after 11, 27 min since (172% of 16)
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 15 min since (109% of 14)
BACK Wright back 4/10 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/19 · 5 days' restOUT Towns missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 39 min (112% of 35)
BACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 35 min since (96% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 25 min since (104% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 20 min since (108% of 19)
BACK Achiuwa back 4/10 after 2, 29 min since (158% of 18)
BACK Tucker back 4/10 after 11, 28 min since (180% of 16)
BACK Wright back 4/10 after 2, 17 min since (121% of 14)
NEW Shamet 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/21 · 1 day's restBACK Towns back 4/19 after 2, 39 min since (112% of 35)
BACK Achiuwa back 4/10 after 2, 29 min since (158% of 18)
BACK Tucker back 4/10 after 11, 28 min since (180% of 16)
BACK Wright back 4/10 after 2, 17 min since (121% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restOUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 2 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 2 since 4/19, out tonight
BACK Towns back 4/19 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 35)
NYK availability going into 4/27 · 2 days' restOUT Achiuwa missed 3 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 3 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 3 since 4/19, out tonight
BACK Towns back 4/19 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
NYK availability going into 4/29 · 1 day's restOUT Achiuwa missed 4 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 4 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 4 since 4/19, out tonight
BACK Towns back 4/19 after 2, 39 min since (110% of 35)
NYK availability going into 5/01 · 1 day's restOUT Achiuwa missed 5 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 5 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 5 since 4/19, out tonight
BACK Towns back 4/19 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
NYK availability going into 5/05 · 3 days' restOUT Achiuwa missed 6 since 4/19, returns tonight: 5 min (28% of 18)
OUT Tucker missed 6 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 6 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 2 since 4/29, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 32 and Beasley at 17 a game. Without Fontecchio (2 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Achiuwa (2 straight), Tucker (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and New York minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Detroit's 118. Call it Detroit 114, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/11 vs MIL 119-125 — DET notes
DET lost 119-125. DET shot 49% (46 of 93) to MIL's 46%, 18 of 39 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MIL's 27. Cunningham led with 36 (15 of 21, 3 of 5 from three); Beasley added 21, Harris 17. Q3 was theirs, 32-30, the deficit cut from 3 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 95-87 against them. They led by as many as 11.
4/13 @ MIL 133-140 — DET notes
DET lost 133-140 in 1 overtime. DET took 21 more shots (107 to 86), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to MIL's 58%, 22 of 59 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIL's 22. DET turned it over 13 times to MIL's 20. Beasley led with 23 (8 of 14, 7 of 11 from three); Sasser added 18, Waters III 18. Q3 was theirs, 37-27, the deficit cut from 16 to 6, but the other 4 periods went 113-96 against them. Hardaway Jr.'s -18 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/19 @ NYK 112-123 — DET notes
DET lost 112-123. DET shot 48% (41 of 86) to NYK's 53%, 15 of 32 from three. DET turned it over 19 times to NYK's 9, and NYK turned those into 12 steals. Harris led with 25 (8 of 13, 4 of 5 from three); Cunningham added 21, Beasley 20. Q3 was theirs, 36-26, turning a 2-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-76 against them. Duren's -20 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/21 @ NYK 100-94 — DET notes
DET won 100-94. DET shot 45% (33 of 74) to NYK's 42%, 6 of 27 from three, and went to the line 34 times to NYK's 19 — 28 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 48-34 for them. Cunningham led with 33 (11 of 21, 1 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Schröder added 20, Harris 15. The hinge was Q1, 25-18: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Reed was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/24 vs NYK 116-118 — DET notes
DET lost 116-118. DET shot 45% (39 of 86) to NYK's 47%, 16 of 37 from three. DET turned it over 14 times to NYK's 9, and NYK turned those into 11 steals. Cunningham led with 24 (10 of 25, 2 of 5 from three); Hardaway Jr. added 24, Schröder 18. Q4 was theirs, 33-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 93-83 against them. Beasley's -13 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/27 vs NYK — 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 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Beasley at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Stewart (2 straight), Fontecchio (3 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Towns at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Achiuwa (3 straight), Tucker (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and New York minus-7 and the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Detroit's 120. Call it Detroit 115, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
4/29 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and Towns at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Achiuwa (4 straight), Tucker (4 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Beasley at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Stewart (3 straight), Fontecchio (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-8 a night and New York minus-7 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 114, Detroit 109.
5/01 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Harris at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Stewart (4 straight), Fontecchio (5 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Achiuwa (5 straight), Tucker (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-6 a night and New York minus-6 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 11. Call it Detroit 111, New York 109, New York keeping it close.
4/11 vs CLE 102-108 — NYK notes
NYK lost 102-108. NYK took 11 more shots (88 to 77), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to CLE's 49%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CLE's 30. NYK turned it over 8 times to CLE's 15. The glass went 35-49 against them. Brunson led with 27 (9 of 17, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 17, Anunoby 15. Q1 was theirs, 39-24, but the other 3 periods went 84-63 against them. They led by as many as 23. Hart's -16 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/13 @ BKN 113-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 113-105. NYK shot 43% (37 of 86) to BKN's 51%, 16 of 42 from three. NYK turned it over 11 times to BKN's 18. Shamet led with 29 (9 of 17, 7 of 13 from three); Payne added 21, Achiuwa 18. The hinge was Q3, 27-17: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 6. NYK trailed 62-66 at the half and won the second half 51-39. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/19 vs DET 123-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 123-112. NYK shot 53% (49 of 93) to DET's 48%, 10 of 26 from three. NYK turned it over 9 times to DET's 19. Brunson led with 34 (12 of 27, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Anunoby added 23, Towns 23. The hinge was Q4, 40-21: NYK came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 11. Payne was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/21 vs DET 94-100 — NYK notes
NYK lost 94-100. NYK shot 42% (34 of 81) to DET's 45%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DET's 34. The glass went 34-48 against them. Brunson led with 37 (12 of 27, 4 of 12 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Bridges added 19, Anunoby 10. Q4 was theirs, 27-25, the deficit cut from 8 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 75-67 against them. Towns's -10 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/24 @ DET 118-116 — NYK notes
NYK won 118-116. NYK shot 47% (40 of 86) to DET's 45%, 12 of 32 from three. NYK turned it over 9 times to DET's 14. Towns led with 31 (10 of 18, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 30, Anunoby 22. The hinge was Q2, 33-26: a lead of 6 became 13.
4/27 @ DET — 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 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Beasley at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Stewart (2 straight), Fontecchio (3 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Towns at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Achiuwa (3 straight), Tucker (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and New York minus-7 and the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Detroit's 120. Call it Detroit 115, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
4/29 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and Towns at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Achiuwa (4 straight), Tucker (4 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Beasley at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Stewart (3 straight), Fontecchio (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-8 a night and New York minus-7 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 114, Detroit 109.
5/01 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Harris at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Stewart (4 straight), Fontecchio (5 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Achiuwa (5 straight), Tucker (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-6 a night and New York minus-6 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 11. Call it Detroit 111, New York 109, New York keeping it close.
5/05 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 94, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Brown at 23 a game. Without Holiday (3 straight). 5 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Towns at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Achiuwa (6 straight), Tucker (6 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 94 a night to New York's 106 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and New York minus-4. Call it Boston 111, New York 104.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 7 20 0 2 10 20 4 5 80 4 5 80 2 4 4 0 0 1 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 7 20 0 3 6 50 4 7 57 2 2 100 1 6 6 1 1 0 2
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrHa 1 0 -5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Beasley
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcTo 1 5 +5 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, Hart, McBride, Towns
in McBride
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuHaReSc 2 4 +1 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Reed, Schröder
in Reed, Schröder
out Duren, Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcRo 2 3 -1 0 1 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, Hart, McBride, Robinson
in Robinson
out Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuHaIiSc 4 8 +2 0 1 0 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
DET Beasley, Duren, Harris, Holland II, Schröder
in Duren, Holland II
out Cunningham, Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrPaRoShTo 3 6 -2 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
NYK Bridges, Payne, Robinson, Shamet, Towns
in Bridges
out McBride
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrIiSc 2 11 +7 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Holland II, Schröder
in Hardaway Jr.
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 16 42 +2 9 14 64 4 11 36 12 12 100 1 8 8 5 4 2 7
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Brunson, Hart
out Payne, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrTh 2 3 -6 1 2 50 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Thompson
in Duren
out Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 16 42 +2 9 14 64 4 11 36 12 12 100 1 8 8 5 4 2 7
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Brunson, Hart
out Payne, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrSc 2 3 -4 0 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder
in Schröder
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 16 42 +2 9 14 64 4 11 36 12 12 100 1 8 8 5 4 2 7
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Brunson, Hart
out Payne, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 6 18 +10 6 8 75 1 3 33 3 3 100 2 6 4 1 0 1 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Harris, Thompson
out Beasley, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 16 42 +2 9 14 64 4 11 36 12 12 100 1 8 8 5 4 2 7
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Brunson, Hart
out Payne, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrScTh 1 4 -3 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
in Schröder
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 16 42 +2 9 14 64 4 11 36 12 12 100 1 8 8 5 4 2 7
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Brunson, Hart
out Payne, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuIiReSc 2 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 6 100 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Holland II, Reed, Schröder
in Beasley, Holland II, Reed
out Duren, Hardaway Jr., Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcRo 3 7 -1 3 7 43 1 3 33 1 1 100 1 3 1 0 1 0 4
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, Hart, McBride, Robinson
in McBride, Robinson
out Bridges, Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuHaReSc 1 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Reed, Schröder
in Harris, Reed
out Duren, Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrPaRoTo 2 2 -2 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Payne, Robinson, Towns
in Bridges, Payne, Towns
out Brunson, Hart, McBride
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuJrHaReSc 3 10 +5 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 0
DET Cunningham, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Reed, Schröder
in Cunningham
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 8 17 -2 6 9 67 1 4 25 2 2 100 1 4 3 0 1 1 3
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Anunoby
out Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaSc 4 4 -4 2 5 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Schröder
in Duren
out Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 8 17 -2 6 9 67 1 4 25 2 2 100 1 4 3 0 1 1 3
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Anunoby
out Robinson
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
DS D. Schröder
JD J. Duren
MB M. Beasley
PR P. Reed
RH R. Holland II
SC Schroder
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
TH T. Harris
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
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
Towns scores 31, Brunson has 30 and Knicks beat Pistons 118-116 for a 2-1 lead in series
DETROIT -- — Karl-Anthony Towns was aggressive early and Jalen Brunson was effective late.
Towns scored 11 of his 31 points in the first quarter and Brunson had 12 of his 30 in the fourth to help the New York Knicks hold on for a 118-116 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
“I thought the way we started the game was much better,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “And, we made timely plays down the stretch.”
Game 4 is on Sunday in Detroit.
The Pistons have lost eight straight home playoff games since 2008, pulling within one of an NBA record set by Philadelphia from 1968 to 1971.
When Detroit won at New York in Game 2, the franchise ended a league-record, 15-playoff game losing streak to take home-court advantage, but the Knicks snatched it back.
Brunson, who won the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year award on Wednesday, made consecutive layups late in the game to give the Knicks a seven-point lead.
Brunson made one of two free throws with 3.5 seconds left for a four-point lead after Detroit’s coaches, players and fans were screaming for an over-and-back violation to be called.
“If you catch the ball, have possession and put it down, to me, that’s possession in the front court,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said.
Brunson made another free throw with 0.5 seconds left and after missing the second intentionally, the Pistons were given the ball in front of their bench after the buzzer sounded prematurely.
“It doesn’t seem right to me," Thibodeau said. “It’s unfortunate. That should never happen in a playoff game.”
Detroit, though, didn't get a final shot off because Jalen Duren 's pass from in front of his team's bench went out of bounds on the other side of the court.
Towns, a 7-foot center, made 4-of-8 3-pointers after combining to shoot 1 of 5 beyond the arc over the first two games.
“He bounced back,” Thibodeau said. "He can score a lot of different ways and he used his versatility to his strength.”
Detroit's Cade Cunningham scored 24 points and had 11 assists, but missed 15 of 25 shots and had six turnovers.
Tim Hardaway Jr . had 24 points, making a career playoff-high seven 3-pointers. Dennis Schroder scored 18 points and Duren had 16 for the Pistons.
OG Anunoby scored 22 points and Mikal Bridges added 20 points for the Knicks.
New York led 33-27 after an emotionally charged opening quarter and was ahead 66-53 at halftime.
The Pistons pulled within one point twice in the third, but the Knicks went on another surge to take a 10-point lead into the final quarter and the cushion was comfortable enough to hold off Detroit's attempts to rally.