New York Knicks @ Detroit Pistons
Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI | Game ID: 42400124
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DET 19 24 28 22 93NYK 29 21 14 30 94
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Brunson scores 32, Towns adds 27, Knicks beat Pistons as Game 4 ends with missed foul call
DETROIT -- — New York's dynamic duo put Detroit on the brink of elimination — with an assist from the officials.
Karl-Anthony Towns made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.6 seconds left and finished with 27 points, Jalen Brunson had 32 points and 11 assists and the Knicks beat the Pistons 94-93 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Tim Hardaway Jr . shot a 3-pointer just before the buzzer and drew some contact from New York’s Josh Hart that wasn’t called a foul at the end of a physical game with few whistles.
David Guthrie, the crew chief for the game, said afterward that the officials made a mistake .
“After postgame review, we observed that Hart makes body contact that is more than marginal to Hardaway Jr. and a foul should have been called,” Guthrie said.
Had the foul been called, Hardaway would have gone to the foul line for three free throws that could have given Detroit the lead.
Instead, the Knicks held on to win after rallying from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
Towns, a 7-foot center, made a turnaround fadeaway near the baseline with 1:29 left before connecting on a shot from about 27 feet.
“He has amazing touch,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “He shoots the ball like a guard and he has unlimited range.”
Detroit's Cade Cunningham had 25 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first playoff triple-double and the third in franchise history, but he missed two shots and turned the ball over in the final 1:07.
“He has to carry us on the offensive end," Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "That's a heavy burden on him, but he has come through so many times.”
Game 5 is Tuesday night in New York.
The Pistons have lost nine straight home playoff games since 2008, equaling an NBA record set by Philadelphia from 1968 to 1971.
The Knicks expected Detroit’s best punch, then came out swinging and had enough fight in the end to win.
New York led by as much as 16 points in the first half before the Pistons went on an 11-0 run to help them pull within seven at halftime.
Detroit outscored the Knicks 28-14 in the third to take a seven-point lead thanks to Cunningham. He had 12 points — making 6 of 7 shots — five assists, five rebounds and three blocks in the quarter.
Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas is the only other player to have a triple-double for the Pistons in a playoff game. The two-time NBA champion, who had a front-row seat for the game, pulled off the feat in 1986 and 1989.
The Knicks had a scare late in the third when Brunson limped off the court and toward the locker room with an apparent right leg injury, but he returned.
“Moments like that you have to take a breath and relax,” Brunson said.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 5 8 -2 4 9 44 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 2 0 0 3 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrHa 2 2 -6 1 4 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Beasley
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuHaSc 1 2 -4 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Schröder
in Schröder
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuHaReSc 2 4 +2 1 4 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Reed, Schröder
in Reed
out Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeHaIiReSc 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 6 83 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Harris, Holland II, Reed, Schröder
in Holland II
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuHaIiSc 3 2 -2 1 6 17 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 2 1
DET Beasley, Duren, Harris, Holland II, Schröder
in Duren
out Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrIiSc 1 2 +1 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Holland II, Schröder
in Cunningham, Hardaway Jr.
out Beasley, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrScTh 2 3 0 1 6 17 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
in Thompson
out Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 2 4 -3 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Harris
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuJrHaTh 3 13 +7 5 9 56 1 3 33 2 2 100 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Beasley
out Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 6 12 +7 6 13 46 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 9 11 3 1 5 3 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Duren
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrHa 2 4 +1 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Beasley
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrRe :46 2 -1 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Reed
in Reed
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuJrReSc 3 10 +7 3 6 50 2 3 67 2 2 100 1 4 5 3 2 1 0 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Hardaway Jr., Reed, Schröder
in Schröder
out Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrSc 2 3 +3 1 3 33 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder
in Duren
out Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuJrScTh 1 2 -2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
in Thompson
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuScTh 1 3 0 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Schröder, Thompson
in Cunningham
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuHaSc 2 2 -6 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Schröder
in Harris
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaSc 5 12 -3 5 6 83 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Schröder
in Hardaway Jr.
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 8 21 +9 9 15 60 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 3 1 1 0
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcRo 3 5 +1 2 6 33 1 3 33 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 1
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, Hart, McBride, Robinson
in McBride, Robinson
out Bridges, Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaMcRoTo 1 3 0 1 5 20 1 3 33 0 2 0 4 2 6 1 0 0 1 2
NYK Brunson, Hart, McBride, Robinson, Towns
in Towns
out Anunoby
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMcPaRoTo 3 4 +2 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
NYK Bridges, McBride, Payne, Robinson, Towns
in Bridges, Payne
out Brunson, Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcTo 2 1 -1 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 4 100 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Hart, McBride, Towns
in Anunoby, Hart
out Payne, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 2 3 0 1 5 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 1
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Brunson
out McBride
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 4 8 -5 2 9 22 0 3 0 4 4 100 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 2
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 8 8 -8 3 15 20 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 3 1 2 3
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaRo :46 3 +1 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Robinson
in Robinson
out Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcPa 2 0 -3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Hart, McBride, Payne
in McBride, Payne
out Brunson, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrMcPaTo 3 3 -3 1 6 17 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 1
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, McBride, Payne, Towns
in Towns
out Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrBrHaMcTo 5 15 +8 6 10 60 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 2
NYK Bridges, Brunson, Hart, McBride, Towns
in Brunson, Hart
out Anunoby, Payne
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 5 15 +3 6 7 86 3 3 100 1 2 50 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Anunoby
out McBride
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
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
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