Game ID: 42400125
Detroit Pistons @ New York Knicks
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 23 27 24 29 103DET 22 27 28 29 106
DET @ NYK ScoutingDET @ 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.
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
NYK availability going into 5/07 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 7 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 7 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 3 since 4/29, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 5/05 after 6, 5 min since (28% of 18)
NEW Bridges 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 37 to 42 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/10 · 2 days' restOUT Tucker missed 8 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 8 since 4/19, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 14)
OUT Shamet missed 4 since 4/29, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 14)
BACK Achiuwa back 5/05 after 6, 5 min since (28% of 18)
NEW Bridges 37 to 44 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
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.
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 94-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 94-93. NYK shot 37% (34 of 91) to DET's 43%, 15 of 33 from three. NYK turned it over 10 times to DET's 17. The glass went 38-54 against them. Brunson led with 32 (13 of 26, 4 of 7 from three); Towns added 27, Hart 14. The hinge was Q1, 29-19: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 16.
4/29 vs DET 103-106 — NYK notes
NYK lost 103-106. NYK shot 43% (39 of 90) to DET's 42%, 9 of 25 from three, and got to the line 27 times to DET's 36. Anunoby led with 19 (8 of 13, 3 of 4 from three); Bridges added 17, Towns 17. Q1 was theirs, 23-22, but the other 3 periods went 84-80 against them.
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.
5/07 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 98, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Tatum at 33 and Brown at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Anunoby at 20 a game. Without Tucker (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and New York minus-4 and the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Boston's 32. Call it Boston 111, New York 106.
5/10 vs BOS — 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 102 a night and allowing 101, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Tucker (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 96, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 38 percent from three to Boston's 31 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and New York minus-4. Call it Boston 107, New York 106, New York keeping it close.
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 93-94 — DET notes
DET lost 93-94. DET shot 43% (36 of 84) to NYK's 37%, 7 of 29 from three. DET turned it over 17 times to NYK's 10, and NYK turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 54-38 for them. Cunningham led with 25 (11 of 23, 0 of 3 from three); Harris added 18, Hardaway Jr. 14. Q3 was theirs, 28-14, turning a 7-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 80-65 against them. They led by as many as 11. Duren's -17 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/29 @ NYK 106-103 — DET notes
DET won 106-103. DET shot 42% (36 of 85) to NYK's 43%, 8 of 29 from three, and went to the line 36 times to NYK's 27 — 26 points from the stripe to their 16. Cunningham led with 24 (6 of 17, 1 of 4 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Thompson added 22, Harris 17. The hinge was Q3, 28-24: DET came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 3. DET trailed 49-50 at the half and won the second half 57-53. Duren was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
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.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 6 12 +5 3 8 38 1 5 20 3 4 75 2 6 2 0 2 2 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 6 7 -5 3 8 38 0 2 0 1 2 50 1 4 1 0 2 1 3
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
BeCuJrHaRe 1 0 -5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Reed
in Beasley, Reed
out Duren, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcRo 6 16 +6 5 10 50 1 4 25 3 5 60 6 5 5 2 3 5 2
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 2 3 +1 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Reed, Schröder
in Schröder
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcRo 6 16 +6 5 10 50 1 4 25 3 5 60 6 5 5 2 3 5 2
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
BeCuIiReSc 1 5 +3 0 2 0 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Holland II, Reed, Schröder
in Holland II
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcRo 6 16 +6 5 10 50 1 4 25 3 5 60 6 5 5 2 3 5 2
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
BeJrIiReSc 1 2 -5 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2
DET Beasley, Hardaway Jr., Holland II, Reed, Schröder
in Hardaway Jr.
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcRo 6 16 +6 5 10 50 1 4 25 3 5 60 6 5 5 2 3 5 2
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
BeHaIiReSc 2 0 -2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
DET Beasley, Harris, Holland II, Reed, Schröder
in Harris
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMcPaRoTo 5 8 -1 4 8 50 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 2
NYK Bridges, McBride, Payne, Robinson, Towns
in Bridges, Payne, Towns
out Anunoby, Brunson, Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuJrHaSc 3 9 +3 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1
DET Beasley, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Schröder
in Duren, Hardaway Jr.
out Holland II, Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMcPaRoTo 5 8 -1 4 8 50 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 2
NYK Bridges, McBride, Payne, Robinson, Towns
in Bridges, Payne, Towns
out Anunoby, Brunson, Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 3 9 +5 4 6 67 0 0 0 1 1 100 1 4 4 0 1 1 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Cunningham, 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 14 28 -10 7 18 39 3 8 38 5 7 71 3 8 5 0 2 2 11
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Anunoby, Brunson, Hart
out McBride, Payne, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuHaScTh 1 7 +1 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Schröder, Thompson
in Beasley, 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
AnBrBrHaTo 14 28 -10 7 18 39 3 8 38 5 7 71 3 8 5 0 2 2 11
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Anunoby, Brunson, Hart
out McBride, Payne, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeJrHaScTh 1 0 -5 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2
DET Beasley, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Schröder, Thompson
in Hardaway Jr.
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 14 28 -10 7 18 39 3 8 38 5 7 71 3 8 5 0 2 2 11
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Anunoby, Brunson, Hart
out McBride, Payne, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 7 20 +11 5 8 62 2 4 50 3 4 75 1 7 6 1 1 1 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Cunningham, Duren
out Beasley, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 14 28 -10 7 18 39 3 8 38 5 7 71 3 8 5 0 2 2 11
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Anunoby, Brunson, Hart
out McBride, Payne, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuHaReSc 3 6 -1 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Reed, Schröder
in Reed, Schröder
out Duren, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcRo 4 11 +4 3 3 100 1 1 100 2 4 50 0 5 1 1 1 3 0
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, Hart, McBride, Robinson
in McBride
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuHaSc 2 2 -1 1 4 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, 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
BrMcPaRoTo 4 9 +3 1 3 33 1 3 33 3 3 100 1 4 1 1 0 1 1
NYK Bridges, McBride, Payne, Robinson, Towns
in Bridges, Payne, Towns
out Anunoby, Brunson, Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuJrHaSc 2 4 -2 1 1 100 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
DET Beasley, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Schröder
in Hardaway Jr.
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMcPaRoTo 4 9 +3 1 3 33 1 3 33 3 3 100 1 4 1 1 0 1 1
NYK Bridges, McBride, Payne, Robinson, Towns
in Bridges, Payne, Towns
out Anunoby, Brunson, Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrTh 2 3 -2 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 2 0 0 0 1 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Thompson
in Cunningham, Thompson
out Harris, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaRo 3 5 0 2 5 40 0 0 0 1 2 50 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Robinson
in Anunoby, Brunson, Hart
out McBride, Payne, Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 5 13 +6 3 7 43 1 1 100 2 2 100 2 6 1 0 1 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Harris
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 2 5 0 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Towns
out Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 5 13 +6 3 7 43 1 1 100 2 2 100 2 6 1 0 1 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Harris
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrMcPaTo 2 2 -4 1 4 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, McBride, Payne, Towns
in McBride, Payne
out Brunson, Hart
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
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Pistons beat Knicks 106-103 in Game 5 to stay alive in the first-round series
NEW YORK -- — The players the Pistons put together to turn a 14-win team into a playoff squad aren't ready to split up for the summer.
Instead, they're going back to Detroit together — and maybe back to New York after that.
Cade Cunningham had 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Pistons stayed alive in their first postseason appearance since 2019 by beating the Knicks 106-103 on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series.
The Pistons insisted they felt no extra pressure when they talked Tuesday morning on what could have been their last shootaround of a season in which they went 44-38 in one of the biggest turnarounds from one season to the next in NBA history.
“Everybody’s got a back’s-against-the-wall type of mentality, but the group really loves being around each other and I think that was one of the biggest things,” forward Tobias Harris said. “Like, we don’t want this thing to stop. Like, we’ve got to keep on fighting.”
Ausar Thompson added 22 points and Harris had 17 for the Pistons, who will have a chance to even things up Thursday night at home in Game 6. If they win that, the deciding game would be back at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
Detroit, though, has lost an NBA record-tying nine straight home games since 2008.
But the Pistons seem comfortable in New York, where they were 2-0 in the regular season and now 2-1 in this series, including their Game 2 victory that snapped their 15-game postseason losing streak, the longest in NBA history.
Not surprisingly, they still like their chances in the series.
“Confident," Cunningham said. “We'll be back.”
OG Anunoby scored 19 points for the Knicks, who were trying to reach the Eastern Conference semifinals for the third straight season but never fully recovered from a poor start. Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges each had 17, but Jalen Brunson had his worst game of the postseason with 16 points on 4-for-16 shooting.
“We just put ourselves in a deficit early,” Towns said. “All series we’ve been fighting back.”
The game was tied at 95 before Jalen Duren made consecutive baskets and Cunningham scored for a six-point lead. The Pistons got a good break when Brunson and Josh Hart both left the game with injuries with 2:57 remaining and play went on for a while without a stoppage when they were ready to return. By the time they could, there were only 27 seconds left.
Brunson had scored 30 or more points in every game of the series and was averaging 33.3 through four games before not even getting halfway there Tuesday, when the Knicks were trying to win a series on their home floor for the first time since the 1999 Eastern Conference finals.
Now they will try to do it in Detroit, where they won Games 3 and 4.
Duren finished with nine points, 14 rebounds and six assists.