Knicks avoid 0-4 start, top Pistons behind Karl-Anthony Towns
NEW YORK (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds, and the New York Knicks avoided what would have been the second 0-4 start by a defending champion in NBA history by beating the previously undefeated Detroit Pistons 111-97 on Tuesday night.
Jalen Brunson shook free of his shooting struggles in a dominant third quarter that resembled the Knicks of last spring, not the team whose three losses in three games were as many as they had in 19 games during last season's run to the title.
Brunson finished with 23 points and Mikal Bridges made his first four 3-pointers of the season and scored 12 in the Knicks' first victory since Game 5 of the NBA Finals. New York then fell to Philadelphia, Boston and Orlando, and another loss would have matched the 1969-70 Boston Celtics for the most to start a season after winning a title.
But the Knicks blew open the game by outscoring the Pistons 37-13 in the third quarter to open a 25-point cushion against the team who handled them better than anyone else last season.
Cade Cunningham had 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the 3-1 Pistons. Detroit beat New York by scores of 121-90, 118-80 and 126-111 in 2025-26, and had won the last six meetings in the regular season.
Paul Reed had 22 points and nine rebounds starting in place of injured center Jalen Duren for the Pistons, who were seeking their first 4-0 start since 2018-19.
Brunson came in shooting 39% for the season and was 1 for 9 in the first half, but hit his first three shots and Bridges made a 3-pointer as part of an 11-0 opening to the third quarter to make it 62-50. Towns scored seven straight Knicks points later in the period, and a 12-2 surge to finish it made it 88-63 on Josh Hart's 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Pistons: Host Charlotte on Wednesday night.
Knicks: Visit Chicago on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Paul Reed vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Jalen Brunson gains possession) | |||
| 11:41 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 0-2 | |
| 11:23 | Paul Reed misses two point cutting layup | |||
| 11:23 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 11:14 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:14 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:14 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
| 11:03 | Ausar Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 10:49 | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | |||
| 10:44 | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 0-4 | |
| 10:28 | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hart steals) | |||
| 10:19 | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 10:19 | Paul Reed defensive rebound | |||
| 10:08 | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Paul Reed draws the foul) | |||
| 10:08 | +1 | Paul Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-4 | |
| 10:08 | +1 | Paul Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 | |
| 9:55 | John Collins blocks Mikal Bridges's two point cutting dunk | |||
| 9:55 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
| 9:44 | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:44 | Josh Hart defensive rebound | |||
| 9:35 | Paul Reed blocks Jalen Brunson's two point running layup | |||
| 9:35 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
| 9:27 | +2 | Pistons makes two point jump shot | 4-4 | |
| 9:27 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 4-4 | |
| 9:05 | OG Anunoby misses two point layup | |||
| 9:05 | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | |||
| 9:03 | Ausar Thompson blocks OG Anunoby's two point putback layup | |||
| 9:03 | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | |||
| 9:01 | OG Anunoby turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 8:51 | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:51 | Josh Hart defensive rebound | |||
| 8:38 | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:38 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
| 8:33 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point hook shot | 4-6 | |
| 8:14 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 6-6 | |
| 8:06 | Paul Reed personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 8:00 | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 6-9 | |
| 7:42 | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:42 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
| 7:42 | OG Anunoby personal foul (Loose ball) (John Collins draws the foul) | |||
| 7:36 | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:36 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 7:32 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Paul Reed steals) | |||
| 7:28 | John Collins misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 7:28 | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | |||
| 7:24 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point hook shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 8-9 | |
| 7:12 | John Collins personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 7:09 | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 7:07 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot (Landry Shamet assists) | 8-11 | |
| 7:05 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:50 | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 11-11 | |
| 6:38 | Josh Hart offensive foul (Ronald Holland II draws the foul) | |||
| 6:38 | Josh Hart turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 6:22 | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:22 | Cade Cunningham offensive rebound | |||
| 6:14 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point reverse layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 13-11 | |
| 5:51 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 5:51 | John Collins defensive rebound | |||
| 5:38 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving dunk | 15-11 | |
| 5:36 | Knicks 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:22 | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 15-14 | |
| 5:04 | Josh Hart shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | |||
| 5:04 | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-14 | |
| 5:04 | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-14 | |
| 4:47 | +2 | Miles McBride makes two point driving finger roll layup (Andre Drummond assists) | 17-16 | |
| 4:29 | John Collins misses two point driving layup | |||
| 4:29 | John Collins offensive rebound | |||
| 4:26 | +2 | John Collins makes two point tip layup | 19-16 | |
| 4:19 | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:19 | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | |||
| 4:11 | Miles McBride personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | |||
| 4:02 | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point driving floating jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 21-16 | |
| 3:53 | Ronald Holland II blocks Jalen Brunson's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 3:53 | Knicks offensive rebound | |||
| 3:49 | Ronald Holland II shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 3:49 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-17 | |
| 3:49 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-18 | |
| 3:37 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Paul Reed assists) | 23-18 | |
| 3:20 | Ronald Holland II shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 3:20 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-19 | |
| 3:20 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-19 | |
| 3:20 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-20 | |
| 3:01 | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point jump shot (Paul Reed assists) | 25-20 | |
| 2:53 | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:53 | Paul Reed defensive rebound | |||
| 2:35 | +2 | Daniss Jenkins makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 27-20 | |
| 2:22 | OG Anunoby misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 2:22 | Jalen Brunson offensive rebound | |||
| 2:19 | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 2:19 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-21 | |
| 2:19 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-22 | |
| 2:00 | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point pullup jump shot (Paul Reed assists) | 30-22 | |
| 1:45 | Kevin Huerter blocks Landry Shamet's three point jump shot | |||
| 1:45 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
| 1:39 | +3 | Daniss Jenkins makes three point running jump shot (Ausar Thompson assists) | 33-22 | |
| 1:12 | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Landry Shamet assists) | 33-25 | |
| 0:54 | Miles McBride personal foul (Daniss Jenkins draws the foul) | |||
| 0:54 | +1 | Daniss Jenkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-25 | |
| 0:54 | +1 | Daniss Jenkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-25 | |
| 0:42 | Tyler Kolek misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:42 | Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound | |||
| 0:33 | Daniss Jenkins misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 0:33 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | |||
| 0:17 | Javonte Green blocks OG Anunoby's two point driving layup | |||
| 0:17 | Paul Reed defensive rebound | |||
| 0:02 | +3 | Paul Reed makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 38-25 | |
| 0:00 | Knicks offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:38 | Tyler Kolek defensive rebound | |||
| 11:18 | Landry Shamet misses two point driving layup | |||
| 11:18 | Javonte Green defensive rebound | |||
| 11:05 | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 10:44 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:44 | John Collins defensive rebound | |||
| 10:35 | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:35 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 10:25 | Mikal Bridges misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 10:25 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
| 10:13 | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:13 | Kevin Huerter offensive rebound | |||
| 10:06 | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:06 | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 10:01 | Javonte Green personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
| 9:55 | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) | 38-27 | |
| 9:43 | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 9:36 | Javonte Green personal foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | |||
| 9:28 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:28 | John Collins defensive rebound | |||
| 9:25 | John Collins turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 9:19 | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 38-30 | |
| 9:19 | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 38-30 | |
| 9:19 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
| 9:04 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Paul Reed draws the foul) | |||
| 9:04 | Paul Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 9:04 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
| 9:04 | +1 | Paul Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-30 | |
| 8:56 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Javonte Green draws the foul) | |||
| 8:56 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 8:43 | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point pullup jump shot | 42-30 | |
| 8:24 | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:24 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
| 8:19 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point tip layup | 42-32 | |
| 8:07 | OG Anunoby blocks Duncan Robinson's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 8:07 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | |||
| 8:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 8:00 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
| 7:53 | Tyler Kolek personal foul (Kevin Huerter draws the foul) | |||
| 7:47 | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:47 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
| 7:46 | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Loose ball) (Josh Hart draws the foul) | |||
| 7:30 | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:30 | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | |||
| 7:26 | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point tip dunk | 42-34 | |
| 7:07 | Kevin Huerter misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 7:07 | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | |||
| 7:05 | Paul Reed personal foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | |||
| 6:44 | Andre Drummond turnover (3-second violation) | |||
| 6:24 | Paul Reed turnover (traveling) | |||
| 6:11 | Jalen Brunson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:11 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
| 6:11 | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 6:11 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
| 6:06 | Ausar Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | |||
| 6:00 | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point running jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 42-37 | |
| 5:43 | Miles McBride shooting foul (Kevin Huerter draws the foul) | |||
| 5:43 | Kevin Huerter misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:43 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
| 5:43 | Kevin Huerter misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 5:43 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
| 5:43 | Kevin Huerter misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 5:43 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
| 5:42 | Tolu Smith personal foul (Loose ball) (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | |||
| 5:42 | +1 | Landry Shamet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-38 | |
| 5:42 | +1 | Landry Shamet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-38 | |
| 5:42 | +1 | Landry Shamet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-39 | |
| 5:24 | Tolu Smith turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | |||
| 5:19 | Duncan Robinson blocks Landry Shamet's two point running layup | |||
| 5:19 | Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound | |||
| 5:15 | Josh Hart personal foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | |||
| 5:11 | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:11 | Tolu Smith offensive rebound | |||
| 5:08 | Andre Drummond shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul) | |||
| 5:08 | Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:08 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
| 5:08 | +1 | Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-39 | |
| 4:53 | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 43-41 | |
| 4:39 | Ausar Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:39 | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | |||
| 4:39 | Ausar Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:39 | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | |||
| 4:31 | OG Anunoby misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 4:31 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
| 4:23 | Daniss Jenkins misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 4:23 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
| 4:22 | Tolu Smith personal foul (Loose ball) (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | |||
| 4:22 | +1 | Landry Shamet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-42 | |
| 4:22 | +1 | Landry Shamet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-43 | |
| 4:09 | Duncan Robinson misses two point driving layup | |||
| 4:09 | Paul Reed offensive rebound | |||
| 4:06 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point tip layup | 45-43 | |
| 3:51 | Cade Cunningham blocks Andre Drummond's two point dunk | |||
| 3:51 | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | |||
| 3:47 | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Landry Shamet assists) | 45-46 | |
| 3:27 | Daniss Jenkins misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 3:27 | Paul Reed offensive rebound | |||
| 3:11 | Daniss Jenkins misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:11 | John Collins offensive rebound | |||
| 3:07 | John Collins misses two point tip layup | |||
| 3:07 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
| 2:57 | Jalen Brunson turnover (lost ball) (Duncan Robinson steals) | |||
| 2:36 | Knicks technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
| 2:36 | Knicks 60 second timeout | |||
| 2:36 | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-46 | |
| 2:30 | Landry Shamet personal foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | |||
| 2:30 | +1 | Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-46 | |
| 2:30 | +1 | Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-46 | |
| 2:15 | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:15 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
| 2:10 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point hook shot | 48-48 | |
| 1:50 | OG Anunoby blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving layup | |||
| 1:50 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
| 1:47 | Duncan Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | |||
| 1:37 | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:37 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
| 1:22 | Paul Reed misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 1:22 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 1:01 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:01 | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | |||
| 0:56 | OG Anunoby misses two point tip layup | |||
| 0:56 | John Collins defensive rebound | |||
| 0:36 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 50-48 | |
| 0:31 | Paul Reed shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:31 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-49 | |
| 0:31 | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:31 | John Collins defensive rebound | |||
| 0:31 | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:31 | John Collins defensive rebound | |||
| 0:09 | Daniss Jenkins misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:09 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 0:02 | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:02 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-50 | |
| 0:02 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-50 | |
| 0:02 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-51 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | Paul Reed misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:40 | Josh Hart defensive rebound | |||
| 11:36 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Josh Hart assists) | 50-53 | |
| 11:12 | Paul Reed turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | |||
| 11:06 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point running finger roll layup | 50-55 | |
| 10:45 | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 10:45 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 10:34 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point stepback jump shot | 50-57 | |
| 10:33 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:17 | Ausar Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:17 | Paul Reed offensive rebound | |||
| 10:12 | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:12 | John Collins offensive rebound | |||
| 9:58 | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (OG Anunoby steals) | |||
| 9:52 | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 50-60 | |
| 9:31 | Jump ball. OG Anunoby vs. Ausar Thompson (Jalen Brunson gains possession) | |||
| 9:28 | Ausar Thompson turnover (lost ball) (OG Anunoby steals) | |||
| 9:26 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point running finger roll layup (OG Anunoby assists) | 50-62 | |
| 9:07 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point driving layup | 52-62 | |
| 9:01 | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 8:47 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot | 52-64 | |
| 8:32 | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 54-64 | |
| 8:30 | Paul Reed flagrant 1 (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
| 8:30 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 54-65 | |
| 8:30 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 54-66 | |
| 8:30 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 54-66 | |
| 8:24 | John Collins blocks OG Anunoby's two point jump shot | |||
| 8:24 | John Collins blocks OG Anunoby's two point cutting dunk | |||
| 8:24 | Knicks offensive rebound | |||
| 8:11 | John Collins kicked ball violation | |||
| 8:02 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Paul Reed steals) | |||
| 7:51 | Ronald Holland II misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:51 | Paul Reed offensive rebound | |||
| 7:47 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point tip dunk | 56-66 | |
| 7:31 | Ronald Holland II blocks Jalen Brunson's two point driving layup | |||
| 7:31 | Paul Reed defensive rebound | |||
| 7:30 | Jalen Brunson personal foul (Paul Reed draws the foul) | |||
| 7:21 | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:21 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
| 7:21 | Paul Reed personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
| 7:09 | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 56-68 | |
| 7:09 | John Collins shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | |||
| 7:09 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:09 | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 56-69 | |
| 6:45 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (John Collins draws the foul) | |||
| 6:42 | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | |||
| 6:42 | Cade Cunningham misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 6:42 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
| 6:42 | Cade Cunningham misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 6:42 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | |||
| 6:27 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 56-71 | |
| 6:02 | Cade Cunningham misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:02 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
| 5:49 | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:49 | John Collins defensive rebound | |||
| 5:40 | Daniss Jenkins misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:40 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 5:30 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 56-74 | |
| 5:14 | Pistons misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:14 | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:14 | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 4:59 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 4:50 | +3 | Javonte Green makes three point jump shot (John Collins assists) | 59-74 | |
| 4:33 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Josh Hart assists) | 59-76 | |
| 4:25 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 61-76 | |
| 4:00 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:00 | Pistons defensive rebound | |||
| 3:59 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Loose ball) (John Collins draws the foul) | |||
| 3:51 | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:51 | Miles McBride defensive rebound | |||
| 3:32 | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point alley-oop layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 61-78 | |
| 3:18 | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | |||
| 3:18 | Tolu Smith offensive rebound | |||
| 3:16 | Tolu Smith misses two point tip layup | |||
| 3:16 | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | |||
| 3:05 | Tolu Smith shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 3:05 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-79 | |
| 3:05 | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 3:05 | Landry Shamet offensive rebound | |||
| 2:59 | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 61-82 | |
| 2:40 | Daniss Jenkins turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | |||
| 2:36 | Knicks turnover | |||
| 2:36 | Josh Hart turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Huerter steals) | |||
| 2:25 | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:25 | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | |||
| 2:10 | Javonte Green shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 2:10 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-83 | |
| 2:10 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-84 | |
| 1:56 | +2 | Daniss Jenkins makes two point stepback jump shot | 63-84 | |
| 1:38 | Andre Drummond misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:38 | Tolu Smith defensive rebound | |||
| 1:27 | Andre Drummond shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul) | |||
| 1:27 | Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:27 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
| 1:27 | Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:27 | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | |||
| 1:03 | Miles McBride misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:03 | Tolu Smith defensive rebound | |||
| 0:47 | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:47 | Josh Hart defensive rebound | |||
| 0:39 | Josh Hart turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 0:39 | Knicks delay of game violation | |||
| 0:28 | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:28 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
| 0:07 | Kevin Huerter personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:07 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-85 | |
| 0:07 | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:07 | Knicks offensive rebound | |||
| 0:07 | Tolu Smith personal foul (Loose ball) (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | |||
| 0:07 | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:07 | Knicks offensive rebound | |||
| 0:07 | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:07 | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 63-88 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:44 | John Collins blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point layup | |||
| 11:44 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
| 11:35 | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:35 | Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound | |||
| 11:25 | Ausar Thompson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 11:25 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 11:15 | John Collins personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
| 11:10 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting layup (Tyler Kolek assists) | 63-90 | |
| 10:55 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Daniss Jenkins assists) | 65-90 | |
| 10:25 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 10:25 | Landry Shamet offensive rebound | |||
| 10:18 | Landry Shamet misses two point tip layup | |||
| 10:18 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
| 10:16 | Tyler Kolek personal foul (John Collins draws the foul) | |||
| 10:08 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving floating jump shot | 67-90 | |
| 9:55 | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 67-93 | |
| 9:44 | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:44 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 9:33 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | |||
| 9:33 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
| 9:29 | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point running jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 70-93 | |
| 9:11 | Tyler Kolek misses two point driving layup | |||
| 9:11 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
| 9:07 | Ausar Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Kolek steals) | |||
| 8:58 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point dunk (Tyler Kolek assists) | 70-95 | |
| 8:50 | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Daniss Jenkins draws the foul) | |||
| 8:50 | +1 | Daniss Jenkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-95 | |
| 8:50 | +1 | Daniss Jenkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 72-95 | |
| 8:38 | Miles McBride misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:38 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
| 8:35 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 8:21 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Daniss Jenkins assists) | 74-95 | |
| 8:09 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 8:09 | Knicks 60 second timeout | |||
| 8:04 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | |||
| 8:04 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 7:44 | Daniss Jenkins misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:44 | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | |||
| 7:32 | Landry Shamet turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | |||
| 7:29 | Landry Shamet shooting foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | |||
| 7:29 | Ausar Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 7:29 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
| 7:29 | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-95 | |
| 7:14 | Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:14 | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | |||
| 7:10 | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point tip layup | 75-97 | |
| 6:48 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 77-97 | |
| 6:48 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 77-97 | |
| 6:48 | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | |||
| 6:48 | Ausar Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 6:48 | Ausar Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 6:48 | Ronald Holland II offensive rebound | |||
| 6:31 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point driving layup | 79-97 | |
| 6:11 | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 79-99 | |
| 6:01 | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Ebuka Okorie assists) | 82-99 | |
| 5:35 | Mikal Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 5:24 | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point cutting layup (Ebuka Okorie assists) | 84-99 | |
| 5:24 | Knicks 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:10 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:10 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
| 5:10 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:10 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
| 5:05 | Mikal Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | |||
| 4:59 | Cade Cunningham misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:59 | Paul Reed offensive rebound | |||
| 4:54 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point driving layup | 86-99 | |
| 4:38 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 4:19 | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | |||
| 4:19 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 4:18 | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 3:57 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 86-101 | |
| 3:48 | Ausar Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 3:48 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
| 3:43 | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point running layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 86-103 | |
| 3:43 | Ausar Thompson defensive goaltending violation | |||
| 3:43 | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | |||
| 3:43 | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 86-104 | |
| 3:27 | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 89-104 | |
| 3:04 | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 3:04 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
| 2:59 | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point running reverse layup (Ausar Thompson assists) | 91-104 | |
| 2:49 | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
| 2:48 | OG Anunoby turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | |||
| 2:43 | Taurean Prince misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 2:43 | Ronald Holland II offensive rebound | |||
| 2:39 | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point tip dunk | 93-104 | |
| 2:18 | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 93-107 | |
| 1:57 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point driving layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 95-107 | |
| 1:43 | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
| 1:43 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point tip layup | 95-109 | |
| 1:43 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
| 1:32 | +2 | Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot (Isaac Jones assists) | 97-109 | |
| 1:17 | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 1:17 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
| 1:14 | Knicks offensive rebound | |||
| 1:14 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point tip layup | |||
| 1:14 | Knicks offensive rebound | |||
| 1:03 | Tyler Kolek misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 1:03 | James Wiseman offensive rebound | |||
| 0:59 | James Wiseman turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | |||
| 0:38 | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:38 | Pacome Dadiet defensive rebound | |||
| 0:28 | Taurean Prince personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul) | |||
| 0:28 | +1 | Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-110 | |
| 0:28 | +1 | Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-111 | |
| 0:19 | Ebuka Okorie turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Kolek steals) | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Ebuka Okorie turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Kolek steals) | 0:19 |
| |
+ 1 | Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:28 |
| |
+ 1 | Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:28 |
| Taurean Prince personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul) | 0:28 |
| Pacome Dadiet defensive rebound | 0:38 |
| Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | 0:38 |
| James Wiseman turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | 0:59 |
| James Wiseman offensive rebound | 1:03 |
| Tyler Kolek misses two point driving hook shot | 1:03 |
| Knicks offensive rebound | 1:14 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point tip layup | 1:14 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 97 | 111 |
| Field Goals | 37-87 (42.5%) | 38-88 (43.2%) |
| 3-Pointers | 9-37 (24.3%) | 12-36 (33.3%) |
| Free Throws | 14-24 (58.3%) | 23-28 (82.1%) |
| Total Rebounds | 54 | 62 |
| Offensive | 15 | 19 |
| Defensive | 30 | 30 |
| Team | 9 | 13 |
| Assists | 23 | 28 |
| Steals | 8 | 10 |
| Blocks | 11 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 18 |
| Fouls | 29 | 23 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Reed | 22 | 9 | 3 | 9/12 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +7 | 38 |
| C. Cunningham | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7/18 | 2/7 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -15 | 42 |
| D. Robinson | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4/14 | 2/10 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 17 |
| A. Thompson | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5/9 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 20 |
| J. Collins | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -12 | 15 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Reed | 22 | 9 | 3 | 9/12 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +7 | 38 |
| C. Cunningham | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7/18 | 2/7 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -15 | 42 |
| D. Robinson | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4/14 | 2/10 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 17 |
| A. Thompson | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5/9 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 20 |
| J. Collins | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -12 | 15 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Jenkins | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3/10 | 1/6 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 17 |
| K. Huerter | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 10 |
| R. Holland | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 13 |
| T. Prince | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 5 |
| J. Green | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 5 |
| C. Lanier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Smith | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -18 | 4 |
| I. Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 2 |
| E. Okorie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| E. Harkless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| U. Onyenso | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 97 | 45 | 23 | 37/87 | 9/37 | 14/24 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 30 | -70 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 27 | 20 | 3 | 12/21 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 46 |
| J. Brunson | 23 | 1 | 7 | 5/18 | 0/5 | 13/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 37 |
| O. Anunoby | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5/15 | 1/6 | 2/2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +13 | 26 |
| M. Bridges | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4/10 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 22 |
| J. Hart | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +19 | 20 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 27 | 20 | 3 | 12/21 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 46 |
| J. Brunson | 23 | 1 | 7 | 5/18 | 0/5 | 13/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 37 |
| O. Anunoby | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5/15 | 1/6 | 2/2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +13 | 26 |
| M. Bridges | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4/10 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 22 |
| J. Hart | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +19 | 20 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Shamet | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3/8 | 3/5 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 20 |
| A. Drummond | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5/7 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +15 | 19 |
| M. McBride | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| T. Kolek | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Akins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| P. Dadiet | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 |
| M. Diawara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| J. Wiseman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| J. Clarkson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Knecht | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Nickel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 111 | 49 | 28 | 38/88 | 12/36 | 23/28 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 30 | +70 | - |