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New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons

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23-13, 8-9 Away
Final
90 - 121

27-9, 14-3 Home

Cade Cunningham has 29 points, 13 assists as Pistons beat Knicks 121-90

New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons: Game Highlights

It was the first meeting between the teams since May 1, when the Knicks eliminated the Pistons 116-113 in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series. Detroit's win in Game 2 ended their NBA-record 15-game postseason losing streak.

Javonte Green scored 17 points and Jaden Ivey added 16 points for Detroit, which finished with a 52-34 edge in points in the paint and a 44-30 rebounding advantage.

Jalen Brunson had 25 points for the Knicks, who lost their fourth straight game. Miles McBride scored 17, but Mikal Bridges (10) was the only other New York player to reach double digits.

Cunningham had 14 points and seven assists as the Pistons built a 64-54 halftime lead. Brunson had 17 for the Knicks, who trailed despite shooting 53.8% from the floor (21 for 39), including 57.1% (8 for 14) on 3-pointers. Detroit had a 36-22 edge on points in the paint.

The Pistons started the second half with a 19-5 run lasting more than eight minutes. Cunningham scored 15 points and assisted on the other two baskets as Detroit took a 24-point lead. The Knicks missed 14 of their first 16 shots while Detroit scored another eight points in the paint.

Up next Knicks: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

Pistons: Host Chicago on Wednesday night in the second of six straight home games.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 90 - 121
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 90 - 121
4th 14.2 Marcus Sasser bad pass turnover (Pacome Dadiet steals) 90 - 121
4th 37.0 Kevin McCullar Jr. makes driving layup (Pacome Dadiet assists) 90 - 121
4th 51.3 Daniss Jenkins makes 4-foot running dunk (Marcus Sasser assists) 88 - 121

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ny.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNY https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET
32-76 FG 47-86
42 Field Goal % 55
13-30 3PT 16-31
43 Three Point % 52
13-14 FT 11-16
93 Free Throw % 69
30 Rebounds 44
5 Offensive Rebounds 14
25 Defensive Rebounds 30
15 Assists 25
7 Steals 12
3 Blocks 11
20 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
20 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
33 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
12 Fast Break Points 21
34 Points in Paint 52
17 Fouls 15
1 Largest Lead 33
1 Lead Change 1
0 Percent Led 99
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaac Jones, C Out Feb 21
Isaiah Stewart, F Suspension Feb 11
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Miles McBride, G Out Feb 5

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 20,032 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 36 19 .655 - W2
New York 35 21 .625 1.5 L1
Toronto 33 23 .589 3.5 W1
Philadelphia 30 25 .545 6 L3
Brooklyn 15 40 .273 21 L3

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 41 13 .759 - W4
Cleveland 36 21 .632 6.5 W7
Milwaukee 24 30 .444 17 W3
Chicago 24 32 .429 18 L7
Indiana 15 42 .263 27.5 L2
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