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Towns scores 31, Brunson has 30 and Knicks beat Pistons 118-116 for a 2-1 lead in series

By AP•Apr 25, 2025

Game Recap

Ausar Thompson gets the steal and sees his shoe go flying into the crowd after completing the and-1.

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.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

NY leads series 2-1

Playoff Series

DET at NY

Sat, Apr 19

112 - 123

Final

DET at NY

Mon, Apr 21

100 - 94

Final

NY at DET

Thu, Apr 24

118 - 116

Final

NY at DET

Sun, Apr 27

94 - 93

Final

DET at NY

Tue, Apr 29

106 - 103

Final

NY at DET

Thu, May 1

116 - 113

Final

DET wins series 3-1

Regular Season Series

NY at DET

Fri, Nov 1

128 - 98

Final

DET at NY

Sun, Dec 8

120 - 111

Final

DET at NY

Tue, Jan 14

124 - 119

Final

NY at DET

Thu, Apr 10

106 - 115

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DET

40-86FG39-86

47Field Goal %45

12-323PT16-37

38Three Point %43

26-29FT22-27

9Offensive Rebounds11

31Defensive Rebounds32

22Assists22

11Steals6

7Blocks4

9Turnovers14

3Technical Fouls2

18Points Conceded Off Turnovers9

14Fast Break Points13

22Fouls28

14Largest Lead4

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DET	NY
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jalen Duren (Cade Cunningham gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:42	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	0	0
11:37	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point shot	0	0
11:34	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Tobias Harris misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
11:26	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Jalen Duren misses tip shot	0	0
11:25	Josh Hart defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	0	3
10:49	Josh Hart blocks Jalen Duren's driving layup	0	3
10:49	Pistons offensive team rebound	0	3
10:46	Tobias Harris misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:43	Josh Hart defensive rebound	0	3
10:36	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	0	3
10:31	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	0	3
10:28	OG Anunoby shooting foul	0	3
10:28	Ausar Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	0	3
10:28	Pistons offensive team rebound	0	3
10:28	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	1	3
10:16	Tobias Harris personal foul	1	3
10:10	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	1	3
10:07	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	1	3
10:01	Cade Cunningham misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	1	3
9:58	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	1	3
9:53	OG Anunoby misses 24-foot three point shot	1	3
9:50	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	1	3
9:47	Jalen Duren shooting foul	1	3
9:47	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	1	4
9:47	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	1	5
9:30	Tobias Harris misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	1	5
9:28	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	1	5
9:21	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point shot (Josh Hart assists)	1	8
9:21	Pistons Full timeout	1	8
9:06	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)	4	8
8:46	OG Anunoby makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Hart assists)	4	10
8:29	Cade Cunningham makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	6	10
8:09	Josh Hart makes dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)	6	12
8:01	Cade Cunningham misses 4-foot two point shot	6	12
8:00	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	6	12
8:00	Ausar Thompson misses tip shot	6	12
7:58	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	6	12
7:51	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	6	15
7:31	Cade Cunningham makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	8	15
7:22	Jalen Brunson makes 6-foot two point shot	8	17
7:00	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ausar Thompson assists)	11	17
6:35	Jalen Brunson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	11	20
6:20	Jalen Brunson flagrant foul type 1	11	20
6:20	(06:20) [Knicks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	11	20
6:20	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3	12	20
6:20	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw flagrant 2 of 3	13	20
6:20	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3	14	20
6:12	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	17	20
5:52	Jalen Brunson misses 17-foot two point shot	17	20
5:49	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	17	20
5:42	Ausar Thompson lost ball turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)	17	20
5:36	OG Anunoby misses driving layup	17	20
5:35	Pistons defensive team rebound	17	20
5:16	Cade Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ausar Thompson assists)	20	20
5:00	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	20	20
5:00	Malik Beasley enters the game for Ausar Thompson	20	20
5:00	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	20	20
4:57	Malik Beasley personal foul	20	20
4:44	Josh Hart makes 3-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	20	22
4:33	Tobias Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	22
4:30	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	20	22
4:23	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	20	25
4:11	Cade Cunningham misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	25
4:08	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	20	25
4:02	Josh Hart misses layup	20	25
4:00	Pistons defensive team rebound	20	25
4:00	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Jalen Duren	20	25
4:00	Paul Reed enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	20	25
4:00	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	20	25
3:42	Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shot	20	25
3:39	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	20	25
3:30	OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	20	28
3:15	Cade Cunningham misses driving layup	20	28
3:12	Miles McBride defensive rebound	20	28
2:56	OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper	20	28
2:53	Josh Hart offensive rebound	20	28
2:49	Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	28
2:46	Paul Reed defensive rebound	20	28
2:40	Cade Cunningham makes two point shot	22	28
2:33	Jalen Brunson bad pass (Cade Cunningham steals)	22	28
2:23	Miles McBride shooting foul	22	28
2:23	Knicks Full timeout	22	28
2:23	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Tobias Harris	22	28
2:23	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	23	28
2:23	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	24	28
1:59	Jalen Brunson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	24	28
1:57	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	24	28
1:52	Jalen Brunson personal foul	24	28
1:52	Cameron Payne enters the game for Jalen Brunson	24	28
1:41	Cade Cunningham misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	24	28
1:36	Cade Cunningham offensive rebound	24	28
1:32	Dennis Schroder makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Malik Beasley assists)	27	28
1:11	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	27	28
1:11	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	27	29
1:11	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	27	29
1:11	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	27	30
56.1	Paul Reed lost ball turnover (Mitchell Robinson steals)	27	30
51.1	OG Anunoby out of bounds lost ball turnover	27	30
51.1	Tobias Harris enters the game for Ronald Holland II	27	30
51.1	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Josh Hart	27	30
51.1	Double technical foul: Mitchell Robinson and Paul Reed	27	30
51.1	Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul	27	30
51.1	Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw	27	30
51.1	Pistons offensive team rebound	27	30
38.0	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	30
34.0	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	27	30
21.1	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	30
19.0	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	27	30
16.1	Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point shot	27	30
13.0	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	27	30
4.1	Cade Cunningham shooting foul	27	30
4.1	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	27	31
4.1	Josh Hart enters the game for Cameron Payne	27	31
4.1	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	27	31
4.1	OG Anunoby misses free throw 2 of 2	27	31
2.2	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	27	31
2.0	Mitchell Robinson misses layup	27	31
1.1	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	27	31
1.0	OG Anunoby makes dunk	27	33
0.1	Dennis Schroder misses 82-foot three point jumper	27	33
0.0	Pistons offensive team rebound	27	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	33

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DET	NY
12:00	Jalen Duren enters the game for Cade Cunningham	27	33
12:00	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Paul Reed	27	33
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for OG Anunoby	27	33
12:00	Cameron Payne enters the game for Josh Hart	27	33
12:00	Landry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges	27	33
11:41	Cameron Payne misses driving layup	27	33
11:41	Knicks offensive team rebound	27	33
11:41	Dennis Schroder loose ball foul	27	33
11:29	Miles McBride misses 13-foot two point shot	27	33
11:25	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	27	33
11:10	Cameron Payne personal foul	27	33
11:10	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Miles McBride	27	33
10:58	Dennis Schroder makes 25-foot three pointer	30	33
10:31	shot clock turnover	30	33
10:18	Dennis Schroder misses two point shot	30	33
10:17	Knicks defensive team rebound	30	33
10:04	Tobias Harris shooting foul	30	33
10:04	Pistons Full timeout	30	33
10:04	(10:04) [Pistons] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Pistons] charged with a timeout	30	33
10:04	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	30	34
10:04	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	30	35
9:45	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	30	35
9:45	Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 2	31	35
9:45	Jalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 2	32	35
9:36	Cameron Payne makes 12-foot two point shot	32	37
9:20	Dennis Schroder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)	35	37
8:53	Cameron Payne makes 20-foot jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	35	39
8:35	Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper	35	39
8:30	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	35	39
8:25	Tobias Harris personal foul	35	39
8:25	Cade Cunningham enters the game for Tobias Harris	35	39
8:25	OG Anunoby enters the game for Landry Shamet	35	39
8:18	Mikal Bridges misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	35	39
8:16	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	35	39
8:15	Ronald Holland II bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	35	39
8:13	Mikal Bridges lost ball turnover (Cade Cunningham steals)	35	39
8:05	Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover (Cameron Payne steals)	35	39
7:58	Ronald Holland II blocks Mikal Bridges's dunk	35	39
7:56	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	35	39
7:54	Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	39
7:51	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	35	39
7:46	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	35	39
7:43	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	35	39
7:39	Mitchell Robinson personal foul	35	39
7:39	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Malik Beasley	35	39
7:39	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Cameron Payne	35	39
7:39	Josh Hart enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	35	39
7:31	Cade Cunningham makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	37	39
7:14	Jalen Duren personal foul	37	39
6:59	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	37	39
6:59	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	37	39
6:53	Josh Hart kicked ball violation	37	39
6:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	40	39
6:30	Jalen Brunson misses two point shot	40	39
6:24	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	40	39
6:22	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	43	39
6:15	Knicks Full timeout	43	39
6:01	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	43	41
5:51	Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul	43	41
5:41	Dennis Schroder makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	45	41
5:38	Ronald Holland II personal foul	45	41
5:38	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	45	42
5:38	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	45	43
5:28	OG Anunoby blocks Cade Cunningham's driving layup	45	43
5:27	Cade Cunningham offensive rebound	45	43
5:24	Mikal Bridges personal foul	45	43
5:24	Ronald Holland II makes free throw 1 of 2	46	43
5:24	Paul Reed enters the game for Jalen Duren	46	43
5:24	Ronald Holland II makes free throw 2 of 2	47	43
5:13	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Josh Hart assists)	47	45
4:57	Cade Cunningham misses 10-foot two point shot	47	45
4:55	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	47	45
4:50	Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point shot	47	45
4:48	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	47	45
4:28	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Ronald Holland II	47	45
4:28	Malik Beasley enters the game for Dennis Schroder	47	45
4:23	Cade Cunningham bad pass (Josh Hart steals)	47	45
4:15	Jalen Brunson misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	47	45
4:11	Josh Hart offensive rebound	47	45
4:09	OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	47	48
3:53	Cade Cunningham offensive foul	47	48
3:53	Cade Cunningham turnover	47	48
3:42	Mikal Bridges makes 5-foot two point shot	47	50
3:42	Pistons Full timeout	47	50
3:42	Jalen Duren enters the game for Paul Reed	47	50
3:30	Cade Cunningham makes 5-foot two point shot	49	50
3:14	Ausar Thompson personal foul	49	50
3:14	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	49	51
3:14	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	49	52
2:58	Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass (OG Anunoby steals)	49	52
2:54	OG Anunoby makes 4-foot dunk	49	54
2:38	Mikal Bridges blocks Cade Cunningham 's 3-foot driving layup	49	54
2:35	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	49	54
2:33	(02:33) [Knicks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Knicks] retain their timeout	49	54
2:33	Ausar Thompson personal foul	49	54
2:33	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	49	55
2:33	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	49	56
2:33	OG Anunoby personal foul	49	56
2:33	Ausar Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	49	56
2:33	Pistons offensive team rebound	49	56
2:33	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	50	56
2:33	Knicks Coach's Challenge	50	56
2:16	OG Anunoby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	50	59
1:59	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	50	59
1:56	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	50	59
1:51	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point shot	50	59
1:48	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	50	59
1:42	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Ausar Thompson	50	59
1:32	Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)	50	59
1:28	Mikal Bridges makes two point shot	50	61
1:02	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Jalen Duren's two point shot	50	61
1:00	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	50	61
50.1	Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	50	64
35.1	Malik Beasley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	53	64
13.1	Jalen Brunson makes 3-foot two point shot	53	66
2.1	Mikal Bridges blocks Cade Cunningham 's 7-foot driving layup	53	66
2.0	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	53	66
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	53	66

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DET	NY
12:00	Tobias Harris enters the game for Malik Beasley	53	66
12:00	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Dennis Schroder	53	66
11:40	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 20-foot jumper	53	66
11:36	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	53	66
11:22	Jalen Duren makes 3-foot layup (Ausar Thompson assists)	55	66
11:02	OG Anunoby misses 14-foot two point shot	55	66
10:58	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	55	66
10:53	Cade Cunningham misses running pullup jump shot	55	66
10:51	Josh Hart defensive rebound	55	66
10:43	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)	55	68
10:18	Cade Cunningham makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	57	68
9:59	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	57	68
9:57	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	57	68
9:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ausar Thompson assists)	60	68
9:44	Knicks Full timeout	60	68
9:20	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	60	68
9:16	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	60	68
9:06	Tobias Harris misses 13-foot two point shot	60	68
9:04	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	60	68
9:03	Jalen Duren makes two point shot	62	68
8:45	Ausar Thompson shooting foul	62	68
8:45	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	62	69
8:45	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	62	70
8:25	Cade Cunningham misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	62	70
8:23	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	62	70
8:14	Jalen Brunson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	62	70
8:11	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	62	70
8:01	Jalen Duren makes 2-foot layup (Cade Cunningham assists)	64	70
7:49	Josh Hart lost ball turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	64	70
7:48	Ausar Thompson makes driving layup	66	70
7:48	Josh Hart shooting foul	66	70
7:48	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1	67	70
7:32	Mikal Bridges traveling	67	70
7:12	Ausar Thompson makes dunk (Jalen Duren assists)	69	70
6:54	Cade Cunningham shooting foul	69	70
6:54	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	69	71
6:54	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	69	72
6:43	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	69	72
6:43	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2	70	72
6:43	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2	71	72
6:28	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	71	74
6:28	Jalen Duren shooting foul	71	74
6:28	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1	71	75
6:11	Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul	71	75
6:01	Ausar Thompson lost ball turnover (OG Anunoby steals)	71	75
5:53	OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper	71	75
5:50	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	71	75
5:44	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	71	75
5:41	Tobias Harris offensive rebound	71	75
5:33	Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass (Josh Hart steals)	71	75
5:33	Tobias Harris personal foul	71	75
5:33	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Tobias Harris	71	75
5:25	8 second turnover	71	75
5:19	Jalen Duren makes 4-foot dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	73	75
5:15	Knicks Full timeout	73	75
4:57	Jalen Brunson misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	73	75
4:54	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	73	75
4:48	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 22-foot three point shot	73	75
4:45	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	73	75
4:41	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 29-foot three point shot (Josh Hart assists)	73	78
4:24	Jalen Duren makes dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	75	78
4:08	Mikal Bridges makes driving layup	75	80
4:08	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	75	80
4:08	Malik Beasley enters the game for Ausar Thompson	75	80
4:08	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 1	75	81
3:46	Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	75	81
3:44	Knicks defensive team rebound	75	81
3:44	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	75	81
3:32	Jalen Brunson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	75	83
3:32	Jalen Duren shooting foul	75	83
3:32	Paul Reed enters the game for Jalen Duren	75	83
3:32	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	75	83
3:32	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1	75	84
3:14	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	75	84
3:14	Paul Reed makes free throw 1 of 2	76	84
3:14	Paul Reed misses free throw 2 of 2	76	84
3:09	Josh Hart defensive rebound	76	84
2:55	OG Anunoby makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	76	86
2:47	Miles McBride personal foul	76	86
2:47	Malik Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2	77	86
2:47	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	77	86
2:47	Malik Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2	78	86
2:24	Miles McBride misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	78	86
2:21	Paul Reed defensive rebound	78	86
2:08	Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shot	78	86
2:05	Paul Reed offensive rebound	78	86
2:02	Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper	78	86
1:58	Josh Hart defensive rebound	78	86
1:43	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	78	86
1:42	Knicks offensive team rebound	78	86
1:37	OG Anunoby misses driving layup	78	86
1:36	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	78	86
1:36	Mitchell Robinson misses dunk	78	86
1:35	Paul Reed defensive rebound	78	86
1:30	Josh Hart shooting foul	78	86
1:30	Ronald Holland II makes free throw 1 of 2	79	86
1:30	Ronald Holland II makes free throw 2 of 2	80	86
1:14	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper	80	86
1:11	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	80	86
1:07	Ronald Holland II misses 23-foot three point shot	80	86
1:04	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	80	86
1:00	Jalen Brunson makes two point shot	80	88
1:00	Paul Reed defensive goaltending violation	80	88
55.1	Jalen Brunson shooting foul	80	88
55.1	Ronald Holland II makes free throw 1 of 2	81	88
55.1	Ronald Holland II makes free throw 2 of 2	82	88
36.0	Cade Cunningham blocks OG Anunoby 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	82	88
36.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	82	88
34.1	Miles McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	82	91
20.1	Jalen Brunson blocks Ronald Holland II 's 3-foot driving layup	82	91
18.1	Paul Reed offensive rebound	82	91
18.1	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	82	91
18.1	Paul Reed misses free throw 1 of 2	82	91
18.1	Pistons offensive team rebound	82	91
18.1	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Malik Beasley	82	91
18.1	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Miles McBride	82	91
18.1	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	82	91
18.1	Paul Reed makes free throw 2 of 2	83	91
2.1	Mikal Bridges misses 14-foot two point shot	83	91
1.0	Josh Hart offensive rebound	83	91
0.1	Josh Hart makes 7-foot two point shot	83	93
0.0	(00:00) [Knicks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	83	93
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	83	93

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DET	NY
12:00	Jalen Duren enters the game for Paul Reed	83	93
12:00	Malik Beasley enters the game for Ausar Thompson	83	93
12:00	Cameron Payne enters the game for Josh Hart	83	93
12:00	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Jalen Brunson	83	93
11:45	Cade Cunningham bad pass (Mitchell Robinson steals)	83	93
11:30	Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (Cade Cunningham steals)	83	93
11:24	Malik Beasley makes 3-foot dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	85	93
11:05	Cameron Payne misses driving floating jump shot	85	93
11:03	Knicks offensive team rebound	85	93
11:03	Jalen Duren loose ball foul	85	93
11:03	Tobias Harris enters the game for Ronald Holland II	85	93
11:03	Paul Reed enters the game for Jalen Duren	85	93
11:02	Malik Beasley personal foul	85	93
10:50	Cade Cunningham personal foul	85	93
10:36	OG Anunoby bad pass (Tobias Harris steals)	85	93
10:28	Cade Cunningham makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	87	93
10:06	Mikal Bridges makes 13-foot two point shot	87	95
9:54	Cameron Payne personal foul	87	95
9:54	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cade Cunningham	87	95
9:54	Josh Hart enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	87	95
9:44	Malik Beasley makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	89	95
9:32	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for OG Anunoby	89	95
9:25	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	89	95
9:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	89	95
9:09	Tobias Harris misses driving floating jump shot	89	95
9:08	Paul Reed offensive rebound	89	95
9:06	Paul Reed makes two point shot	91	95
8:55	Double technical foul: Dennis Schroder and Cameron Payne	91	95
8:55	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Cameron Payne	91	95
8:48	Josh Hart misses 8-foot two point shot	91	95
8:48	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	91	95
8:48	Mitchell Robinson makes dunk	91	97
8:33	Tobias Harris lost ball turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	91	97
8:26	Mikal Bridges misses running pullup jump shot	91	97
8:23	Paul Reed defensive rebound	91	97
8:16	Malik Beasley misses 28-foot three point jumper	91	97
8:10	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	91	97
7:56	Jalen Brunson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	91	99
7:56	Pistons Full timeout	91	99
7:56	Cade Cunningham enters the game for Malik Beasley	91	99
7:56	OG Anunoby enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	91	99
7:43	Cade Cunningham traveling	91	99
7:27	Cade Cunningham blocks Josh Hart 's 4-foot layup	91	99
7:23	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	91	99
7:22	Mikal Bridges personal foul	91	99
7:14	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	91	99
7:09	Dennis Schroder offensive rebound	91	99
7:07	Cade Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot	91	99
7:03	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	91	99
6:56	Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	91	102
6:42	Dennis Schroder makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	93	102
6:12	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	93	104
6:02	Cade Cunningham makes 25-foot three pointer	96	104
5:38	Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper	96	104
5:34	Josh Hart offensive rebound	96	104
5:32	Paul Reed blocks OG Anunoby 's 2-foot driving layup	96	104
5:28	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	96	104
5:25	Dennis Schroder makes 23-foot three point shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	99	104
5:01	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	99	104
4:57	Paul Reed defensive rebound	99	104
4:42	Tobias Harris makes 16-foot jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	101	104
4:41	Knicks Full timeout	101	104
4:41	Jalen Duren enters the game for Paul Reed	101	104
4:35	Dennis Schroder personal foul	101	104
4:10	Jalen Brunson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Josh Hart assists)	101	106
3:56	OG Anunoby personal foul	101	106
3:41	Cade Cunningham misses 12-foot two point shot	101	106
3:39	Josh Hart defensive rebound	101	106
3:19	Josh Hart misses 24-foot three point jumper	101	106
3:15	Jalen Brunson vs. Jalen Duren	101	106
3:15	Knicks offensive team rebound	101	106
3:01	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 13-foot two point shot	101	108
3:01	Pistons Full timeout	101	108
2:39	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Tobias Harris 's 2-foot layup	101	108
2:39	Pistons offensive team rebound	101	108
2:38	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	101	108
2:36	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	101	108
2:36	Jalen Duren makes dunk	103	108
2:14	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	103	108
2:14	Karl-Anthony Towns turnover	103	108
2:07	Cade Cunningham makes driving layup	105	108
1:42	Jalen Brunson misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	105	108
1:39	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	105	108
1:28	Cade Cunningham misses driving layup	105	108
1:25	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	105	108
1:24	Jalen Brunson makes two point shot	105	110
1:16	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	105	110
1:13	Josh Hart defensive rebound	105	110
59.0	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup	105	112
59.0	Pistons Full timeout	105	112
59.0	Malik Beasley enters the game for Dennis Schroder	105	112
55.0	Malik Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	108	112
34.2	Tobias Harris personal foul	108	112
34.2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	108	113
34.2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	108	114
29.1	Jalen Duren makes 2-foot dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	110	114
23.1	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	110	114
23.1	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	110	115
23.1	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	110	115
23.1	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	110	116
16.2	Cade Cunningham misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	110	116
15.1	Pistons offensive team rebound	110	116
13.1	Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper	110	116
8.1	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	110	116
8.1	Mikal Bridges vs. Cade Cunningham (Tim Hardaway Jr. gains possession)	110	116
8.0	Mikal Bridges lost ball turnover (Cade Cunningham steals)	110	116
5.1	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper	113	116
5.1	Knicks Full timeout	113	116
5.1	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Jalen Duren	113	116
5.1	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Malik Beasley	113	116
5.1	Paul Reed enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	113	116
5.1	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	113	116
3.1	Ausar Thompson personal foul	113	116
3.1	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	113	117
3.1	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	113	117
3.1	Jalen Duren enters the game for Ronald Holland II	113	117
3.1	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2	113	117
3.1	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	113	117
3.0	Pistons Full timeout	113	117
3.0	Malik Beasley enters the game for Paul Reed	113	117
3.0	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Ausar Thompson	113	117
1.1	Tobias Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	116	117
0.1	Malik Beasley personal foul	116	117
0.1	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	116	118
0.1	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2	116	118
0.1	Pistons defensive team rebound	116	118
0.1	(00:00.5) [Knicks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	116	118
0.1	Jalen Duren out of bounds bad pass turnover	116	118
0.1	Knicks Full timeout	116	118
0.1	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Jalen Duren	116	118
0.1	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Malik Beasley	116	118
0.1	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	116	118
0.1	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	116	118
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	116	118
0.0	End of Game	116	118

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

11:00 PM, April 24, 2025

Coverage

TNT, FanDuel SN DET, MSG

Attendance

20,062

Referees

Zach Zarba, Sean Wright, Rodney Mott, Nick Buchert

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

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Towns scores 31, Brunson has 30 and Knicks beat Pistons 118-116 for a 2-1 lead in series

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