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Cunningham's 42 points, 13 assists lead Pistons to a 126-111 win over the Knicks

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Stephen A. Smith goes off on the New York Knicks after their 126-111 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
Stephen A. Smith goes off on the New York Knicks after their 126-111 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

NEW YORK -- — Cade Cunningham had 42 points and 13 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 126-111 win over the New York Knicks on Thursday night.

The Pistons have defeated the Knicks in the teams’ three meetings this season.

Paul Reed scored 18 points, Tobias Harris had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Ausar Thompson added 10 points for Eastern Conference-leading Detroit.

Jalen Brunson led New York with 30 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Landry Shamet scored 15 points and Josh Hart had 11 as the Knicks shot a miserable 23% (8 of 35) from 3-point range.

The Knicks scored the first five points of the game, taking their biggest lead at 9-2. The Pistons then went on a 21-8 run, taking the lead for good.

Detroit ended the second quarter on a 7-0 run and took its first double-digit lead of the game, 58-48, at halftime.

The Knicks pulled within 62-60 on Towns’ basket early in the third quarter. But, Duncan Robinson hit back-to-back 3s and the Pistons extended their lead to 13 points before settling for a 90-79 advantage heading into the final quarter.

Detroit went up by a game-high 19 points at 104-85 on Daniss Jenkins’ tip-in with 7:50 left in the game.

The Knicks closed within 11 at 120-109 on a 3-pointer by Brunson with 1:33 remaining, but got no closer

The Pistons played without Jalen Duran, their leading rebounder and second-leading scorer, and Isaiah Stewart, who averages 10 points. Both are serving suspensions for their part in a brawl in a game against Charlotte on February 9.

Up next

Pistons: At Chicago on Saturday.

Knicks: Hosts Houston on Saturday.

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Game Information

Game Information

Time, Location & Referees
Madison Square Garden
Venue
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
Date & Time
12:30 AM, February 20, 2026
Coverage
Prime Video, MSG
Attendance
19,812
Referees
Courtney Kirkland, J.B. DeRosa, Tyler Ricks

Game Analysis

Statistics visualization

Game Stats

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Pistons
Knicks
48-93FG41-87
52Field Goal %47
13-303PT8-35
43Three Point %23
17-20FT21-28
11Offensive Rebounds11
33Defensive Rebounds27
30Assists24
9Steals9
8Blocks7
14Turnovers12
0Technical Fouls0
12Points Conceded Off Turnovers10
18Fast Break Points16
20Fouls22
19Largest Lead7

Current Standings

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAMWLPCTSTRK
Detroit5621.727W2
Cleveland4829.623W1
Milwaukee3047.390L2
Chicago2948.377L6
Indiana1859.234L1

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAMWLPCTSTRK
Boston5225.675W2
New York5028.641W2
Philadelphia4334.558W2
Toronto4334.558W1
Brooklyn1859.234L2

Play by Play

Play By Play

Recent plays and game events
TIMEPLAY
12:00
Paul Reed vs. Karl-Anthony Towns
00
11:53
Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
30
11:34
Cade Cunningham misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
30
11:32
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
30
11:18
OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper
30
11:16
Pistons defensive team rebound
30
11:04
Duncan Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
30
11:01
Josh Hart defensive rebound
30
10:58
Jalen Brunson traveling turnover
30
10:45
Tobias Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
30
10:41
Jalen Brunson defensive rebound
30
10:33
Tobias Harris blocks Josh Hart 's 2-foot driving layup
30
10:31
Ausar Thompson defensive rebound
30
10:26
Duncan Robinson misses running pullup jump shot
30
10:23
Jalen Brunson defensive rebound
30
10:20
Josh Hart makes running dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
50
10:10
Paul Reed makes layup (Ausar Thompson assists)
52
9:53
OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper
52
9:50
Paul Reed defensive rebound
52
9:30
Paul Reed misses three point shot
52
9:28
Jalen Brunson defensive rebound
52
9:14
Ausar Thompson shooting foul
52
9:14
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
62
9:14
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
72
9:04
Cade Cunningham misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
72
9:03
Pistons offensive team rebound
72
9:03
Mikal Bridges loose ball foul
72
8:55
Cade Cunningham misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
72
8:54
Josh Hart defensive rebound
72
8:46
Mikal Bridges makes 21-foot jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
92
8:44
Pistons Full timeout
92
8:29
Tobias Harris misses 8-foot fade away jump shot
92
8:26
Paul Reed offensive rebound
92
8:25
Tobias Harris misses layup
92
8:23
Pistons offensive team rebound
92
8:11
Cade Cunningham makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
95
7:42
Mikal Bridges makes layup (Josh Hart assists)
115
7:33
Cade Cunningham makes driving layup
117
7:33
Mikal Bridges shooting foul
117
7:33
Landry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges
117
7:33
Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 1
118
7:15
OG Anunoby makes 1-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
138
7:05
OG Anunoby blocks Cade Cunningham 's 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
138
7:03
Josh Hart defensive rebound
138
6:49
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper
138
6:47
Tobias Harris defensive rebound
138
6:35
Cade Cunningham makes layup (Ausar Thompson assists)
1310
6:25
Jalen Brunson misses 24-foot three point jumper
1310
6:24
Tobias Harris defensive rebound
1310
6:17
Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul
1310
6:17
Tobias Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
1311
6:17
Mitchell Robinson enters the game for OG Anunoby
1311
6:17
Mohamed Diawara enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns
1311
6:17
Tobias Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
1312
6:03
Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot
1312
6:01
Paul Reed defensive rebound
1312
5:55
Cade Cunningham misses driving layup
1312
5:53
Josh Hart defensive rebound
1312
5:48
Josh Hart makes running layup (Landry Shamet assists)
1512
5:32
Tobias Harris makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
1514
5:32
Josh Hart shooting foul
1514
5:32
Tobias Harris misses free throw 1 of 1
1514
5:30
Mohamed Diawara defensive rebound
1514
5:13
Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper
1514
5:11
Tobias Harris defensive rebound
1514
5:05
Cade Cunningham makes 23-foot running jump shot (Tobias Harris assists)
1517
4:50
Landry Shamet misses 26-foot three point jumper
1517
4:47
Paul Reed defensive rebound
1517
4:41
Paul Reed makes layup (Cade Cunningham assists)
1519
4:41
Jalen Brunson shooting foul
1519
4:41
Ronald Holland II enters the game for Duncan Robinson
1519
4:41
Daniss Jenkins enters the game for Tobias Harris
1519
4:41
Paul Reed makes free throw 1 of 1
1520
4:26
Jalen Brunson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Josh Hart assists)
1720
4:05
Cade Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Daniss Jenkins assists)
1723
3:50
Mitchell Robinson makes 1-foot dunk (Mohamed Diawara assists)
1923
3:40
Daniss Jenkins offensive foul
1923
3:40
Daniss Jenkins offensive foul turnover
1923
3:40
Javonte Green enters the game for Ausar Thompson
1923
3:40
Tolu Smith enters the game for Paul Reed
1923
3:31
Daniss Jenkins shooting foul
1923
3:31
Landry Shamet makes free throw 1 of 2
2023
3:31
OG Anunoby enters the game for Josh Hart
2023
3:31
Jose Alvarado enters the game for Mohamed Diawara
2023
3:31
Landry Shamet misses free throw 2 of 2
2023
3:28
Ronald Holland II defensive rebound
2023
3:12
Cade Cunningham misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
2023
3:09
Jalen Brunson defensive rebound
2023
2:48
Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Cade Cunningham steals)
2023
2:42
Cade Cunningham bad pass turnover (Jalen Brunson steals)
2023
2:37
Jose Alvarado makes two point shot (Landry Shamet assists)
2223
2:21
Javonte Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
2226
1:59
Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot
2226
1:58
Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound
2226
1:58
Tolu Smith shooting foul
2226
1:58
Knicks Full timeout
2226
1:58
Caris LeVert enters the game for Cade Cunningham
2226
1:58
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
2226
1:58
Knicks offensive team rebound
2226
1:58
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
2226
1:55
Javonte Green defensive rebound
2226
1:48
Daniss Jenkins offensive charge
2226
1:48
Daniss Jenkins offensive foul turnover
2226
1:33
Jalen Brunson makes 11-foot two point shot
2426
1:13
Tolu Smith makes 1-foot dunk (Caris LeVert assists)
2428
47.8
Tolu Smith shooting foul
2428
47.8
Mitchell Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
2528
47.8
Mitchell Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
2628
30.6
OG Anunoby blocks Daniss Jenkins 's 3-foot driving layup
2628
27.6
Landry Shamet defensive rebound
2628
26.4
Jose Alvarado offensive charge
2628
26.4
Jose Alvarado offensive foul turnover
2628
26.4
Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Jalen Brunson
2628
26.4
Duncan Robinson enters the game for Ronald Holland II
2628
26.4
Cade Cunningham enters the game for Daniss Jenkins
2628
5.0
Cade Cunningham bad pass turnover (Mitchell Robinson steals)
2628
0.3
OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper
2628
0.1
Knicks offensive team rebound
2628
0.0
End of the 1st Quarter
2628

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