New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons

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New York Knicks

3-2, 2-1 Away

Final
128 - 98

Detroit Pistons

1-5, 0-3 Home

Brunson scores 36, Knicks rout Pistons 128-98 for 16th straight win over Detroit

Jalen Brunson drops 36 points as Knicks rout Pistons

Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for New York, which never trailed and led by at least 20 points for the final 40 minutes. OG Anunoby scored 21 points as the Knicks' starters scored 106 points.

Cade Cunningham had 22 points for the Pistons, who fall to 1-5, and Tobias Harris added 13 points and eight rebounds.

The Knicks tripled the Pistons' scoring in the first quarter, taking a 39-13 lead, and were never threatened.

Takeaways Knicks: New York shot 62.5%, including 4-7 from the 3-point line, and only had one turnover in the first quarter, while the Pistons shot 28.6%, including 1-9 on 3s, and turned the ball over seven times.

Pistons: Detroit hasn't won 25 games since the 2018-19 season, hasn't had a winning season since 2015-16 and hasn't won a playoff game since 2007-08.

Key moment Brunson outscored the Pistons 15-13 in the quarter as the Knicks built their comfortable first-quarter lead.

Key stat New York forced 22 turnovers for 30 points, while the Pistons only got 12 points from 10 Knicks turnovers.

Up next The Pistons travel to New York to play the Nets on Sunday, and the Knicks visit the Rockets on Monday.

Regular Season Series

NY leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	128 - 98
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	128 - 98
4th 3.1	shot clock turnover	128 - 98
4th 27.1	Ronald Holland II makes two point shot	128 - 98
4th 37.1	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	128 - 96

Statistics

NY		DET
52-101	FG	41-81
51	Field Goal %	51
18-38	3PT	11-34
47	Three Point %	32
6-10	FT	5-7
60	Free Throw %	71
45	Rebounds	38
12	Offensive Rebounds	6
33	Defensive Rebounds	32
31	Assists	23
16	Steals	6
3	Blocks	9
9	Turnovers	22
1	Team Turnovers	0
10	Total Turnovers	22
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
12	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	30
23	Fast Break Points	16
56	Points in Paint	50
14	Fouls	12
38	Largest Lead	0

Detroit Pistons Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Ugonna Onyenso, C	Day-To-Day	Nov 11
Isaiah Joe, G	Out	Nov 9
Jalen Duren, C	Out	Nov 8

New York Knicks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 17,022 · Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	10	2	.833	-	W5
Philadelphia	10	3	.769	0.5	W1
New York	6	6	.500	4	L2
Toronto	5	7	.417	5	L3
Brooklyn	3	8	.273	6.5	W1

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	-	3	W2	0.72727275	8
Cleveland	3	7	L1	0.46153846	6
Indiana	4	8	W2	0.3846154	5
Chicago	6	9	W1	0.18181819	2
Milwaukee	8	12	L9	0.07692308	1

Full Standings

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