Kade Cunningham There are 33 points and 12 rebounds, Dennis Schroder Create a tiebreak 3 pointer with 55 seconds remaining, Detroit Piston Snapped them NBA– Record, 15 game postseason loses and loses a streak New York Knicks 100-94 on Monday night in Game 2 of the Playoffs Series.
The Pistons, who have never been in the postseason since 2019, recovered after the Knicks erased a 15-point deficit to score their first playoff victory since Game 4 of the 2008 Eastern Conference Finals against Boston. Celtics The Pistons were swept in 2009, 2006 and 2019 before winning the final two games of that series and dropping Game 1 at Madison Square Garden.
Now they’re back in the victory column, all tied up in the series, hosting Game 3 on Thursday night.
Schroeder, who wasn’t even with the Pistons until the February deal, nailed the three-pointer after the Knicks tied together with a 94 using a 16-4 run. Josh HartDunk. He finished 20 points off the bench.
The Pistons designed one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history this season, making it 44-38, including a 28-game losing streak between 2023-24.
They were then in good shape to score Game 1 with an eight-point lead after three-quarters. Detroit built an additional eight-point advantage after three Mondays, and this time they made a big play after another Knick Slurry.
Jalen Branson He scored 37 points in the No. 3-Seeded Knicks, Karl Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby Both were limited to 10 each after finishing 23 points in the opener.
Cunningham bouncing off with a strong performance after the All-Star Guard was just 8 in Game 1 with 21. The Knicks had a hard time keeping him out of the paint and protecting him without fouling.
The Pistons then kept New York in one basket over the first seven minutes of the third quarter. Cunningham and Tobias Harris Each had two baskets on an 11-0 run Paul ReedPlay for the backup center Isaiah Stewart He was out with inflammation in his right knee and was covered in a basket that gave the piston the biggest lead 68-53, giving him a third of 5:02 left.
Report by Associated Press.
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