New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons

Jan 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	29	25	15	21	90
DET	30	34	25	32	121

Game Recap

Detroit defeats New York, 121-90 as they win 3 of their last 4 overall. Pistons move to 27-9, Knicks move to 23-13.

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8OG AnunobySF	28	1-4	0-2	3-4	2	1	3	1	2	2	-31	5
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	22	1-4	1-2	3-3	1	1	0	0	6	3	-27	6
23Mitchell RobinsonC	24	1-3	0-0	0-0	10	1	0	1	0	1	-10	2
25Mikal BridgesSG	25	4-10	2-3	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	1	-13	10
11Jalen BrunsonPG	30	10-21	2-6	3-3	3	0	0	0	6	3	-18	25
2Miles McBride	24	6-9	5-6	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	3	-3	17
00Jordan Clarkson	19	3-6	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	-14	8
9Kevin McCullar Jr.	16	2-5	0-1	0-0	3	3	2	0	2	2	-17	4
13Tyler Kolek	19	3-8	1-2	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	2	-6	9
55Ariel Hukporti	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-3	2
28Guerschon Yabusele	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	-3	0
51Mohamed Diawara	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
4Pacome Dadiet	4	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	-5	2
TOTAL	-	32-7642.1%	13-3043.3%	13-1492.9%	30	15	7	3	20	17	-	90

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	19	4-8	0-0	2-2	7	1	2	0	3	1	+23	10
7Paul ReedPF	25	4-7	0-1	0-0	8	1	0	1	1	5	+22	8
28Isaiah StewartC	31	3-8	1-4	0-2	9	0	0	2	0	2	+13	7
55Duncan RobinsonSG	20	3-8	2-6	1-1	5	0	1	0	1	0	+25	9
2Cade CunninghamPG	29	11-17	3-4	4-5	3	13	1	2	5	2	+23	29
5Ronald Holland II	24	2-5	1-1	0-0	5	1	1	3	1	0	+6	5
31Javonte Green	29	6-9	4-6	1-2	2	1	3	0	0	1	+12	17
23Jaden Ivey	22	6-10	1-2	3-4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	16
24Daniss Jenkins	22	5-10	2-4	0-0	0	4	1	2	1	1	+16	12
25Marcus Sasser	5	3-3	2-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	1	+5	8
35Tolu Smith	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	+5	0
20Chaz Lanier	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	+5	0

TOTAL	-	47-8654.7%	16-3151.6%	11-1668.8%	44	25	12	11	15	15	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKDET

(11:55) Jump Ball Reed vs. Robinson: Tip to Towns
(11:46) Stewart S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Sterling)
+1 (11:46) Anunoby Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
(11:46) MISS Anunoby Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:45) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:33) Robinson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
13
(11:33) Brunson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+1 (11:33) Robinson Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
14
(11:18) MISS Bridges 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:14) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) Cunningham Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:04) Anunoby STEAL (1 STL)
(11:01) MISS Bridges 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(10:59) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:53) Stewart 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
17
(10:43) MISS Brunson 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(10:40) Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:36) Cunningham 3' Running Layup (2 PTS)
19
+2 (10:24) Brunson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
39
(10:02) MISS Stewart 3PT Jump Shot
(10:00) Reed REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:53) Reed 5' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
311
(9:37) Reed P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
(9:29) MISS Robinson 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:26) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:19) MISS Cunningham 5' Driving Layup
(9:16) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:09) Brunson 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
511
(8:43) MISS Thompson 5' Turnaround Jump Shot
(8:42) Reed REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (8:37) Reed 3' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Cunningham 3 AST)
513
+2 (8:21) Bridges 7' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
713
(8:09) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
+1 (8:09) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
714
+1 (8:09) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
715
+2 (7:56) Brunson 10' Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
915
(7:43) MISS Reed 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(7:41) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:34) MISS Anunoby 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:32) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:20) Cunningham 4' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (4 PTS)
917
+2 (7:07) Brunson 16' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1117
(6:51) Robinson Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:51) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:40) McBride 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1317
(6:24) Anunoby S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Sterling)
+1 (6:24) Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1318
(6:24) MISS Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:21) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:00) Brunson 4' Driving Layup (10 PTS)
1518
+2 (5:45) Cunningham 4' Driving Reverse Layup (7 PTS)
1520
(5:27) PISTONS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Reed ) (P.Fraher)
+1 (5:27) Towns Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
1620
(5:13) MISS Brunson 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:10) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:05) McCullar Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Acosta)
(5:05) MISS Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:05) PISTONS Rebound
(5:05) MISS Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:02) McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:55) MISS McBride 4' Driving Layup
(4:55) Stewart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:54) Knicks Rebound
(4:42) MISS McCullar Jr. 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:42) Holland II BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:41) PISTONS Rebound
+2 (4:19) Ivey 9' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1622
+3 (4:06) Clarkson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCullar Jr. 1 AST)
1922
+2 (3:52) Cunningham 3' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
1924
+3 (3:44) Clarkson 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McCullar Jr. 2 AST)
2224
+3 (3:26) Cunningham 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2227
(3:14) MISS Brunson 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:11) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (3:08) McBride 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Robinson 1 AST)
2527
(2:46) Cunningham Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(2:46) McCullar Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(2:41) MISS Clarkson 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:39) Holland II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:34) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(2:20) MISS Jenkins 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:17) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:04) MISS Clarkson 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:02) Reed REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (1:45) Ivey 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2530
(1:20) MISS Bridges 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:20) Holland II BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:18) Holland II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:10) Holland II Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (0:55) Brunson 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2730
(0:38) Jenkins Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:38) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:33) Bridges 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
2930
(0:14) MISS Ivey 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:09) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:05) Brunson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(0:05) Green STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) MISS Ivey 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) PISTONS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

DET

90Points121

32-76(42.1%)Field Goal(%)47-86(54.7%)

13-30(43.3%)3-Point(%)16-31(51.6%)

13-14(92.9%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

30(5)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

15Assists25

7Steals12

3Blocks11

20Turnovers15

17Fouls15

34Pts In The Paint52

12Fast Break Pts21

10Pts Off Turnovers33

42Bench Pts58

1Largest Lead33

Game Details

Monday, January 5, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,032 (97.8%)

tv: Peacock