Knicks (118) vs Pistons (116) · Apr 24, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Apr 24, 2025

Game Recap

The Knicks defeat the Pistons, 118-116 to take a 2-1 lead in their 1st-round, best-of-7 series.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	33	33	27	25	118
DET	27	26	30	33	116

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Josh HartSF	40	3-7	0-1	0-0	11	9	2	1	1	2	+5	6
8OG AnunobyPF	42	7-17	3-8	5-6	2	0	2	1	2	3	+2	22
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	41	10-18	4-8	7-7	8	1	1	2	2	4	+8	31
25Mikal BridgesSG	38	7-13	3-6	3-3	7	3	3	2	3	2	-4	20
11Jalen BrunsonPG	38	9-20	1-7	11-13	7	9	0	1	1	3	+8	30
2Miles McBride	9	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	+8	3
23Mitchell Robinson	15	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	4	-7	2
1Cameron Payne	9	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	-8	4
44Landry Shamet	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
5Precious Achiuwa	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Pacome Dadiet	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Ariel Hukporti	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tyler Kolek	— did not play —												— did not play —
P.J. Tucker	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Delon Wright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8646.5%	12-3237.5%	26-2989.7%	40	22	11	7	9	22	-	118

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	17	2-3	0-0	3-5	3	4	1	0	2	4	-7	7
12Tobias HarrisPF	31	2-9	1-3	0-0	6	0	1	0	1	5	+10	5
0Jalen DurenC	32	7-10	0-0	2-2	8	3	0	0	1	5	+3	16
8Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	35	7-13	7-12	3-3	2	1	0	0	2	4	-1	24
2Cade CunninghamPG	42	10-25	2-5	2-3	7	11	4	2	6	4	-4	24
5Malik Beasley	22	4-14	2-10	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	3	-13	12
17Dennis Schroder	29	6-9	4-6	2-2	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	18
7Paul Reed	15	1-1	0-0	2-4	8	0	0	1	1	0	-5	4
00Ronald Holland II	11	0-2	0-1	6-6	2	0	0	1	1	1	+7	6
19Simone Fontecchio	— did not play —												— did not play —
34Bobi Klintman	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Marcus Sasser	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Isaiah Stewart	— did not play —												— did not play —
43Lindy Waters III	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	39-8645.3%	16-3743.2%	22-2781.5%	43	22	6	4	14	28	-	116

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarternykdet

(11:54) Jump Ball Duren vs. Towns: Tip to Cunningham
(11:46) MISS Hardaway Jr. 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:42) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:37) MISS Towns 29' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:34) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:27) MISS Harris 16' Jump Shot
(11:26) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:26) MISS Duren Tip Layup Shot
(11:25) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:12) Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
30
(10:49) MISS Duren 4' Driving Layup
(10:49) Hart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:49) PISTONS Rebound
(10:46) MISS Harris 3PT Jump Shot
(10:43) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:36) MISS Towns 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:31) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:28) Anunoby S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
(10:28) MISS Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:28) PISTONS Rebound
+1 (10:28) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
31
(10:16) Harris P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
(10:10) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:07) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:01) MISS Cunningham 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:58) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:53) MISS Anunoby 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:50) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:47) Duren S.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (9:47) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
41
+1 (9:47) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
51
(9:30) MISS Harris 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:28) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (9:21) Towns 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
81
(9:21) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (9:06) Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Duren 1 AST)
84
+2 (8:46) Anunoby 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Hart 3 AST)
104
+2 (8:29) Cunningham 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
106
+2 (8:09) Hart 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
126
(8:01) MISS Cunningham 5' Driving Hook Shot
(8:00) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:00) MISS Thompson Tip Layup Shot
(7:58) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:51) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hart 4 AST)
156
+2 (7:31) Cunningham 11' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
158
+2 (7:22) Brunson 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
178
+3 (7:00) Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
1711
+3 (6:35) Brunson 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hart 5 AST)
2011
(6:20) Brunson FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
+1 (6:20) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 3 (7 PTS)
2012
+1 (6:20) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 3 (8 PTS)
2013
+1 (6:20) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw Flagrant 3 of 3 (9 PTS)
2014
+3 (6:12) Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
2017
(5:52) MISS Brunson 17' Turnaround Jump Shot
(5:49) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:42) Thompson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:42) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(5:36) MISS Anunoby 6' Driving Layup
(5:35) PISTONS Rebound
+3 (5:16) Cunningham 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
2020
(5:00) Hardaway Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Wright)
(4:57) Beasley P.FOUL (P1.T4) (Z.Zarba)
+2 (4:44) Hart 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
2220
(4:33) MISS Harris 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:30) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:23) Towns 29' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
2520
(4:11) MISS Cunningham 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:08) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:02) MISS Hart 7' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:00) PISTONS Rebound
(3:42) MISS Beasley 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:39) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (3:30) Anunoby 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
2820
(3:15) MISS Cunningham 4' Driving Layup
(3:12) McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:56) MISS Anunoby 3PT Jump Shot
(2:53) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:49) MISS McBride 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:46) Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:40) Cunningham 3' Running Layup (9 PTS)
2822
(2:33) Brunson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:33) Cunningham STEAL (1 STL)
(2:23) McBride S.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Buchert)
(2:23) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:23) Schroder Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2823
+1 (2:23) Schroder Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2824
(1:59) MISS Brunson 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:57) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:52) Brunson P.FOUL (P2.T4) (S.Wright)
(1:41) MISS Cunningham 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:36) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (1:32) Schroder 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
2827
(1:11) Hardaway Jr. S.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Wright)
+1 (1:11) Anunoby Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2927
+1 (1:11) Anunoby Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
3027
(0:56) Reed Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:56) Robinson STEAL (1 STL)
(0:51) Anunoby Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:51) Double Technical - Robinson, Reed (Z.Zarba)
(0:51) Towns T.FOUL (P0.T4) (Z.Zarba)
(0:51) MISS Cunningham Free Throw Technical
(0:51) PISTONS Rebound
(0:38) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:34) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:21) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:19) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:16) MISS Beasley 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:13) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:04) Cunningham S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (0:04) Anunoby Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
3127
(0:04) MISS Anunoby Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:02) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:02) MISS Robinson 5' Layup
(0:01) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:01) Anunoby Tip Dunk Shot (10 PTS)
3327
(0:00) MISS Schroder 83' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) PISTONS Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

DET

118Points116

40-86(46.5%)Field Goal(%)39-86(45.3%)

12-32(37.5%)3-Point(%)16-37(43.2%)

26-29(89.7%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

40(9)Rebounds(Offensive)43(11)

22Assists22

11Steals6

7Blocks4

9Turnovers14

22Fouls28

46Pts In The Paint36

14Fast Break Pts13

9Pts Off Turnovers18

9Bench Pts40

14Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, April 24, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,062 (97.9%)

spread: NYK -1.5