New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons

May 1, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	37	22	37	20	116
DET	23	38	24	28	113

Game Recap

The Knicks defeated the Pistons, 116-113, as Jalen Brunson knocks down the game-winning 3PM with 5.3 seconds remaining. The Knicks win the series, 4-2, and move on to face the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, beginning on Monday, May 5.

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Josh HartSF	34	3-5	1-1	6-6	10	4	0	1	3	5	+13	13
8OG AnunobyPF	44	6-14	4-10	6-7	5	1	3	2	2	4	+2	22
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	37	4-10	0-1	2-3	15	2	2	0	3	6	+8	10
25Mikal BridgesSG	44	11-16	1-4	2-2	4	3	0	1	4	1	+7	25
11Jalen BrunsonPG	42	15-33	3-10	7-8	4	7	0	0	2	2	+5	40
23Mitchell Robinson	13	0-1	0-0	1-4	3	0	0	0	0	1	-10	1
2Miles McBride	17	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	-6	3
1Cameron Payne	6	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	2	-4	2
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 —
44Landry Shamet	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Delon Wright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-8647.7%	10-3033.3%	24-3080.0%	43	18	6	4	16	22	-	116

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	22	5-7	0-0	7-10	6	1	3	2	0	3	-7	17
12Tobias HarrisPF	39	6-10	1-3	1-1	5	0	1	0	1	1	-23	14
0Jalen DurenC	39	6-9	0-0	9-10	6	3	0	0	2	5	-3	21
8Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	33	3-11	1-6	0-0	5	1	1	0	4	1	-7	7
2Cade CunninghamPG	44	9-22	0-8	5-6	7	8	3	1	3	4	-2	23
17Dennis Schroder	30	3-9	1-4	2-2	4	9	1	0	1	2	+7	9
5Malik Beasley	24	6-13	6-13	2-2	2	2	0	0	4	2	+17	20
7Paul Reed	7	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	5	+3	2
19Simone Fontecchio	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Ronald Holland II	— 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	-	38-8146.9%	9-3426.5%	28-3384.8%	36	25	9	3	15	23	-	113

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKDET

(11:56) Jump Ball Duren vs. Towns: Tip to Hart
+2 (11:41) Brunson 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:23) Cunningham Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:23) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:19) Bridges 3' Running Layup (2 PTS)
40
+2 (11:00) Cunningham 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
42
(10:42) PISTONS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Duren ) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (10:42) Towns Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
52
(10:32) MISS Brunson 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:31) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:26) Hardaway Jr. 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
54
(10:13) MISS Anunoby 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:10) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:10) MISS Towns 6' Floating Jump Shot
(10:09) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:02) MISS Cunningham 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:01) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:51) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
+1 (9:51) Anunoby Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
64
+1 (9:51) Anunoby Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
74
(9:44) Duren Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:33) MISS Bridges 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:29) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:26) Duren 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
76
+2 (9:01) Brunson 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
96
(8:37) MISS Cunningham 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:35) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:31) MISS Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:30) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:30) Harris Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
98
(8:08) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:07) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (8:02) Anunoby 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
128
(8:02) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:49) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:48) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:42) Bridges 3' Running Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
148
(7:33) MISS Cunningham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:32) Knicks Rebound
+2 (7:10) Towns 4' Driving Layup (3 PTS)
168
(6:57) MISS Harris 9' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:54) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:50) Bridges 2' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
188
(6:29) Hardaway Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (6:21) Brunson 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
208
(6:02) Anunoby S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (6:02) Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
209
+1 (6:02) Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2010
+3 (5:48) Anunoby 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Brunson 3 AST)
2310
(5:32) MISS Duren 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(5:32) Anunoby BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:30) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:20) Anunoby Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:20) Hardaway Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:10) Harris 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
2313
(4:55) MISS Anunoby 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:53) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:44) Schroder 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2315
+2 (4:29) Brunson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2515
(4:23) MISS Hardaway Jr. 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(4:22) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+3 (4:16) Brunson 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
2815
(4:16) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (3:59) Cunningham 4' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Schroder 2 AST)
2817
(3:31) MISS Bridges 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:28) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:25) Hart S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
+1 (3:25) Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2818
+1 (3:25) Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2819
(2:57) MISS Anunoby 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:56) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:55) Hart S.FOUL (P2.T3) (T.Brothers)
(2:55) MISS Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:55) PISTONS Rebound
+1 (2:55) Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2820
+2 (2:39) Brunson 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (13 PTS)
3020
+3 (2:17) Beasley 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
3023
(1:53) MISS Anunoby 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:51) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:45) MISS Schroder 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:43) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:33) Brunson 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (15 PTS)
3223
(1:14) MISS Beasley 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:11) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:58) Bridges 14' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
3423
(0:37) MISS Duren 8' Floating Jump Shot
(0:35) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:29) MISS Bridges 10' Jump Shot
(0:27) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:23) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:21) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:02) McBride 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brunson 4 AST)
3723

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

DET

116Points113

41-86(47.7%)Field Goal(%)38-81(46.9%)

10-30(33.3%)3-Point(%)9-34(26.5%)

24-30(80.0%)Free Throw(%)28-33(84.8%)

43(13)Rebounds(Offensive)36(6)

18Assists25

6Steals9

4Blocks3

16Turnovers15

22Fouls23

48Pts In The Paint48

18Fast Break Pts24

11Pts Off Turnovers24

6Bench Pts31

15Largest Lead7

Game Details

Thursday, May 1, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,062 (97.9%)

tv: TNT