The Detroit Pistons ran the regular-season series 3-1 over the New York Knicks last year and looked like the tougher team heading into the playoffs. Then Jalen Brunson scored 40 in Game 6 and the Knicks moved on.
The Detroit Pistons came to Madison Square Garden on February 19th without Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, both suspended. It was the third time the New York Knicks had faced the Pistons this season and each time, the Pistons had won.
The New York Knicks opened the second half against the first-place Detroit Pistons and lost, badly. But amid the wreckage, there was one subplot worth tracking.
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The Knicks aren’t winning it all this season. Assuming they finish the regular season with a top-three seed, they’ll only meet the Pistons in the ECF. That’s it, that’s where everything will end.
The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.
Before this season began, the New York Knicks were thought of as the favorites to win the East. And it was easy to see why. They were coming off an Eastern Conference Finals appearance and returning with a core that included Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, and OG Anunoby.
The New York Knicks kicked off the second half of their season with a dispiriting 126-111 loss at Madison Square Garden to the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons, who were without Jalen Duran and Isaiah Stewart, their two best and currently suspended big men.
If only pictures could say a thousand words. Well, this was exactly how things panned out when Jalen Brunson watched Karl-Anthony Towns get blocked in his attempt to score.
The New York Knicks lost 126-111 to the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden, and Karl-Anthony Towns took too long to get going, and by the time he did, the game was mostly gone.
Jalen Brunson hit the ground running upon joining the New York Knicks during 2022's free agency period, and all he's done since is continually reward the franchise for believing in him to the tune of seven playoff series appearances over three postseasons.
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The New York Knicks just couldn’t figure out the Detroit Pistons in the 2025-26 NBA season. On Thursday, the Knicks failed anew in their mission to score a win at Detroit’s expense, as they suffered a 126-111 loss to the visiting Pistons.
Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks couldn’t win against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. The Knicks had an advantage with a complete and healthy group.
The Detroit Pistons lost a hard-fought first-round series to the New York Knicks last season. The Knicks better hope they don't get a rematch this year.
The New York Knicks made a decision down the stretch of Thursday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons to have Landry Shamet on the court instead of Mikal Bridges.
The New York Knicks had no answer for Cade Cunningham on Thursday, as he led the Detroit Pistons to a convincing win, 123-111, at Madison Square Garden.
The good thing about watching the NBA is that you will always have a chance to see something you have not seen before. Even if that something is absolutely unnecessary.
The Detroit Pistons didn’t just win, they made another massive statement. With a 126-111 victory over the New York Knicks, Detroit completed the regular-season sweep and strengthened its grip on the No.
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The New York Knicks' mercurial big Karl-Anthony Towns is open to a future move to NBA Europe, should it come to fruition. Towns was one of the players who spoke to The Athletic on the subject of NBA players considering their futures in NBA Europe, and it looks like the five-time NBA All-Star wouldn't mind plying his trade there.
There is a chance that Madison Square Garden Sports CEO James Dolan might be making moves to split up the New York Knicks and Rangers, the city’s NBA and NHL teams, into two separately publicly traded companies.