How Pistons' late comeback was thwarted by even later Knicks comeback in Game 6

Jalen Brunson's three-pointer with five seconds left gave the New York Knicks a 116-113 win and sent them into a second-round matchup with the Boston Celtics. The Knicks All-Star guard scored 40 points in Game 6, with eight of them coming in an 11-1 Knicks run that closed the game.

With two-and-a-half minutes to go, it looked like the Pistons had taken control of the game with their own run. They trailed by 11 points after three quarters, but took the lead with an impressive 13-0 run where they held the Knicks scoreless for nearly four minutes.

After the Knicks got a basket, the Pistons responded with a 7-0 run, meaning they outscored the Knicks 20-2 over a six-minute stretch of the fourth. The Pistons forced four turnovers, and the Knicks couldn't make shots, thanks to some tenacious Pistons defense, especially from Ausar Thompson.

But Brunson shook Thompson on the game's biggest play, and the Knicks sent the Pistons home. After holding Brunson to 1-of-9 shooting for the first 9:30 of the fourth quarter, he went 3-of-5 down the stretch, On one of those two misses, Thompson was so focused on Brunson that Mikal Bridges (25 points, 11-of-16) sneaked in for a game-tying putback.

It was a game of huge runs. The Knicks jumped out to a 14-point lead after one quarter thanks to runs of 11-0 and 7-0. The Pistons came back with a 38-point second quarter, thanks to five three-pointers from Malik Beasley, including a buzzer-beater that capped a 10-2 run.

In the end, the Knicks' experience was too much for the young Pistons. Or, perhaps, Brunson was too much for them. Cade Cunningham, 23, has a lot of big playoff games in his future. For the immediate future, it's all about the Celtics and the Knicks.