Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, Cameron Payne had 11 of his 14 in the fourth quarter and the New York Knicks surprised the Detroit Pistons with a 21-0 run in the last period to gather for a 123-112 victory on Saturday evening in Game 1 by Esir Cracst-Round Playoff series.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 11 rebounds in his first Playoff match with the Knicks and OG Anunoby also scored 23 points for the no. 3-class Knicks. They organize game 2 on Monday evening.
The pistons held up more than three-quarters of their first play-off game since 2019 and had a 98-90 lead, just over nine minutes after the end of their NBA record, 14-game Postseason Losg.
By the time they scored again, the Knicks stood in front of 13 points, the Delirious Fans in Madison Square Garden roared louder with the missing of each pistons after they played a large part of the game with such a balance.
Payne converted to three-point game to start the run, Brunson scored and Payne made 3-Pointer to bind it to 98, and the attack would take almost five minutes. Payne and Brunson combined for the first 17 points before Josh Hart had the last two baskets to make it 111-98 with 4:50.
Tobias Harris scored 25 points for Detroit, but only three in the second half. Cadingham had 21 points and 12 assists, but the Knicks limited the Sterwacht to 8-Fora-21 shooting in his play-off debut.
Brunson, who missed 15 games in the season with a sprained judge ankle, was only 4 for 15 in the first half and seemed to bump in the third quarter after his ankle after his ankle. But he changed from his green sneakers and found a different equipment in the fourth together with the Knicks.
The pistons remained profitless in the late season since Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals 2008.
Reporting by the Associated Press
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