Jalen BrunsonThe 3-point of the top of the arc with 4.3 seconds remaining in the regulation raised the New York Knicks to a 116-113 victory against the Pistons de Detroit in match 6 of their NBA eliminatory series in the first round. With the victory, the Knicks qualify for the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference to face the Boston Celtics.
Cade CunninghamThe rider of the free throw line with five minutes to play gave the pistons an advance of 105-103, finishing a race of 13-0. Josh Hart Equipped the match with a lay-up on the next possession of the Knicks, but Detroit scored the following seven points while New York missed six consecutive shots.
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The Knicks had the opportunity to find their heads with a minute to play, but Ausar Thompson prevented Brunson from being shot and that Detroit took over. Jal Made one of the two free throws to give the pistons an advance of 113-111. But after a dead time, Mikal Bridges Return a Miss Brunson to equalize the score with 35 seconds to play.
Knicks become hot early, but pistons go back in return
Brunson asserted himself at first, scoring 15 points with four assists at the first quarter. He pulled 7-9 from the ground, leading a 60% shooting effort in New York (4 out of 10 out of 3s).
After the pistons ended at 9-8, the Knicks appeased the crowd with a 11-0 race. Detroit reduced the deficit to 30-23 on a Malik Beasley 3, but New York has scored the last seven points of the quarter, punctuated by a Miles McBride 3 points.
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The Knicks built their advance at 42-27 on a Cities of Karl-Anthony'Jumper two minutes after the second quarter, but Detroit finally made a race from there starting with a Dennis Schröder 3. The pistons dominated New York 19-8 on a six-minute section to equalize the scoring at 49-49, fueled by three 3 points by Beasley with Cade Cunningham And Jal Work their lob game inside.
Detroit took his first advance of the match at 58-57 with a minute before half-time on a short rider from Cunningham and entered the changing rooms at the top of 61-59 on the sixth pointer 3 points from Beasley of half-time. It finished a quarter of 38-22 for the pistons.
The pistons are becoming cold after half-time
The Knicks came out again in the third quarter, performing a 15-6 race in the first four minutes, crowned by a Brunson pointer at 3. New York opened a margin of 10 points on a 3 of And Anunoby And, more importantly, they marked Duren with his fourth fault.
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With Isaiah Stewart Missing his fifth match of the series with an inflammation of the right knee, the piston coach JB Bickerstaff briefly decided to do without a center. But the Knicks easily led to the basket and to Strait put Paul Reed In the game before you can get delay.
The Knicks extended their lead behind five points in Brunson and appeared in danger of losing momentum when Anunoby was called to a fault for throwing Schröder on the ground. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau challenged the call, arguing that Schröder was holding Anunoby first. New York has lost the challenge, but held a two -digit lead out of a 3 of Mikal Bridges And the dunk of put Josh Hart.
Detroit pulled 6 out of 18 during the quarter, including 0 out of 7 behind the arc. Tim Hardaway Jr. Finally broke this cold spell with a 3 to halfway through the fourth, its only long-term brand in the game.
