National Basketball Association
New York 118, Detroit 112
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 30, 2023
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #64 Justin Van Duyne, #67 Brandon Adair, #68 Jacyn Goble
Attendance: 19812

Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, Julius Randle finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the New York Knicks recovered after giving up a 16-point lead to hand the visiting Detroit Pistons their 16th consecutive loss 118-112 Thursday.

Detroit came to New York for the second leg of a back-to-back after a 133-107 rout Wednesday to the Los Angeles Lakers. Extending the franchise's longest single-season skid looked likely in the first half when the Knicks jumped to a 35-19 lead early in the second quarter.

However, the Pistons rallied to score 35 points in less than 10 minutes and forge a 54-54 tie at intermission. Cade Cunningham capped an 18-point first half, part of his team-high 31 points, with a late 3-pointer. Detroit shot 60.9 percent in the second quarter and knocked down 8 of 14 3-point shots (57.1 percent).

The furious second-quarter comeback carried over into a hotly contested second half. Detroit took the lead on a few occasions, while New York's advantage remained less than five points for much of the half.

Detroit took its final lead with 9:45 remaining in regulation when Ausar Thompson, previously scoreless, made a 3-pointer that put the Pistons ahead 93-91. New York answered with an 8-0 run and Detroit endured a nearly three-minute scoreless drought that gave the Knicks the lead for good.

A 6-1 spurt down the stretch, with Brunson and Randle accounting for all six Knicks points, gave New York a nine-point advantage and sealed the win.

RJ Barrett scored 15 points in the win despite a 1-of-6 shooting performance from 3-point range. Donte DiVincenzo scored all 12 of his points off the bench on 4-of-8 3-point shooting, complementing Brunson's 7-of-12 shooting from beyond the arc. Brunson also dished out eight assists.

Cunningham shot 4 of 9 from 3-point range, while Marcus Sasser added 17 points off the bench on 5-of-7 shooting on 3s. Killian Hayes scored 23 points and Jalen Duren recorded a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   New York
Cade Cunningham 31 Scoring Jalen Brunson 42
Cade Cunningham 8 Assists Jalen Brunson 8
Jalen Duren 12 Rebounds Julius Randle 10
Cade Cunningham 3 Free Throws Made Jalen Brunson 9
Cade Cunningham 2 Steals Quentin Grimes 2
Marvin Bagley III 1 Blocks Donte DiVincenzo 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 112 53.1 15-35 11-17 22 42 3 4 20
New York 118 46.6 16-41 20-28 25 41 3 8 11
Upcoming Games
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Knicks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .750 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Pistons have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .059 after a loss.