National Basketball Association
New York 104, Detroit 102
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 27, 2022
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Officials: #67 Brandon Adair, #82 Suyash Mehta, #74 Curtis Blair
Attendance: 19304

RJ Barrett had 21 points and nine rebounds, and the visiting New York Knicks extended their winning streak to three games with a 104-102 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.

Julius Randle, returning after a three-game absence due to a quad injury, had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists for New York (33-42). Alec Burks and Immanuel Quickley supplied 18 points apiece, Evan Fournier added 11, and Obi Toppin had 10.

New York held on after taking the lead for good at 92-90 on a Randle layup with 5:49 left.

Marvin Bagley had a season-high 27 points and seven rebounds for the Pistons (20-55). Cade Cunningham had 18 points and seven assists, while Saddiq Bey scored 14 points, and Isaiah Stewart added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Detroit's top scorer, Jerami Grant, missed the game with a left-calf strain.

The Knicks reeled off 14 unanswered points in the first quarter to take a 29-14 lead. Quickley hit a pair of 3-pointers during that outburst. New York led by 12, 34-22, when the quarter ended.

New York had a 9-2 run late in the second quarter to increase its lead to 21. Detroit finished the quarter on a 14-5 run to cut the Knicks' lead to 12, 59-47, by halftime. Barrett led the Knicks with 14 first-half points, while Bagley topped the Pistons with 17.

A Detroit spurt early in the third quarter cut New York's lead to 61-59. The Knicks maintained a slim lead the rest of the quarter but led by just one, 80-79, heading into the fourth.

Detroit evened the score at 83 on a Killian Hayes jumper. It was 90-apiece when the Knicks went on a 7-0 run. Randle started it with his layup, then knocked down a 3-pointer. Barrett followed with a layup before Bagley answered with a corner 3-pointer.

Bey made two free throws with a minute left to cut New York's edge to 101-100. Burks then hit a 3-pointer after a timeout.

Hayes then made a layup and Barrett missed in the lane. Cunningham got the ball after a timeout, but Burks stripped it out of his hands to clinch the Knicks' victory.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
New York   Detroit
RJ Barrett 21 Scoring Marvin Bagley III 27
Julius Randle 5 Assists Cade Cunningham 7
RJ Barrett 9 Rebounds Isaiah Stewart 10
Alec Burks 7 Free Throws Made Saddiq Bey 5
Julius Randle 2 Steals Braxton Key 2
Mitchell Robinson 5 Blocks Cade Cunningham 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New York 104 40.0 13-41 23-29 19 51 8 8 14
Detroit 102 45.9 8-29 16-18 23 37 5 8 10
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Pistons have a W/L % of .238 after a win and .278 after a loss.
  • New York will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Knicks have a W/L % of .424 after a win and .452 after a loss.