Knicks closely beat the pistons to take 2-1 lead in a series

Karl-Anthony Cities scored 31 points, Jalen Brunson had 30 and New York Knicks Held to win 118-116 over Detroit klipovi Thursday night to take 2-1 lead in the first round series.

And Anunobi 22 points for New York were added. The game 4 is on Sunday in Detroit.

The pistons lost eight levels of straight homes since 2008. years, withdrawing within one of the NBA Recording set by Philadelphia since 1968. until 1971. years.

When Detroit won the new York in the game 2, the franchise ended the record of the league, a match of 15 playoffs, which lost a stripe to take advantage of the domestic court, but they wiped back.

Brunson, who won the clutch award in the NBA on Wednesday, brought a consecutive mood late in the game to give the lead lead seven points.

Tim Hardway Jr. connected to a 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds left to pull the pistons out within three.

Brunson made one of two free throws with 3.5 seconds left for four-year lead after the Coach Detroit, players and fans screaming due to the transferred offense to be called. The guard of all the stars made another free throw at 0.5 seconds left and missed another place.

Detroit did not get the final blow because The Jalen lasts The crossing in front of the bench its team came out of borders on the other side of the court.

The cities were aggressively from the beginning, achieving 11 points in the first quarter. The 7-foot center stated 4-8-8-poljica after combined to record 1 out of 5 out ofions over the first two games.

Detroit’s Cade Cunningham He scored 24 points and had 11 assists, but she missed 15 of 25 shots and had six turns.

Hardai had 24 points, making seven 3-pointers in her career. Dennis Schroder He scored 18 points and Duren had 16 for clips.

New York led 33-27 after an emotionally charged opening of a quarter.

Brunson was called to a terrible misdemeanor on the Sage in the middle through the first and last moment of a quarter, New York Mitchell Robinson and Detroit’s Paul Reed They were engaged with each other, and the cities were intervened and pushed Reed, who had to keep from retaliation.

Knicks dragged with 21-3 races to take a late 14-point lead in the first half and were forward 66-53 at halftime.

Detroit pulled into one point in third place twice, but Knicks went on another increase to take a supply of 10 points in the final quarter, and the pillow was enough cozy to hold Detroit attempts.

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