Mike Brown has big regrets after letting Cade Cunningham disappear
The New York Knicks he had no answer for Cade Cunningham on Thursday, like him he led the Detroit Pistons to a convincing victory123-111, at Madison Square Garden.
Cunningham scored a game-high 42 points on 17-of-34 shooting, including 5-of-11 from three-point range. He also had eight rebounds, 13 assists and two blocks in another masterful performance.
He won the matchup with Jalen Brunson, who wasn’t too shabby with 33 points, six rebounds, eight assists and two steals.
After a painful defeat, the Knicks coach Mike Brown regretted not forcing Cunningham to his weak pointsas reported by SNI’s Ian Begley.
“As for Cade Cunningham, Mike Brown said the Knicks didn’t force him to the sideline/let him get to the middle of the floor too often. One of the Knicks’ defensive adjustments during the pre-All-Star streak: kicking the ball to the sideline. Cunningham seemed to get wherever he wanted tonight,” Begley wrote on X.
The 55-year-old Brown is a defensive-minded coach and it must kill him that they let Cunningham play with them.
The Knicks have now lost three times to the Pistons this season.
Detroit set the tone early, going on a 21-8 run in the first quarter to take control of the game. The Pistons held a double-digit lead at halftime, 58-48, and never took their foot off the gas.
The Knicks were terrible from beyond the arc, shooting 8-of-35, and were outrebounded, 44-38.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 21 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. OG Anunoby, who had a rare moment in the first halfand Mikal Bridges had just eight points apiece, the former shooting 3-of-13, including 1-of-8 from long range.
The Knicks fell to 35-21 and will look to bounce back against the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
2026-02-20 04:01:00
