The New York Knicks took care of business against a bad Detriot Pistons squad Friday, dominantly winning the game wire-to-wire by a score of 128-98. The Knicks have won two straight games to improve their record to 3-2 on the year, while the Pistons fall to 1-5. New York has now won 16 consecutive games over Detroit dating back to the 2019 season.
Jalen Brunson was rolling for the Knicks against the Pistons Entering the game, superstar point guard Jalen Brunson had gotten off to a fairly slow start to the season, including back-to-back games in which he shot just 33% from the floor. Brunson took advantage of poor Detriot defense and exploded for a season-high 36 points on 14-for-22 shooting from the field and 6-for-8 from three. He also added five assists and two steals to his final line score and had a plus-minus of +23.
Brunson desperately needed a game like this after struggling with his efficiency to begin the year. Karl-Anthony Towns was able to pick up the slack in their previous game against the Miami Heat with 44 points and 13 rebounds, and now the Knicks got a big game out of their captain the following game, showing the ceiling of this team when those two are playing at their best. The Knicks took advantage of careless Pistons turnovers New York was dialed in defensively, forcing 22 turnovers from the Pistons and scoring 30 points off of those miscues.
The Knicks also had 16 steals compared to the Pistons’ six, leading to easy transition opportunities. Overall, th.
