Detroit Pistons fall to the New York Knicks in a nail-biter
The Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks went down to the wire at Madison Square Garden, with the home team holding on for a 102-105 win.
The Detroit Pistons trailed for the majority of the game, however an impressive final two minutes saw them get within striking distance of the lead, however an inability to rebound and a missed three at the buzzer by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope saw the New York Knicks walk away with the win. The Pistons were dominated on the glass, being out-rebounded 40-52, while also giving up 19 offensive boards. Kristaps Porzingis was unstoppable in the first half as he raced away to 25 points, finishing the game with a career-high 35. For the Pistons Caldwell-Pope led the scoring with 21 points.
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Detroit Pistons. KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE. B+. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope continued his solid scoring form, dropping a team high 21 points. However, his shooting left a little something to be desired as he went 9 of 22 from the field and 3 of 9 from three. Unfortunately one of those three point misses was to tie the game at the buzzer.. SG
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PF. Detroit Pistons. TOBIAS HARRIS. B+. <a rel=
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D. <a rel=. PG. Detroit Pistons. BENO UDRIH
You could be excused for thinking that <a rel=. SF. Detroit Pistons. STANLEY JOHNSON. F
JON LEUER. A. Jon Leuer was the single bright spark off the bench for the Pistons. He scored 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting, pulled in 9 rebounds and had 3 assists in 27 minutes of court time. Leuer was a huge factor in keeping the Pistons from being blown out on the road yet again, allowing the Pistons to mount a comeback late.. PF. Detroit Pistons
D-. Aron Baynes has 0 points and 2 rebounds in the 11 minutes he played. There’s not much more to say than that. An incredibly disappointing follow up to his 20 point effort against Oklahoma City.. C. Detroit Pistons. ARON BAYNES
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Detroit Pistons. STAN VAN GUNDY. B+. Stan Van Gundy did a great job of controlling the game and making sure the Knicks’ lead never got too out of hand, allowing the Pistons to make their late run for the lead. Unfortunately, no matter how well Van Gundy coached tonight, the team’s inability to secure a defensive rebound, especially with the game on the line, was always going to be too much of a factor.. Head Coach