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Remembering Tony Snell’s historic game with the Detroit Pistons

By Nicolas Henkel

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 08: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Tony Snell #17 of the Detroit Pistons in action against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 08, 2020 in New York City. The Knicks defeated the Pistons 96-84. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 08: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Tony Snell #17 of the Detroit Pistons in action against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 08, 2020 in New York City. The Knicks defeated the Pistons 96-84. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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Back in November of 2019, Detroit Pistons forward Tony Snell played one of the best games of his career, and joined the history books.

Heading into the 2019-2020 NBA season, fans of the Detroit Pistons had anticipated that the team would make another run at the playoffs. With a revamped roster, adding Derrick Rose and Tony Snell into the mix felt like it could provide more stability down the line.

On November 6th, 2019 the Pistons were sitting on a record of just 3-5, and fans had slowly begun to see that something may go wrong this year.

Heading into a home game against the New York Knicks, a team that in recent years has more or less become the quintessential embodiment of the bottom of the barrel, a win felt like a sure thing.

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In the opening minute of the game, Snell ran off a screen from Andre Drummond, and on a catch and shoot opportunity via Luke Kennard, buried the opening basket of the game from the perimeter.

In what was a precursor for events that were soon to occur, fans got their first taste of what Snell had in store.

When the Pistons had traded for him prior to the NBA Draft earlier that summer, the aforementioned stability that he would eventually bring to the table for Detroit felt like a surefire thing. At the very least, he’d be an upgrade to what Glenn Robinson provided for them the previous season.

Four of the Pistons first five baskets of the game were from Snell. The first being the aforementioned three-pointer, the second being a layup at the rim, the third was a breakaway dunk, and the fourth was his second three of the game.

Eventually as the game went on, Detroit began to pull away from New York. For Snell, the punches continued to roll and he became impervious to the rim itself. Every single shot that he put up, find its way to the bottom of the net.

This is where he made history. Snell became just the ninth player in NBA history to make at least 6 three-pointers while shooting a perfect 100 percent from the field. He ended the night making all nine of his attempted shots.

He was the first ever Piston to find their way into this prestigious club.

Snell continued the rest of the season as an underrated asset, proving night in and night out that he’s a solid role player in this league.

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