The double team to get the ball out of Cade Cunningham’s hands led to it being swung to Tim Hardaway Jr. on the left wing and then Malik Beasley in the corner, where he drilled a wide-open three-pointer.

Cunningham had 36 points and the win as the Pistons took a 124-119 decision. The Knicks got 31 points and 11 assists from Brunson while Mikal Bridges added 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 12 rebounds while playing through apparent pain after hitting his right thumb on the backboard early in the game.

The New York Knicks found themselves constantly battling back from behind in Monday night's JOE over the Detroit Pistons

The Pistons had a one-point lead late in the game when Malik Beasley hit a three-pointer in the corner and ran back up the court pointing at fans. After Jalen Brunson made a layup to get back within two points, Beasley had another answer.

Malik Beasley drained two 3-pointers in the final minute Monday night to put the game away for the visiting Detroit Pistons, who held off a fourth-quarter rally by the New York Knicks to earn a 124-119 win.

Cade Cunningham scored 36 points, Malik Beasley had 22 and a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds and the surging Detroit Pistons beat New York 124-119, their second straight victory over the Knicks after dropping the previous 16 meetings.

Detroit Pistons Top Performers Cade Cunningham – 36 points, 4 assists, 4 3PM Malik Beasley – 22 points, 6 3PM New York Knicks Top Performers Jalen Brunson – 31 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists Karl-Anthony Towns – 26 points,

NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 36 points, Malik Beasley had 22 and a pair of ... won for the 10th time in 12 games. Jalen Brunson had 31 points and 11 assists for the Knicks, not ...

The Knicks’ back-to-back games at Madison Square this past Sunday and Monday are a microcosm of their season thus far.

Halfway through the 2024-25 season, the New York Knicks are 26-15. It's the first time since Mike Woodson was on the sidelines and Jason Kidd was running point -- and only the second time since the 27-year-old OG Anunoby was born -- that their record has been this good as this juncture.

Tom Thibodeau often says that he is striving for daily improvement, with the goal to peak at the end of the season in time for the start of the playoffs.

The New York Knicks lacked the necessary horsepower to stifle the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. Behind a dominant second half for franchise face Cade Cunningham, the Pistons denied the Knicks consecutive victories, taking a 124-119 decision at Madison Square Garden.