Who won New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons?

The New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 116-113 on May 1, 2025.

Jalen Brunson scored 40 for the New York Knicks; Cade Cunningham scored 23 for the Detroit Pistons.

New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons

2024-25 · Playoffs Thu, May 1, 2025 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons head-to-head · New York Knicks schedule · Detroit Pistons schedule

Final

Away

Detroit Pistons

113

Venue: Little Caesars Arena

Eastern conference first round

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 116-113 on the road in the playoffs on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. Jalen Brunson had 40 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists for the New York Knicks. Cade Cunningham had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the Detroit Pistons.

The New York Knicks trailed 61-59 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 37-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Josh Hart (double-double, New York Knicks), Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New York Knicks 6, Detroit Pistons 31. Mikal Bridges had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons?: The New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 116-113 on May 1, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jalen Brunson scored 40 for the New York Knicks; Cade Cunningham scored 23 for the Detroit Pistons.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	37	22	37	20	116
Detroit Pistons	23	38	24	28	113

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 40 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 15 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 7 Jalen Brunson

Detroit Pistons

Points: 23 Cade Cunningham
Rebounds: 7 Cade Cunningham
Assists: 9 Dennis Schröder

Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (10 PTS, 15 REB) · Josh Hart double-double (13 PTS, 10 REB)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Mikal Bridges starter	44:29	25	4	3	0	1	4	11-16	1-4	2-2	1	+7
OG Anunoby starter	44:17	22	5	1	3	2	2	6-14	4-10	6-7	4	+2
Jalen Brunson starter	42:16	40	4	7	0	0	2	15-33	3-10	7-8	2	+5
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	37:27	10	15	2	2	0	3	4-10	0-1	2-3	6	+8
Josh Hart starter	34:51	13	10	4	0	1	3	3-5	1-1	6-6	5	+13
Miles McBride bench	17:11	3	1	1	0	0	1	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	-6
Mitchell Robinson bench	13:10	1	3	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-4	1	-10
Cameron Payne bench	6:18	2	1	0	1	0	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	-4

Not available: Landry Shamet

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cade Cunningham starter	44:03	23	7	8	3	1	3	9-22	0-8	5-6	4	-2
Tobias Harris starter	39:22	14	5	0	1	0	1	6-10	1-3	1-1	1	-23
Jalen Duren starter	39:07	21	6	3	0	0	2	6-9	0-0	9-10	5	-3
Tim Hardaway Jr. starter	33:03	7	5	1	1	0	4	3-11	1-6	0-0	1	-7
Ausar Thompson starter	22:45	17	6	1	3	2	0	5-7	0-0	7-10	3	-7
Dennis Schröder bench	30:06	9	4	9	1	0	1	3-9	1-4	2-2	2	+7
Malik Beasley bench	24:01	20	2	2	0	0	4	6-13	6-13	2-2	2	+17
Paul Reed bench	7:30	2	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	5	+3

Not available: Jaden Ivey

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Detroit Pistons
24/30 (80%)	Free throws	28/33 (84%)
31/56 (55%)	2 pointers	29/47 (61%)
10/30 (33%)	3 pointers	9/34 (26%)
41/86 (47%)	Field goals	38/81 (46%)
43	Rebounds	36
30	Defensive rebounds	30
13	Offensive rebounds	6
18	Assists	25
16	Turnovers	15
6	Steals	9
4	Blocks	3
22	Fouls	23
11	Max points in a row	13
39:31	Time spent in lead	5:31
15	Biggest lead	7

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Detroit Pistons ahead)

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 6
Times tied: 7
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 15 Q2 10:19
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: 7 Q4 2:35
Longest run: 13-0 Detroit Pistons · Q4 8:11 to Q4 5:30

Scoring plays

Q1 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
11:41	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:19	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	4	0
11:00	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	4	2
10:42	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	5	2
10:26	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	5	4
9:51	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	6	4
9:51	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	7	4
9:26	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	7	6
9:01	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	9	6
8:30	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	9	8
8:02	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	12	8
7:42	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	14	8
7:10	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	16	8
6:50	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	18	8
6:21	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	20	8
6:02	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	20	9
6:02	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	20	10
5:48	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	23	10
5:10	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal	23	13
4:44	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal	23	15
4:29	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	25	15
4:16	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	28	15
3:59	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	28	17
3:25	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	28	18
3:25	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	28	19
2:55	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	28	20
2:39	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	30	20
2:17	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	30	23
1:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	32	23
0:59	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	34	23
0:03	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	37	23

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
11:43	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	37	25
11:10	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	37	26
10:51	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	40	26
10:43	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	40	27
10:19	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	42	27
10:01	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal	42	30
9:46	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	44	30
9:12	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	44	33
8:21	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	44	36
8:12	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	45	36
7:28	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	45	38
6:43	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	46	38
6:43	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	47	38
6:24	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	47	40
6:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	49	40
5:26	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	49	43
4:44	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	49	44
4:44	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	49	45
4:12	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	49	49
4:04	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	50	49
4:04	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	51	49
3:23	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	51	51
3:10	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	53	51
2:40	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	55	51
2:08	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	56	51
2:08	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	57	51
1:51	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	57	53
1:51	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris Free throw	57	54
1:29	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal	57	56
1:01	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	57	58
0:29	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	59	58
0:01	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	59	61

Q3 · 40 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
11:38	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	61	61
11:04	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	63	61
10:44	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	64	61
10:44	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	65	61
10:20	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	65	63
9:51	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	65	64
9:51	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	65	65
9:32	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	68	65
9:14	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	68	67
9:02	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	69	67
9:02	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	70	67
8:28	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	71	67
8:00	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	74	67
7:46	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	74	69
7:27	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	75	69
7:27	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	76	69
6:51	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	78	69
6:27	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	78	70
6:27	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	78	71
6:01	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	81	71
5:50	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	81	73
5:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	83	73
4:38	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	84	73
4:07	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	86	73
3:47	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	86	75
3:22	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	86	76
3:22	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	86	77
3:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	87	77
3:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	88	77
2:56	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	89	77
2:47	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	89	79
2:21	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	91	79
2:13	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder Free throw	91	80
2:13	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder Free throw	91	81
1:40	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	91	82
1:40	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	91	83
1:06	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	94	83
0:52	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley Free throw	94	84
0:52	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley Free throw	94	85
0:17	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	96	85

Q4 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
11:17	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	96	87
11:04	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	98	87
9:48	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	98	88
9:48	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	98	89
9:30	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	100	89
9:30	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	101	89
9:19	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	101	91
9:19	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	101	92
8:52	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	103	92
8:11	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	103	94
7:40	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	103	96
7:04	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	103	97
7:04	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	103	98
6:26	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	103	101
6:06	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	103	103
5:30	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	103	105
5:00	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	105	105
4:42	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	105	107
4:10	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	105	109
4:03	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	105	110
2:35	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	105	112
2:23	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	107	112
2:23	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	108	112
1:38	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	110	112
1:19	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	111	112
0:50	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	111	113
0:36	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	113	113
0:06	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	116	113

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Detroit Pistons 113-116 New York Knicks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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