Who won New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons?

The New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 118-116 on April 24, 2025.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 for the New York Knicks; Cade Cunningham scored 24 for the Detroit Pistons.

New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons

2024-25 · Playoffs Thu, Apr 24, 2025 · 7:00 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

116

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 118-116 on the road in the playoffs on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist for the New York Knicks. Cade Cunningham had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists for the Detroit Pistons.

The New York Knicks led 66-53 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 33-26. Double-digit figures in two categories: Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: New York Knicks 9, Detroit Pistons 40. Jalen Brunson had 30 points, 7 rebounds and 9 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 118-116 on April 24, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 for the New York Knicks; Cade Cunningham scored 24 for the Detroit Pistons.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	33	33	27	25	118
Detroit Pistons	27	26	30	33	116

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 31 Karl-Anthony Towns
Rebounds: 11 Josh Hart
Assists: 9 Josh Hart

Detroit Pistons

Points: 24 Cade Cunningham
Rebounds: 8 Jalen Duren
Assists: 11 Cade Cunningham

Cade Cunningham double-double (24 PTS, 11 AST)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
OG Anunoby starter	42:49	22	2	0	2	1	2	7-17	3-8	5-6	3	+2
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	41:12	31	8	1	1	2	2	10-18	4-8	7-7	4	+8
Josh Hart starter	40:46	6	11	9	2	1	1	3-7	0-1	0-0	2	+5
Mikal Bridges starter	38:48	20	7	3	3	2	3	7-13	3-6	3-3	2	-4
Jalen Brunson starter	38:42	30	7	9	0	1	1	9-20	1-7	11-13	3	+8
Mitchell Robinson bench	15:38	2	4	0	2	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	-7
Miles McBride bench	9:16	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-4	1-2	0-0	2	+8
Cameron Payne bench	9:14	4	0	0	1	0	0	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	-8
Landry Shamet bench	3:35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cade Cunningham starter	42:27	24	7	11	4	2	6	10-25	2-5	2-3	4	-4
Tim Hardaway Jr. starter	35:56	24	2	1	0	0	2	7-13	7-12	3-3	4	-1
Jalen Duren starter	32:22	16	8	3	0	0	1	7-10	0-0	2-2	5	+3
Tobias Harris starter	31:33	5	6	0	1	0	1	2-9	1-3	0-0	5	+10
Ausar Thompson starter	17:58	7	3	4	1	0	2	2-3	0-0	3-5	4	-7
Dennis Schröder bench	29:48	18	5	2	0	0	0	6-9	4-6	2-2	2	+0
Malik Beasley bench	22:40	12	2	1	0	0	0	4-14	2-10	2-2	3	-13
Paul Reed bench	15:38	4	8	0	0	1	1	1-1	0-0	2-4	0	-5
Ron Holland bench	11:38	6	2	0	0	1	1	0-2	0-1	6-6	1	+7

Not available: Jaden Ivey, Isaiah Stewart

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Detroit Pistons
26/29 (89%)	Free throws	22/27 (81%)
28/54 (51%)	2 pointers	23/49 (46%)
12/32 (37%)	3 pointers	16/37 (43%)
40/86 (46%)	Field goals	39/86 (45%)
40	Rebounds	43
31	Defensive rebounds	32
9	Offensive rebounds	11
22	Assists	22
9	Turnovers	14
11	Steals	6
7	Blocks	4
22	Fouls	28
8	Max points in a row	9
44:03	Time spent in lead	2:37
14	Biggest lead	4

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

Largest margin: 13 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 14 Q2 0:51
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: 4 Q2 6:22
Longest run: 9-0 Detroit Pistons · Q1 6:20 to Q1 5:16

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
11:12	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:28	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	3	1
9:47	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	4	1
9:47	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	5	1
9:21	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	8	1
9:06	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	8	4
8:46	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	10	4
8:29	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	10	6
8:09	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	12	6
7:51	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	15	6
7:31	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	15	8
7:22	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	17	8
7:00	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	17	11
6:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	20	11
6:20	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	20	12
6:20	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	20	13
6:20	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	20	14
6:12	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	20	17
5:16	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	20	20
4:44	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	22	20
4:23	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	25	20
3:30	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	28	20
2:40	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	28	22
2:23	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder Free throw	28	23
2:23	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder Free throw	28	24
1:32	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal	28	27
1:11	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	29	27
1:11	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	30	27
0:05	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	31	27
0:01	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	33	27

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
10:58	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal	33	30
10:04	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	34	30
10:04	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	35	30
9:45	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	35	31
9:45	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	35	32
9:36	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	37	32
9:20	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal	37	35
8:53	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	39	35
7:31	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	39	37
6:46	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	39	40
6:22	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	39	43
6:01	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	41	43
5:41	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal	41	45
5:38	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	42	45
5:38	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	43	45
5:24	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	43	46
5:24	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	43	47
5:13	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	45	47
4:09	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	48	47
3:42	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	50	47
3:30	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	50	49
3:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	51	49
3:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	52	49
2:54	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	54	49
2:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	55	49
2:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	56	49
2:33	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	56	50
2:16	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	59	50
1:28	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	61	50
0:51	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	64	50
0:36	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	64	53
0:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	66	53

Q3 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
11:22	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	66	55
10:43	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	68	55
10:18	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	68	57
9:46	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	68	60
9:03	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	68	62
8:45	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	69	62
8:45	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	70	62
8:01	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	70	64
7:48	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	70	66
7:48	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	70	67
7:12	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	70	69
6:54	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	71	69
6:54	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	72	69
6:43	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	72	70
6:43	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	72	71
6:28	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	74	71
6:28	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	75	71
5:19	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	75	73
4:41	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	78	73
4:24	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	78	75
4:08	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	80	75
4:08	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	81	75
3:32	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	83	75
3:32	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	84	75
3:14	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	84	76
2:55	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	86	76
2:47	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley Free throw	86	77
2:47	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley Free throw	86	78
1:30	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	86	79
1:30	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	86	80
1:00	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	88	80
0:56	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	88	81
0:56	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	88	82
0:35	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	91	82
0:19	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	91	83
0:01	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	93	83

Q4 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
11:24	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal	93	85
10:28	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	93	87
10:06	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	95	87
9:44	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal	95	89
9:06	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	95	91
8:48	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	97	91
7:56	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	99	91
6:56	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	102	91
6:42	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal	102	93
6:12	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	104	93
6:02	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	104	96
5:25	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal	104	99
4:42	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	104	101
4:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	106	101
3:01	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	108	101
2:36	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	108	103
2:07	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	108	105
1:24	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	110	105
0:59	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	112	105
0:56	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	112	108
0:35	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	113	108
0:35	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	114	108
0:30	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	114	110
0:24	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	115	110
0:24	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	116	110
0:06	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	116	113
0:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	117	113
0:02	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal	117	116
0:01	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	118	116

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