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New York Knicks
90
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Detroit Pistons
121
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 121-90 at home on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Cade Cunningham had 29 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Jalen Brunson had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists for the New York Knicks.
The Detroit Pistons led 64-54 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 32-21. Double-digit figures in two categories: Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: New York Knicks 42, Detroit Pistons 58. Javonte Green had 17 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 121-90 on January 5, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jalen Brunson scored 25 for the New York Knicks; Cade Cunningham scored 29 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Knicks | 29 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 90 |
| Detroit Pistons | 30 | 34 | 25 | 32 | 121 |
Game leaders
New York Knicks
- Points
- 25 Jalen Brunson
- Rebounds
- 10 Mitchell Robinson
- Assists
- 3 Kevin McCullar Jr.
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 29 Cade Cunningham
- Rebounds
- 9 Isaiah Stewart
- Assists
- 13 Cade Cunningham
Cade Cunningham double-double (29 PTS, 13 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson starter | 30:30 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10-21 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 3 | -18 |
| OG Anunoby starter | 28:41 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | -31 |
| Mikal Bridges starter | 25:41 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | -13 |
| Mitchell Robinson starter | 24:51 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -10 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns starter | 22:30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3 | -27 |
| Miles McBride bench | 24:52 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3 | -3 |
| Jordan Clarkson bench | 19:41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | -14 |
| Tyler Kolek bench | 19:28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | -6 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. bench | 16:17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -17 |
| Ariel Hukporti bench | 8:56 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -3 |
| Guerschon Yabusele bench | 8:56 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -3 |
| Mohamed Diawara bench | 5:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -5 |
| Pacome Dadiet bench | 4:36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | -5 |
Not available: Josh Hart, Landry Shamet
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stewart starter | 31:51 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2 | +13 |
| Cade Cunningham starter | 29:04 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11-17 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 2 | +23 |
| Paul Reed starter | 25:31 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | +22 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 20:45 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | +25 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 19:37 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | +23 |
| Javonte Green bench | 29:24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1 | +12 |
| Ron Holland bench | 24:01 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 |
| Daniss Jenkins bench | 22:40 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | +16 |
| Jaden Ivey bench | 22:04 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | +0 |
| Tolu Smith bench | 5:01 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +5 |
| Chaz Lanier bench | 5:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +5 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 5:01 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +5 |
Not available: Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren, Isaac Jones, Caris LeVert, Wendell Moore Jr.
| New York Knicks | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 (92%) | Free throws | 11/16 (68%) |
| 19/46 (41%) | 2 pointers | 31/55 (56%) |
| 13/30 (43%) | 3 pointers | 16/31 (51%) |
| 32/76 (42%) | Field goals | 47/86 (54%) |
| 30 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 25 | Defensive rebounds | 30 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Max points in a row | 11 |
| 0:13 | Time spent in lead | 47:33 |
| 1 | Biggest lead | 33 |
Largest margin: 31 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 1
- Times tied
- 0
- Largest lead · New York Knicks
- 1 Q1 11:46
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 33 Q4 0:52
- Longest run
- 11-0 Detroit Pistons · Q3 10:52 to Q3 6:44
Scoring plays
Q1 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | New York Knicks | OG Anunoby Free throw | 1 | 0 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 1 | 3 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 1 | 4 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 3-pt field goal | 1 | 7 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 1 | 9 |
| 10:24 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 3 | 9 |
| 9:53 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 3 | 11 |
| 9:09 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 5 | 11 |
| 8:37 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 5 | 13 |
| 8:21 | New York Knicks | Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal | 7 | 13 |
| 8:09 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 7 | 14 |
| 8:09 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 7 | 15 |
| 7:56 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 9 | 15 |
| 7:20 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 9 | 17 |
| 7:07 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 11 | 17 |
| 6:40 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 2-pt field goal | 13 | 17 |
| 6:24 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 13 | 18 |
| 6:00 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 15 | 18 |
| 5:45 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 15 | 20 |
| 5:27 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 16 | 20 |
| 4:19 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal | 16 | 22 |
| 4:06 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal | 19 | 22 |
| 3:52 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 19 | 24 |
| 3:44 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal | 22 | 24 |
| 3:26 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 22 | 27 |
| 3:08 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 3-pt field goal | 25 | 27 |
| 1:45 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal | 25 | 30 |
| 0:56 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 27 | 30 |
| 0:34 | New York Knicks | Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal | 29 | 30 |
Q2 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 29 | 33 |
| 11:09 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 29 | 35 |
| 10:27 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal | 32 | 35 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 32 | 37 |
| 9:48 | New York Knicks | Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal | 34 | 37 |
| 9:34 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 34 | 39 |
| 9:16 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey Free throw | 34 | 40 |
| 8:47 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green Free throw | 34 | 41 |
| 8:34 | New York Knicks | Kevin McCullar Jr. 2-pt field goal | 36 | 41 |
| 8:18 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal | 36 | 43 |
| 7:23 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 36 | 45 |
| 7:01 | New York Knicks | Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal | 39 | 45 |
| 6:34 | New York Knicks | Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal | 42 | 45 |
| 5:42 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 42 | 47 |
| 4:38 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 2-pt field goal | 42 | 49 |
| 4:30 | New York Knicks | OG Anunoby Free throw | 43 | 49 |
| 4:30 | New York Knicks | OG Anunoby Free throw | 44 | 49 |
| 4:08 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 44 | 51 |
| 3:45 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 2-pt field goal | 44 | 53 |
| 3:02 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 44 | 55 |
| 2:48 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal | 47 | 55 |
| 2:18 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 3-pt field goal | 50 | 55 |
| 2:05 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 50 | 58 |
| 1:49 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 52 | 58 |
| 1:30 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 52 | 60 |
| 0:26 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 52 | 62 |
| 0:19 | New York Knicks | OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal | 54 | 62 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 54 | 64 |
Q3 · 22 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 54 | 67 |
| 11:20 | New York Knicks | Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal | 56 | 67 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 56 | 69 |
| 9:04 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 56 | 70 |
| 9:04 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 56 | 71 |
| 8:29 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 56 | 73 |
| 7:29 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 56 | 75 |
| 6:44 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 56 | 78 |
| 6:28 | New York Knicks | Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal | 59 | 78 |
| 5:12 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 59 | 80 |
| 5:12 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 59 | 81 |
| 4:39 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 59 | 83 |
| 3:54 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal | 62 | 83 |
| 3:54 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson Free throw | 63 | 83 |
| 3:22 | New York Knicks | Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal | 65 | 83 |
| 2:53 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson Free throw | 66 | 83 |
| 2:53 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson Free throw | 67 | 83 |
| 1:24 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal | 67 | 85 |
| 1:00 | New York Knicks | Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal | 69 | 85 |
| 0:47 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey Free throw | 69 | 86 |
| 0:47 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey Free throw | 69 | 87 |
| 0:29 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal | 69 | 89 |
Q4 · 24 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 70 | 89 |
| 11:48 | New York Knicks | Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw | 71 | 89 |
| 11:36 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 71 | 92 |
| 11:10 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 71 | 95 |
| 9:43 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 3-pt field goal | 71 | 98 |
| 9:30 | New York Knicks | Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal | 73 | 98 |
| 8:56 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 73 | 101 |
| 8:07 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 3-pt field goal | 76 | 101 |
| 7:12 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 76 | 103 |
| 6:56 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 3-pt field goal | 79 | 103 |
| 6:27 | New York Knicks | Miles McBride 3-pt field goal | 82 | 103 |
| 6:09 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal | 82 | 105 |
| 5:38 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 82 | 108 |
| 4:15 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 82 | 111 |
| 3:53 | New York Knicks | Tyler Kolek Free throw | 83 | 111 |
| 3:53 | New York Knicks | Tyler Kolek Free throw | 84 | 111 |
| 3:08 | New York Knicks | Ariel Hukporti 2-pt field goal | 86 | 111 |
| 2:50 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 86 | 114 |
| 2:07 | New York Knicks | Pacome Dadiet Free throw | 87 | 114 |
| 2:07 | New York Knicks | Pacome Dadiet Free throw | 88 | 114 |
| 1:26 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 88 | 116 |
| 1:05 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 88 | 119 |
| 0:52 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 88 | 121 |
| 0:37 | New York Knicks | Kevin McCullar Jr. 2-pt field goal | 90 | 121 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Detroit Pistons 1-0. Final series: Detroit Pistons 3-0.
- Jan 5: New York Knicks 90 at Detroit Pistons 121 (this game)
- Feb 6: New York Knicks 80 at Detroit Pistons 118
- Feb 19: Detroit Pistons 126 at New York Knicks 111
Highlights
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