Who won Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks?

The Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 126-111 on February 19, 2026.

Cade Cunningham scored 42 for the Detroit Pistons; Jalen Brunson scored 33 for the New York Knicks.

Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks

2025-26 · Regular season Thu, Feb 19, 2026 · 7:30 pm EST · All results that day · Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks head-to-head · Detroit Pistons schedule · New York Knicks schedule

Final

Away

New York Knicks

111

Venue: Madison Square Garden

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

Game recap

The Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 126-111 on the road on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. Cade Cunningham had 42 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Jalen Brunson had 33 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the New York Knicks.

The Detroit Pistons led 58-48 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 30-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks), Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Tobias Harris (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 36, New York Knicks 30. Paul Reed had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 2 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks?: The Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 126-111 on February 19, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Cade Cunningham scored 42 for the Detroit Pistons; Jalen Brunson scored 33 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Detroit Pistons	28	30	32	36	126
New York Knicks	26	22	31	32	111

Game leaders

Detroit Pistons

Points: 42 Cade Cunningham
Rebounds: 10 Tobias Harris
Assists: 13 Cade Cunningham

New York Knicks

Points: 33 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 11 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 8 Jalen Brunson

Cade Cunningham double-double (42 PTS, 13 AST) · Tobias Harris double-double (11 PTS, 10 REB) · Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (21 PTS, 11 REB)

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cade Cunningham starter	38:28	42	8	13	1	2	5	17-34	5-11	3-3	0	+12
Tobias Harris starter	31:35	11	10	5	1	1	2	4-16	1-5	2-4	2	+17
Ausar Thompson starter	30:50	10	5	4	3	0	1	4-8	0-0	2-2	3	+10
Paul Reed starter	29:24	18	7	2	1	3	0	7-9	0-1	4-4	4	+14
Duncan Robinson starter	20:40	9	1	0	0	0	0	3-6	3-6	0-0	0	+3
Javonte Green bench	20:10	9	5	0	2	0	2	2-4	1-3	4-5	1	+4
Caris LeVert bench	20:03	8	2	3	1	2	1	3-6	2-3	0-0	0	+10
Tolu Smith bench	18:29	4	2	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	+1
Daniss Jenkins bench	18:11	8	2	2	0	0	3	3-4	0-0	2-2	3	+5
Ron Holland bench	12:10	7	2	1	0	0	0	3-3	1-1	0-0	2	-1

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Brunson starter	37:44	33	6	8	2	0	6	12-20	3-7	6-6	4	-9
OG Anunoby starter	31:35	8	0	0	0	4	0	3-13	1-8	1-2	4	+1
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	30:55	21	11	4	1	0	2	7-14	1-4	6-6	3	+0
Josh Hart starter	27:49	11	4	3	0	0	1	5-8	0-0	1-2	1	-13
Mikal Bridges starter	25:28	8	3	0	1	0	1	4-9	0-3	0-0	3	-6
Landry Shamet bench	28:14	15	2	2	0	1	0	4-10	3-8	4-6	1	-13
Jose Alvarado bench	20:31	6	4	5	1	0	2	3-8	0-5	0-0	3	-12
Mitchell Robinson bench	19:10	7	6	0	2	1	0	2-4	0-0	3-6	1	-15
Jeremy Sochan bench	9:56	2	0	1	1	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	-2
Mohamed Diawara bench	8:38	0	2	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-6

Not available: Miles McBride

Team statistics
Detroit Pistons	Stat	New York Knicks
17/20 (85%)	Free throws	21/28 (75%)
35/63 (55%)	2 pointers	33/52 (63%)
13/30 (43%)	3 pointers	8/35 (22%)
48/93 (51%)	Field goals	41/87 (47%)
44	Rebounds	38
33	Defensive rebounds	27
11	Offensive rebounds	11
30	Assists	24
14	Turnovers	12
9	Steals	9
8	Blocks	7
20	Fouls	22
9	Max points in a row	8
41:05	Time spent in lead	6:48
19	Biggest lead	7

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New York Knicks ahead)

Largest margin: 19 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: 19 Q4 7:50
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 7 Q1 8:46
Longest run: 9-0 Detroit Pistons · Q2 1:02 to Q3 11:46

Scoring plays

Q1 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
11:53	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	0	3
10:20	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	0	5
10:10	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	2	5
9:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	2	6
9:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	2	7
8:46	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	2	9
8:11	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	5	9
7:42	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	5	11
7:33	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	7	11
7:33	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	8	11
7:15	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	8	13
6:35	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	10	13
6:17	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris Free throw	11	13
6:17	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris Free throw	12	13
5:48	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	12	15
5:32	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	14	15
5:05	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	17	15
4:41	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	18	15
4:41	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	20	15
4:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	20	17
4:05	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	23	17
3:50	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	23	19
3:31	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet Free throw	23	20
2:37	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	23	22
2:21	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 3-pt field goal	26	22
1:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	26	24
1:13	Detroit Pistons	Tolu Smith 2-pt field goal	28	24
0:48	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	28	25
0:48	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	28	26

Q2 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
11:49	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	30	26
11:22	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	30	28
11:09	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	31	28
11:09	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	32	28
10:58	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	32	30
10:41	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	34	30
10:03	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	34	32
8:03	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	36	32
7:43	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	36	33
7:14	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet Free throw	36	34
7:14	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet Free throw	36	35
6:50	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	38	35
6:28	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	40	35
6:10	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	40	37
5:51	Detroit Pistons	Tolu Smith 2-pt field goal	42	37
5:38	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	42	39
4:49	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal	45	39
3:40	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	45	41
3:13	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	45	42
3:01	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	47	42
2:37	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	47	44
2:19	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	49	44
2:05	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	49	46
1:53	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	50	46
1:53	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	51	46
1:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	51	47
1:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	51	48
1:02	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	53	48
0:46	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	56	48
0:25	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	58	48

Q3 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
11:46	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	60	48
11:23	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	60	50
10:50	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	60	51
10:50	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	60	52
10:29	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	62	52
10:18	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	62	55
10:18	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	62	56
9:31	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	62	58
8:54	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	62	60
8:32	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	65	60
7:36	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	68	60
7:30	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	68	61
7:30	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	68	62
6:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	68	64
6:34	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	69	64
6:34	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	70	64
6:04	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	72	64
5:54	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	72	67
5:38	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	75	67
4:50	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	75	69
4:28	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	77	69
3:57	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	79	69
3:38	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	79	71
3:08	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	81	71
2:57	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet Free throw	81	72
2:37	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	83	72
2:11	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	83	75
1:57	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 3-pt field goal	86	75
1:30	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	88	75
1:07	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	88	77
0:15	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal	90	77
0:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	90	78
0:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	90	79

Q4 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
10:54	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	91	79
10:39	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	91	81
10:13	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	93	81
10:13	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	94	81
9:33	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal	97	81
9:09	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	97	83
8:47	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	99	83
8:24	New York Knicks	Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal	99	85
8:12	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal	102	85
7:50	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal	104	85
7:42	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	104	88
7:00	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	106	88
7:00	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	107	88
6:52	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	107	90
6:32	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	107	91
6:14	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	109	91
6:03	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	109	93
5:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	109	95
5:07	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 2-pt field goal	109	97
4:37	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	112	97
4:10	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal	114	97
3:43	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins Free throw	115	97
3:43	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins Free throw	116	97
3:32	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	116	100
3:09	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	118	100
2:57	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	118	101
2:57	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	118	102
2:32	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal	120	103
2:08	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	120	106
1:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	120	109
0:55	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	122	109
0:48	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	122	111
0:47	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	123	111
0:47	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	124	111
0:33	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	126	111

2025-26 season series

After this game: Detroit Pistons 3-0. Final series: Detroit Pistons 3-0.

Jan 5: New York Knicks 90 at Detroit Pistons 121
Feb 6: New York Knicks 80 at Detroit Pistons 118
Feb 19: Detroit Pistons 126 at New York Knicks 111 (this game)

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