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Reversal and reverse! Brunson s 40+4+7 three-pointer is a sure-fire winner, and the Pistons head coach s blind operation ruins the game

1:37pm, 9 May 2025【Basketball】

The Pistons and the Knicks played the sixth match in the series. The Knicks led 3-2 in the first five games, and the Pistons faced the situation of eliminating if they lost. At home, let's wait and see if the Pistons can continue their performance in the previous game and drag the series into tiebreak. The following is the list of starters from both sides in this game. Here are the Knicks: Brunson + Downs + Bridges + Hart + Anunobi; Here are the Pistons: Cunningham + Durham + Hardaway + Harris + Thompson.

The first quarter, Brunson and Bridges scored successively layups, Cunningham made a breakthrough and landed a throw, Towns made a technical free throw, Hardaway made a breakthrough and landed a throw, Anunobi made a foul and made both free throws, Durham scored under the basket, Brunson made a backward jump shot, Harris made a tip-in, and then the Pistons made an 11-0 offensive climax, instantly widening the gap to two places Count, Cunningham made two free throws to break the team's scoring drought, Anunobi made a three-pointer, Harris and Schroder scored consecutively to chase points, Brunson scored 5 points in a row to respond, Cunningham scored 5 points in a row and scored 5 points in a row, Brunson scored another shot, Beasley made a three-pointer, Brunson, Bridges and McBride scored 7 points in a row, and the Knicks led the Pistons 37-23 14 points.

First quarter, Thompson cut and dunk to 2+1, Arnonu responded immediately with three-pointers, Thompson broke through and made a foul and made one of two free throws, Towns hit a mid-range shot, Schroder made an open three-pointer, Towns made a second attack and made a makeover, Beasley made two consecutive three-pointers to close the gap to single digits, Brunson made a technical free throw, Harris made a jump shot, Hart made a foul at the basket, Durham made a layup, Brunson made a step-down jump shot, Sley made four-game hits for two consecutive three-pointers, Durham scored 2+1, the Pistons 9-0 to slid the gap, Hart made two free throws at the basket, Durham also made shots in the penalty area, Bridges, Anunobi and Brunson scored continuously, the Knicks took the lead again 6-0, Harris, Schroeder and Cunningham immediately responded to a 7-0 overtake of the score, Bridges counterattacked and made a layup, Beasley made five sons in a single quarter outside the three-point line, and the Pistons overtook the Knicks 61-59 for 2 points.

The third quarter, Bridges scored 4 points in a row and free throw. Thompson made two free throws at the basket. Hart made three-pointers at the open space. Cunningham made a back shot. Anunobi and Brunson scored consecutive points. Cunningham broke through and hit a hook shot. Hart made two free throws at the basket. Thompson made two free throws. Arnoubi made one shot outside the three-point line. Harris made an empty dunk. Brunson made a breakthrough and threw a throw. The Pistons cut Robinson. 1 of 4 free throws, Bridges made a dunk with a fast break, Cunningham made a backward jump shot, Reed made a killing and two free throws at the basket, Brunson made a breakthrough and made three of four free throws, Cunningham made a layup, Brunson made a backward jump shot, Schroeder made a cover and was fouled and made both free throws, Durham made a foul without a ball, Bridges made a foul from outside the three-point line, Beasley made two free throws, and Hart made a make-up dunk at the basket, and the Knicks led by 11 points 96-85.

In the fourth quarter, Harris made a jump shot by a sudden stop, Payne broke through and scored a basket, Durham made two free throws at the basket, Arnou made a breakthrough and scored 2+1, Durham made a single Duel, Brunson made a breakthrough layup, Cunningham and Thompson hit consecutively, 7 minutes and 40 seconds, the Pistons fell behind 7 points 96-103, and the Knicks requested a timeout. After the timeout, the Knicks missed consecutively + made a mistake. The Pistons counterattacked 7-0 in a row, instantly equalizing the score, and stopped the Knicks again. After the timeout, Towns passed the ball from the top of the arc, Cunningham hit Anunobi back and made a jump shot, Hart cut a layup to break the scoring drought, Durham made a strong attack at the basket, Thompson made a layup with a one-dragon layup, Towns fouled the board and sent Thompson to the free throw line to make one of two free throws, 3 minutes and 13 seconds before the final game, the Pistons led 110-105. The Knicks missed the continuous attack, Hardaway made a mid-range jump shot, Brunson broke through and singles Schroder scored 2+1, the Pistons missed the shot, Brunson continued to score under the basket by Schroder, Towns intercepted a one-stop foul, made one of two free throws, Durham made a strong foul, and made one of two free throws, 49 seconds before the end of the game, the score between the two sides was 113-111, and the Knicks requested a timeout. After the timeout, Bridges made a tip-in at the basket, Cunningham broke through and failed to make a layup, the Knicks won the rebound, and the last 20.6 seconds left in the game, Brunson made a three-pointer in a single Thompson, the Pistons led 116-113, and 4.3 seconds left in the game, Beasley made a mistake in receiving the ball, and finally the Knicks eliminated the Pistons 4-2 in this round of series and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Let's take a look at the data performance of the main players of both sides in this game together:

Knicks: Brunson scored 40 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Bridges scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Anunobi scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 breaks and 2 hats, Hart scored 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, Towns scored 10 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 interrupts.

Pistons: Cunningham scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 assists, Durham scored 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, Thompson scored 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 breaks and 2 hats, Harris scored 14 points, 5 rebounds, Hardaway scored 7 points, 5 rebounds, Beasley scored 20 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Schroeder scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

The Pistons were very resilient in this game. They both lost double digits in the first and third quarters in the single quarter, but they both played back in the second and fourth quarters. Even in the last two minutes, they once had a 7-point advantage. Unfortunately, the Pistons head coach replaced Thompson who had successfully defended Brunson in succession. Schroder scored 5 points in a row and found the sense of scoring again. At the critical moment, he missed the defensive rebound and was equalized by Bridges' tip-up. However, Cunningham broke through two consecutive times and failed to make a layup. In the end, he defeated Brunson with three-pointers and lost the game..

Although they failed to drag the series into tiebreak, the Pistons' results this season are acceptable. They have re-entered the playoffs after many years, and the winning and losing points in each match in this round of the series are basically within 5 points. They have a chance to win every game of losing. What they lack is the details and experience at critical moments. After experiencing this playoff experience, although they have lost the opportunity to advance to the next round, they have gained more and the future is promising!