{"id":491576,"date":"2026-02-20T03:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T03:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/491576\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T03:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T03:44:07","slug":"cunninghams-42-points-13-assists-lead-pistons-to-a-126-111-win-over-the-knicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/491576\/","title":{"rendered":"Cunningham’s 42 points, 13 assists lead Pistons to a 126-111 win over the Knicks"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — – Cade Cunningham<\/a> had 42 points and 13 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons<\/a> to a 126-111 win over the New York Knicks<\/a> on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The Pistons have defeated the Knicks in the teams’ three meetings this season.<\/p>\n

Paul Reed<\/a> scored 18 points, Tobias Harris<\/a> had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Ausar Thompson<\/a> added 10 points for Eastern Conference-leading Detroit.<\/p>\n

Jalen Brunson<\/a> led New York with 30 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Landry Shamet<\/a> scored 15 points and Josh Hart<\/a> had 11 as the Knicks shot a miserable 23% (8 of 35) from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

The Knicks scored the first five points of the game, taking their biggest lead at 9-2. The Pistons then went on a 21-8 run, taking the lead for good.<\/p>\n

Detroit ended the second quarter on a 7-0 run and took its first double-digit lead of the game, 58-48, at halftime.<\/p>\n

The Knicks pulled within 62-60 on Towns’ basket early in the third quarter. But, Duncan Robinson<\/a> hit back-to-back 3s and the Pistons extended their lead to 13 points before settling for a 90-79 advantage heading into the final quarter.<\/p>\n

Detroit went up by a game-high 19 points at 104-85 on Daniss Jenkins’ tip-in with 7:50 left in the game.<\/p>\n

The Knicks closed within 11 at 120-109 on a 3-pointer by Brunson with 1:33 remaining, but got no closer<\/p>\n

The Pistons played without Jalen Duran, their leading rebounder and second-leading scorer, and Isaiah Stewart<\/a>, who averages 10 points. Both are serving suspensions<\/a> for their part in a brawl in a game against Charlotte on February 9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Pistons: At Chicago on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Knicks: Hosts Houston on Saturday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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