For the second straight game, the Detroit Pistons looked on the verge of another fourth-quarter meltdown... until they weren't.
Cade Cunningham unloaded a 33-point, 12-rebound double-double that propelled the sixth-ranked Pistons past the third-seed New York Knicks, 100-94, in Game 2 to level their East first round duel at one-game apiece, Tuesday, April 22.
The @DetroitPistons get their first #NBAPlayoffs win since 2008 to tie the series 👏 pic.twitter.com/hAi1K1DShn
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 22, 2025
It marked the Pistons’ first playoff win since Game 4 of the 2008 Eastern Conference Finals against then eventual champion Boston Celtics.
THE PISTONS ARE IN THE PLAYOFF WIN COLUMN ??
— NBA (@NBA) April 22, 2025
THEY EVEN THE SERIES WITH THE KNICKS 1-1!
Game 3 in Detroit on Thursday at 7:00pm/et on TNT 🔥
Dennis Schroder drilled a clutch three with 55.1 ticks left that broke a 94-all deadlock as Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges missed a couple of potential game-tying threes afterwards. Schroder finished 20 markers while Tobias Harris and Jalen Duren combined for 27 points.
MASSIVE GO-AHEAD TRIPLE FOR THE PISTONS 🎯
— NBA (@NBA) April 22, 2025
Dennis Schröder with the CLUTCH bucket to give Detroit the lead in the final seconds!
DET-NYK Game 2 on TNT.
The Pistons then sealed their first postseason win in New York since 1992 from the free throw line. Earlier, the Knicks ignited a 16-4 spurt in the fourth to overturn a 90-78 that set up another pulsating finish.
Meanwhile, Jalen Brunson topscored New York with 37 markers but the Knicks fell short of completing the comeback.
Brunson makes it a two-point game in the 4th quarter ??
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 22, 2025
The series now shifts to Detroit for Games 3 and 4.
(With reports from Pao Ambat)
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[Editor's note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital with the help of AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]
