Fox News: Detroit Pistons win first playoff game since 2008 ECF, beating the Knicks in Game 2

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Detroit Pistons win first playoff game since 2008 ECF, beating the Knicks in Game 2

The Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record, 15-game postseason losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 100-94 in Game 2

                   
                       

You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login had 33 points and 12 rebounds, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 55 seconds left, and the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login snapped their You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login-record, 15-game postseason losing streak by beating the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login 100-94 on Monday night in Game 2 of their playoff series.

The Pistons, who hadn't even been to the postseason since 2019, recovered after the Knicks erased a 15-point deficit to earn their first playoff victory since Game 4 of the 2008 Eastern Conference finals against Boston. The You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login won the final two games of that series and the Pistons were then swept in 2009, 2006 and 2019 before dropping Game 1 at Madison Square Garden.

Now they are back in the win column, all tied in the series and will host Game 3 on Thursday night.

Schroder, who wasn't even on the Pistons until a trade in February, nailed the 3-pointer after the Knicks had used a 16-4 run to tie it at 94 on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login's dunk. He finished with 20 points off the bench.

The Pistons engineered one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history this season, going 44-38 after a 14-win season in 2023-24 that included a 28-game losing streak, longest ever in a single season.

They were then in good shape to win Game 1 with an eight-point lead after three quarters, before the Knicks used a 21-0 run in the fourth to win 123-112. Detroit built another eight-point advantage after three Monday, and this time made the big plays after another Knicks rally.

You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login scored 37 points for the No. 3-seeded Knicks, but You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login were each limited to 10 after both finished with 23 points in the opener.

Cunningham bounced back with a strong performance after the All-Star guard was just 8 for 21 in Game 1. The Knicks struggled to keep him out of the paint and defend him without fouling, as the Pistons shot 14 free throws to the Knicks' two while building a 55-49 lead at halftime.

The Pistons then held New York to just one basket in the first seven-plus minutes of the third quarter. Cunningham and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login each had two baskets in an 11-0 run that You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, playing because backup center You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login was out with right knee inflammation, capped with a basket that gave the Pistons their largest lead at 68-53 with 5:02 remaining in the third.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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