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NBA playoffs: Jalen Brunson achieves 40 and leads Knicks to the winning of series against pistons

NBA playoffs: Jalen Brunson achieves 40 and leads Knicks to the winning of series against pistons

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Jalen Brunson's 3 pointer from the top of the arch with 4.3 seconds in the regulation, the New York Knicks increased to a win from 116-113 against the Detroit Pistons in game 6 of its NBA playoff series in the first round. With the victory, the Knicks rise to the semi -finals of the Eastern Conference to face the Boston Celtics.

Cade Cunningham's jumper from the free-wire line at five minutes before the end brought the piston a lead of 105-103 and ended a 13-0 run. Josh Hart combined the game with a layup on the next possession of the Knicks, but Detroit scored the next seven points, while New York missed six consecutive shots.

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The Knicks had the opportunity to regain the lead with a minute lead, but Ausar Thompson prevented Brunson prevented from getting a shot and taking over Detroit. Jalen Duren made one of two free throws to give the pistons a lead of 113-111. But after a break, Mikal Bridges covered a Brunson measure to bind the score with 35 seconds.

Knicks get hot early, but the pistons rise back

Brunson claimed early and scored 15 points with four templates in the first quarter. He shot 7-to-9 from the ground and led a shootout of 60% in New York (4 out of 10 to 3S).

After the pistons were closed within 9-8, the Knicks calmed the crowd with an 11-0 run. Detroit lowered the deficit in a Malik Beasley 3 to 30-23, but New York scored the last seven points in the quarter, interrupted by a Miles McBride 3 pointer.

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The Knicks built their lead to 42-27 on a jumper by Karl-Anthony Towns in two minutes after the second quarter, but Detroit finally went from there with a Dennis Schröder. inside.

Detroit took his first lead of the game with a minute before half-time with a short jumper from Cunningham and went into the changing room with 61-59 on Beasley's sixth 3-pointer. This ended a quarter of 38-22 for the pistons.

The pistons go cold after half -time

The Knicks came out strongly in the third quarter and made a 15:6 run in the first four minutes, which was covered by a Brunson 3 pointer. New York opened a 10-point lead at a 3 from OG Anunoby and, which is even more important, marked with his fourth foul with the day.

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After Isaiah Stewart missed his fifth game in the series with a right knee inflammation, Piston's trainer JB Bickerstaff decided without going to go. But the Knicks drove slightly to the basket and Detroit brought Paul Reed into play before falling back.

The Knicks extended their lead behind five points from Brunson and seemed to be in danger of losing dynamics when Anunoby was called a foul for throwing Schröder on the ground. Knick's coach Tom Thibodeau asked the call and argued that Schröder Anunoby held first. New York lost the challenge, but had a double-digit lead over 3 from Mikal Bridges and Put-Back Dunk from Josh Hart.

Detroit scored 6 out of 18, including 0 out of 7 behind the bow. Tim Hardaway Jr. finally broke this cold sorceress with 3 in the middle of the fourth way, his only selection from the large reach in the game.

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