Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson's latest: Knicks Stars Ok for game 6

April 29, 2025; New York, New York, USA; The New York Knicks Guard Jalen Brunson (11) reacts after he was injured against the Detroit Pistons in the fourth quarter of the first round for the NBA Playoffs 2025 in Madison Square Garden in the 2025 game. Mandatory loan: Wendell Cruz-Mimagn pictures

Both Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson are not concerned about their status for game 6 of the New York Knicks-Playoff series of the first round against the pistons on Thursday evening in Detroit, after being beaten late, which forced them to the side line.

Brunson's ankle kicked on the Wonky Madison Square Garden Court, while Hart came across a wrist problem, in which both were embedded in game 5 and with the Knicks 97-95 with 2:57 on Tuesday.

“I'm fine,” said Brunson tightly after the game.

“I just had to group new, go and try to go back in,” added hard. “The whole body bothers me.”

The two were not too long down. Moments later they stood at the top of the goal scorer and were ready to check in again. Nevertheless, Knick's head coach Tom Thibodeau decided not to use his last break to bring his top men back into play – instead, a break in the campaign was waiting to make his replacement.

This stopover never came when Brunson and hard forced to watch from the sidelines when the Pistons opened a lead of six points with 27.6 seconds. This forced Thibodeau to finally call his last break, but it was pointless when the Knicks lost 106-103.

“Exactly where we were with our time -out,” said Thibodeau. “Coach decision.”

Knicks cannot close the pistons in game 5, autumn 106-103

Even the Knicks could not deliberately commit a foul. They already had five fouls in the fourth quarter, which means that every other personal foul would send the pistons into the free wire line.

“You look at the time, the score, the punishment, the time -out and the time mentioned above,” said Thibodeau. “What happens in the game? Do you feel that the next possession will put it away? There is a lot about it.”

If this game of chance does not pay off, the Knicks street becomes all the more difficult into the second round. While you still have a 3-2 lead, it is not an easy task to return to Detroit, even though you have won both games 3 and 4. A potential game 7 is the game of everyone, although the pistons would be the far more confident side after they have lifted a 3: 1 deficit.

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