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Cade Cunningham carried the offense for 3 quarters. Tobias Harris held Karl-Anthony Towns to 10 points and doubled his rebound output. Jalen Duren was magnificent. And Dennis Schroder made it all pay off. https://t.co/JbAlQhurvs

FINAL: Pistons 100, Knicks 94Pistons get their first playoff win since May 26, 2008. Gutty win. Overcame Isaiah Stewart's absence, Ausar Thompson fouling out and 6 of 27 3-point shooting. Cade Cunningham 33 and 12 boards. Dennis Schroder 20 and a huge last-minute 3.

END 3Q: Pistons 75, Knicks 67 As in Game 1, Pistons take an 8-point lead to the fourth quarter. Cade Cunningham with 29 and 9 boards. Pistons a 37-26 rebound advantage. Their lead is despite 4 of 20 3-point shooting.

HALF: Pistons 55, Knicks 49 Pistons led by as many as 13. Cade Cunningham 20 points, 7 boards, 0 assists. Pistons 4 assists on 19 baskets. Pistons a 14-2 free throw edge, but fouls are just 10-8. Jalen Duren was terrific and managed to avoid picking up any fouls.

END 1Q: Pistons 25, Knicks 19 Pistons defending very well, though it helps that the Knicks are 0 of 8 from 3. Pistons a 14-9 rebounding edge. Cade Cunningham 8 points, 6 boards.

Pistons with the game's first timeout, a deep on at 4:49. Knicks up 16-15. With Isaiah Stewart out, Pistons can't afford foul trouble for Jalen Duren. He's delivering so far with 4 points, 2 boards, a block and zero fouls. Ausar Thompson picked up 1 guarding Brunson.

For 3 quarters, the Pistons must have wondered what the fuss was about. Game 2 awaits their response. Plus, Isiah's dazzling 94 seconds, the first 40-point Pistons playoff game and solid representation in the awards watch. https://t.co/Kh2bteWmzj

FINAL: Knicks 123, Pistons 112 A 21-0 NY run in the fourth quarter. Pistons shot 31.8 percent with 7 turnovers in the fourth quarter. Welcome to the playoffs.

Pistons have seen an 8-point lead turn into a 7-point deficit with the Knicks on a 15-0 run.

END 3Q: Pistons 91, Knicks 83 Pistons led 80-77 when Cade Cunningham took a seat with 2:34 to go. Big finish to take an 8-point lead to the fourth. The vets - Tobias Harris (22), Tim Hardaway Jr. (19) and Malik Beasley (17) - leading the way.

HALF: Knicks 57, Pistons 55 Tobias Harris a triple at the buzzer to get to 22 points. Beasley 4 of 6 from 3. The vets getting the Pistons to halftime in good position.

END 1Q: Pistons 27, Knicks 27 Tobias Harris 9 points, 4 of 5 shooting, helped settle Pistons down after some early rough stretches of half-court offense. Malik Beasley 2 of 3 from 3.

Game 1 https://t.co/DFxoFKO2iw

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