New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons Match Player Stats On Dec 22, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Dec 22, 2017

DETROIT -- Tobias Harris led seven Detroit players in double figures with 24 points and the Pistons pulled out a 104-101 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday at Little Caesars Arena.

Andre Drummond had 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Pistons (18-14). Reggie Bullock supplied 14 points, Stanley Johnson and Antony Tolliver tossed in 12 apiece and Reggie Jackson and Ish Smith added 10 apiece. Jackson, who also tied his season high with eight assists, made a free throw with 24.2 seconds left that proved to be the game-winner.

Kristaps Porzingis led the Knicks (17-15) with 29 points and nine rebounds. Porzingis missed all 11 of his field-goal attempts in a 102-93 New York victory over Boston on Thursday. Enes Kanter contributed 22 points and 16 rebounds and Courtney Lee added 16 points for the Knicks.

The Pistons opened the game with a 15-2 run and emerged with a 52-44 halftime advantage. Harris and Tolliver scored 10 points apiece. Porzingis scored on New York's first possession but shot just 3 for 11 from the field the rest of the half.

Lee's floater midway through the third pulled the Knicks within five, 62-57. Bullock and Harris quickly answered with 3-pointers but the Knicks responded with an 18-2 outburst.

Porzingis had seven points during that span, including a dunk and 3-pointer that gave New York its first lead. Kanter followed with a pair of tip-ins. Drummond ended the Knicks' stretch of 14 unanswered points with a layup before Porzingis and Doug McDermott hit jumpers to give New York a 75-70 lead.

A Smith layup put the Pistons back on top in the opening minute of the fourth at 77-75. Harris' 3-pointer a minute later made it 82-79.

The Piston then maintained a single-digit lead until Drummond was called for goaltending on a Kanter put-back, which tied it at 93-all. A long two by Porzingis moved New York back in front.

Jackson's runner in the lane evened the score again at 101 apiece.

Jackson made one of two free throws with 24.2 seconds left following a Knicks turnover. Bullock then blocked a Lee shot and Johnson hit two free throws with 14.5 seconds left. Porzingis' desperation heave before the buzzer was an air ball.

NOTES: Detroit SG Avery Bradley missed his fourth consecutive game with a groin injury. ... Knicks F Michael Beasley, who scored 32 points against Boston on Thursday, has played for six organizations. That's surprising to Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy. "He was the No. 2 pick in the draft," he said. "It's not like some guy who came out of the nowhere. It's sort of amazing he's had to bounce around the way that he has." ... New York lost its last three road games against Detroit. ... The Knicks are 8-0 when holding opponents under 100 points. ... Pistons C Andre Drummond has 250 double-doubles since the 2012-13 season, the most among Eastern Conference players.