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New York Knicks
4-4 · 1-2 on the road
Wed 2/17
4:00 PM PT
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6-2 · 2-1 at home
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KnicksOffense
PistonsDefense

The Knicks rank 26th in the NBA in effective field goal % (51.2%), and the Pistons have the best opponent eFG% (48.7%). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 53.3%, so the Knicks are 2.1 points below it. Jalen Brunson leads them with 25.6 points a game on 53.8% true shooting.

2/172026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK
Cade CunninghamTop scorer · DET
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2/172026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Knicks4-4
Pistons6-2
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2/172026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
PistonsOffense
KnicksDefense
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2/172026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (NYK 8 games, DET 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

NYKDET
Scoring
110.022nd · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
111.121st · Below avg
105.13rd · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
101.81st · Top 5
+4.910th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+9.44th · Top 5
Efficiency
110.619th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
111.615th · Average
106.46th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
101.21st · Top 5
+4.112th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+10.52nd · Top 5
99.129th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
100.026th
Shooting
51.2%26th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.9%7th · Above avg
55.3%25th · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
58.3%9th · Above avg
14.68th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
13.912th · Average
36.6%12th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
37.8%6th · Above avg
0.2819th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2820th · Average
Defense
51.1%8th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
48.7%1st · Top 5
7.424th · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
9.28th · Above avg
4.425th · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
6.53rd · Top 5
Possessions
14.4%11th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
14.6%13th · Average
31.9%3rd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
24.1%26th · Bottom 5
48.24th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
44.015th · Average
26.017th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.911th · Average

Recent form

New York Knicks
WWLWW

Last 5: average margin +11.6 (season +4.9). Streak W2.

Detroit Pistons
LWWWL

Last 5: average margin +7.4 (season +9.4). Streak L1.

Key players

New York Knicks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jalen BrunsonG 25.62.65.153.8
Karl-Anthony TownsC 19.913.63.167.4
OG AnunobyF 16.65.52.556.4
Dalton KnechtF 10.07.01.083.3
Detroit Pistons
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Cade CunninghamG-F 24.05.67.658.5
Duncan RobinsonF 19.01.92.269.7
Jalen DurenC 13.07.52.064.7
Paul ReedF 12.86.82.463.3

Injury report

New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · Right Ankle Soreness · back ~11/10 Out
Detroit Pistons
Isaiah Joe G · back ~11/8 Out
Jalen Duren C · back ~11/9 Out

Earlier this season

10/27/26 · at NYKDET 97 – NYK 111

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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