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Detroit Pistons
6-3 overall · 4-1 on the road
Fri 4/9
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5-4 overall · 3-2 at home
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KnicksOffense
PistonsDefense

The Knicks rank 27th in the NBA in effective field goal % (51.1%), and the Pistons rank 2nd in opponent eFG% (49.5%). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 53.2%, so the Knicks are 2.2 points below it. Jalen Brunson leads them with 26.2 points a game on 54.2% true shooting.

Cade CunninghamTop scorer · DET
Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK
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Pistons6-3
Knicks5-4
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Team vs team

Season before this game (DET 9 games, NYK 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

DETNYK
Scoring
111.720th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
109.923rd · Below avg
103.91st · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
104.23rd · Top 5
+7.86th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+5.79th · Above avg
Efficiency
112.514th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
111.217th · Average
103.32nd · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
106.47th · Above avg
+9.24th · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+4.811th · Average
99.926th
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
98.429th
Shooting
54.9%7th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.1%27th · Bottom 5
58.1%10th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.1%26th · Bottom 5
14.410th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.68th · Above avg
38.0%3rd · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
36.0%11th · Average
0.2721st · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2722nd · Below avg
Defense
49.5%2nd · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.2%10th · Above avg
9.37th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
7.322nd · Below avg
6.62nd · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.323rd · Below avg
Possessions
14.3%13th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
13.7%8th · Above avg
25.6%21st · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
32.3%2nd · Top 5
43.915th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
48.34th · Top 5
26.912th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.118th · Average

Recent form

Detroit Pistons
WWWLL

Last 5: average margin +9.2 (season +7.8). Streak L2.

New York Knicks
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +11.2 (season +5.7). Streak W3.

Key players

Detroit Pistons
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Cade CunninghamG-F 22.95.47.757.3
Duncan RobinsonF 18.21.72.367.2
Jalen DurenC 13.07.52.064.7
Paul ReedF 12.27.12.161.5
New York Knicks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jalen BrunsonG 26.23.05.654.2
Karl-Anthony TownsC 20.913.63.166.6
OG AnunobyF 16.45.62.455.8
Landry ShametG 9.31.41.960.7

Injury report

Detroit Pistons
Isaiah Joe G · Right Hip Contusion · back ~11/12 Out
Jalen Duren C · Right Hamstring Strain · back ~11/24 Out
New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

Earlier this season

10/27/26 · at NYKNYK 111 – DET 97

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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