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DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons experienced how much havoc the New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson can cause for an opposing team. The back-to-back All-NBA Second Team guard was the driving force behind Detroit’s loss to the Knicks in the postseason last year, averaging 31.5 points and 8.2 assists in the six-game series.
The Detroit Pistons top-ranked defense goes as Jalen Duren goes. MVP candidate Cade Cunningham relies on forward Tobias Harris to shoulder some of the offensive
Cade Cunningham scored 27 points, Daniss Jenkins added 25 — 21 in the second quarter — and Detroit held on for a rare road win at Cleveland, downing the Cavaliers 114-110.
The Pistons got a win back after last year's playoff defeat to the Knicks while creating more space at the top of the Eastern Conference.
The Detroit Pistons are 26-9 through 35 games this season. An underrated hero has been named as a big reason why.
In the second meeting between two Eastern Conference heavyweights that are inextricably linked because of their deep ties, the Cavs lost to the top-seeded Pistons, 114-110, inside Rocket Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Yeah – that was the most fun game of the season so far. It was the first return to Little Caesars Arena for the New York Knicks since defeating the Detroit Pistons 4-2 in last year’s first round playoff series.
Jalen Duren and Tobias Harris sustaining injuries in back-to-back games is a significant blow to what the Pistons do to win games. However, a large part of wha