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4.3 seconds of three-pointer! Brunson rejected the Pistons reversal with 40+7, Beasley made a mistake in receiving the ball and the Knicks advanced

5:01pm, 9 May 2025【Basketball】

On May 2, the Knicks defeated the Pistons 116-113 away, and the score was 4-2 to advance to the second round. After the Pistons were hacked by the referee in G4, they showed their strong perseverance. In the G5, Justice will succeed in winning. In this game, the G6 Pistons were once 15 points behind. In the final quarter, the Pistons completed a 25-9 turnover, but they were hit by Brunson in 4.3 seconds by three-pointers. Ha passed the game to Beasley and made a mistake. In the end, Justice did not continue to come and the Knicks advanced.

You can feel Brunson's determination at the beginning, with 7 of 9 shots in a single quarter and scored 15 points and 4 assists; Anunobi scored 8 points and 1 block in the first quarter, Bridges scored 8 points and 1 rebound in the first quarter. Without Hart and Towns playing, the Knicks scored 37 points in a single quarter and led the Pistons by as much as 15 points. Little Hardaway lost its magical feel, and Cunningham performed very mediocrely. After the rotation in the second quarter, Beasley became the Pistons' super surprise, making 5 of 8 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 15 points and 2 assists. Durham scored 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 5 minutes. Schroeder also scored 5 points and 3 assists, Harris also scored 5 points and 5 points. The Pistons also scored 38 points in a single quarter and rushed to score points and completed the overtake. Brunson was just 1 of 4 shots in the second quarter. Towns continued to be silent. The Pistons did not give up. The Pistons fans were thinking about "justice will win."

Justice victory in the third quarter did not come. Everyone knows that the referee hacked the Pistons' G4, and G5 is a must-win game. However, in the third quarter of G6, Brunson scored 10 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, Anunobi scored 6 points, 2 steals and 1 block in a single quarter, Bridges scored 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in a single quarter. These three giants led the team to score 37 points, just like the first quarter, and they once again established the advantage of double-digit numbers.

At the beginning of the last quarter, the Pistons scored 11-7 offensive and narrowed to 9 points to stop Thibodeau. After ATO, the Pistons equalized the score 9-0 and Thibodore was suspended again. From here on, there seemed to be signs of "justice win" again. Brunson missed three open positions in a row and overtook the Pistons to 7 points. Brunson immediately scored 5 points in a row to shrink to 2 points. Durham made two free throws. Durham made two free throws. Durant made six fouls and one of them. Bridge scored a tip-in. Cunningham missed the ball in the key overtake. Brunson scored a three-pointer and then blew a kiss to the Pistons. Hazard made a mistake in passing the opportunity to tie the three-pointer. The game ended.

Full game, Brunson made 15 of 33 shots, 3 of 10 three-pointers, scored 40 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds. Anunobi scored 22 points, Bridges scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Hart scored 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Text/Yan Xiaobai: Knicks Observation