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Knicks ‘Wingstop’ put crunch-time clamps on Pistons’ Cade Cunningham for Recreation 4 win
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Knicks ‘Wingstop’ put crunch-time clamps on Pistons’ Cade Cunningham for Recreation 4 win

Last updated: April 27, 2025 8:19 pm
Editorial Board Published April 27, 2025
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DETROIT — Because of this you pay OG Anunoby and commerce for Mikal Bridges — even when the price of doing enterprise is steep. As a result of when the Knicks want stops, they name on the wings.

Pistons All-Star Cade Cunningham received sizzling within the second, third and fourth quarters of Recreation 4 of the Jap Convention first-round playoff sequence at Little Caesars Area and posted 25 factors, 9 rebounds and 9 assists on 11-of-21 taking pictures from the sector. However with the sport on the road in crunch time, Anunoby pressured a Cunningham mid-range miss, Bridges pressured a Cunningham turnover on a drive to the rim, then Anunoby pressured one other mid-range miss on the sport’s remaining possession.

The Knicks then received bailed out by the baseline official who opted in opposition to calling a foul on Josh Hart, who bumped Tim Hardaway Jr. on a three-point shot as time expired.

The shot was off. The buzzer sounded, and the Knicks scurried off the court docket with a 94-93 victory to take a commanding 3-1 sequence lead over the Pistons with Recreation 5 again at Madison Sq. Backyard on Sunday.

The crunch-time stops on Cunningham negated an epic collapse by a Knicks crew that led by 16 factors within the second quarter, however discovered themselves down 11 with 8:35 to go within the fourth quarter. Bridges’ late-game cease on Cunningham additionally erased the reminiscence of a brutal taking pictures night time. The star wing shot simply 3-of-12 from the sector for eight factors in 44 minutes.

In addition they underscored one of many Knicks’ largest strengths: defensive versatility on the wings, which will likely be examined ought to they close-out the Pistons and advance to the second spherical for a date with the reigning champion Boston Celtics.

Knicks captain Jalen Brunson completed with 32 factors and 11 assists on 13-of-26 taking pictures from the sector, and Karl-Anthony Cities added 27 factors on 5-of-6 taking pictures from downtown. The 2 got here up with enormous baskets within the fourth quarter, together with a step-back three from Cities to place the Knicks up one late. Brunson scored 15 of his 32 factors within the fourth quarter after limping off the ground with an obvious leg harm within the third.

The Knicks made it a degree to hunt Cities early in low-post place, and his early scoring paid dividends with accuracy behind the arc.

Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff stated forward of tipoff limiting shot makes an attempt for each Cities and Anunoby was a degree of emphasis for Recreation 4.

“You noticed that sport final sport — Cities received open threes early within the sport, OG received nook threes that weren’t contested. So we’ve simply gotta make them earn every part and make their touches harder. Tobias has achieved a extremely good job of creating Cities’ job tough. Clearly he was in foul hassle final sport so he didn’t get the matchup as a lot as we’d have favored however he does a extremely good job of simply limiting his touches and making him should work and earn every part and we gotta get again to that

The Pistons had a possibility to tie the sequence at two video games apiece and power a possible Recreation 7 by defending residence court docket. However the Knicks have been in a position to reduce Cunningham’s water off when it mattered most: in crunch time — and the extra skilled crew stayed composed down the stretch because the Pistons, of their first playoff look since 2019, collapsed in real-time.

“It’s urgency but not panic. And you go back and watch the film and I still believe that there are things that we did that kind of hurt ourselves. And if we correct those things we’ll give ourselves a chance to win like we have in probably two out of the three games so far,” Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff stated after the sport. “So if we focus on the details, stay in the moment, don’t get caught up in the noise and the distractions and just pay attention to all the little things that impact winning and make us our best, we’ll give ourselves a chance at it.”

Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau stated his crew wouldn’t feed into the narrative that the Knicks wanted to organize for a extra determined Pistons crew on Sunday — but it surely was clear from the best way Detroit got here out that they knew they wanted to win.

The Pistons fell quick, and now the Knicks can shut out at residence.

“To me it’s understanding what goes into winning. I think for the media and social media, it’s to add all that other stuff into it,” Thibodeau stated. “And for us, it’s don’t get lost in all that stuff cause that stuff doesn’t matter. What matters is how you prepare yourself to win. And understand what goes into winning and if you do that, you’ll enhance your chance of winning.”

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