On December 22, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued fierce battles. The New York Knicks at home defeated the Detroit Pistons 105-91, ending their 5-game losing streak at home. Among them, Randall contributed 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Fournier was 22 points.
Four quarter score (the Knicks are behind): 17-24, 20-24, 32-32, 22-25. Pistons: Sadiq Bay 15 points and 7 rebounds, Diallo 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals, Stewart 9 points and 11 rebounds, Cunningham 7 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Corey Joseph 15 points and 2 rebounds, Saben- Lee had 16 points and 3 rebounds, Lyles had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Knicks: Burks 8 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Randall 21 points and 11 rebounds, Fournier 22 points and 3 assists, Kemba Walker 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Mitchell Robinson 17 points and 14 rebounds 3 blocks, 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists by Ty Gibson.
In this campaign, many members of the Knicks were unable to play due to a health agreement, while Grant of the Pistons was absent because of a torn ligament in his right thumb. After the opening, the Pistons only scored 1 point in the first 2 minutes, but they immediately played a 9-2 spurt, Diallo contributed 4 points. Walker made the first three-pointer of the game, and Joseph immediately returned the three-pointer. However, the Pistons suddenly misfired in the last 5 minutes of the first quarter, and they only scored 3 points in total. The Knicks took the opportunity to hit a wave of 15-3 attacks, leading the Pistons by 7 points 24-17 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, substitute Robinson dunked twice to help the Knicks rewrite the score to 31-21. At the critical moment, Joseph made a shot and Sadiq Bay scored a hook. Randall broke through for a layup, he contributed 12 points in two quarters, Fournier hit two 3 points, the Knicks firmly controlled the situation on the court. Although Sadik Bay and Joseph used three-pointers to narrow the gap, the Pistons were still 11 points behind 37-48 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Knicks launched a wave of 11-0 attacks in less than 2 minutes of the start. Fournier contributed 5 points, and the difference between the two teams instantly expanded to 22 points. After the timeout, Sadiq-Bay made a 3-pointer, ending the Pistons’ scoring drought, but Robinson immediately picked up an empty dunk. Let it go, the Pistons played a 10-2 spurt under Joseph’s leadership, once narrowing the difference to 13 points. Noel was convicted of a technical foul. Fortunately, Fournier and Gibson jointly contributed 8 points to help the Knicks stabilize the situation. At the end of the three quarters, the Knicks led 80-69.
In the last quarter, substitutes Lyles and Saben-Lee led the Pistons to a 12-6 spurt, reducing the point difference to 5 points. Robinson dunked to stop the bleeding, Fournier and Walker hit three points successively. The Knicks responded to a 10-2 spurt and re-expanded the point difference to more than 10 points. In the last 5 minutes after the timeout, the Pistons failed to narrow the difference to less than 5 points. In the end, the New York Knicks at home defeated the Detroit Pistons 105-91, ending their 5-game losing streak at home.
Knicks starting: Walker, Burks, Fournier, Randall, Noel
Pistons starting: Cunningham, Joseph, Diallo, Bay, Stewart
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