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00:00The dribble. Brunson now with 12 points. Towns has 13. No Pistons in double figures.
00:06Eight for Tobias Harris to lead the way.
00:11Here's Cunningham. And the high post driving. Now step back. Great contest by Ananobi.
00:17Terrific defense again by the Knicks in the half court.
00:20Hard. Gorgeous pass ahead. O.G. with the stuff. And the Knicks have their largest lead of the game.
00:25Well, they went out and acquired O.G. Ananobi and Mikael Bridges for this exact type of moment.
00:30That was an incredible reaction out of Ananobi on that last Cade Cunningham pull-up.
00:35Harris, another misfire. He's 2 of 10. Knicks pushing. Tempo again.
00:39Brunson attacking. Goes to the right hand. Missed the layup.
00:44Harris trying to get up the floor quickly, but the Knicks get back.
00:48Beasley returns it. Reverse layup. Good for Harris. And a foul.
00:55A rare positive on the offensive end for Detroit here on the half.
01:00Yeah, fortunate Brunson doesn't convert. The layup on one end. Detroit again.
01:04One of the few opportunities that they've had some space to attack early.
01:09Knicks not really set. That's a nice two-man game right there.
01:12And Tobias Harris understanding he could get that to the other side of the rim.
01:16Just the fourth assist for Detroit. Second foul on Towns.
01:20And Harris with 11 points. Average about 14 per game during the season.
01:25His second stint with the Pistons. He was here 2016-2018.
01:3114th NBA season.
01:36Brunson left alone. Got some airspace, but can't pay it off.
01:39Cunningham finds Hardaway. His three is there.
01:49The first momentum shift in Detroit's favor all day.
01:54And a great find by Cade Cunningham.
01:56That ball was delivered on a rope to Hardaway in that right corner to catch and release.
02:01Ananobi slips to the ground, but knocked out of bounds by Cunningham.
02:104.1 on the shot clock for New York.
02:12Again, playing fast is something the Pistons have to do.
02:15Create pace. Cunningham does that.
02:17He would have had a very contested layup attempt instead.
02:21He understands he's got a shooter running the floor.
02:24And the importance of these guys getting going.
02:26Inbound Ananobi. Two to shoot. Trying to get free from Cunningham.
02:31Long step back. Hit the front of the rim. Long rebound to Brunson.
02:36And Brunson weaving through traffic. Pulls it back out.
02:40Underneath, Thompson knocks it away from Towns.
02:43Inside a minute to go. 6-0. Piston run. Back within 10.
02:47Hardaway for three again.
02:49And that time no. Harris. Offensive rebound.
02:51And another foul. Three-point chance for Detroit.
02:56They were waiting.
03:06This crowd ready to erupt. Electricity was palpable.
03:09They just needed something out of their team offensively.
03:14Pistons competing defensively to create opportunities.
03:18First is Tim Hardaway Jr. and then Tobias Harris with his second three-point play opportunity in the last minute.
03:24And Towns picked up his third foul.
03:27So, Tom Thibodeau going to take him out here with 44 seconds remaining in the half.
03:33Eight points in 65 seconds for Detroit.
03:37And Harris has been the spark. He's got 13 points and five rebounds.
03:42Nine in a row for the Pistons.
03:58Hart setting the screen. Harris on the switch. Has Brunson.
04:01Brunson 12 points. Six assists.
04:04Brunson gave up his dribble looking for a teammate.
04:09Ananobi driving, attacking, and scoring off the window.
04:12Well, that's a great job by Ananobi to continue to move for Jalen Brunson, who has picked up his dribble, was looking for any outlet.
04:23Ananobi able to take that handoff and get all the way to the opposite side.
04:26Cunningham going to hold it out near midcourt.
04:30They're trying to get the switch.
04:31They do.
04:32Brunson on Cunningham.
04:33Flobs!
04:34And Thompson finishes!
04:38Four seconds to go in the half.
04:40Brunson behind the back with one.
04:42Drives.
04:43Lost his footing.
04:44And turned it over as time expires.
04:47The Detroit Pistons down 2-1 in the series.
04:55Finish that half on an 11-2 run to get within seven.
05:00Kia halftime.
05:01Malika, Stephen A., and Perk will talk about what they just witnessed.
05:04A look ahead to the Lakers-Wolves game four with Minnesota up 2-1 in that series.
05:11Detroit trailed by as many as 16.
05:14Was just two for 16 from three.
05:16But they closed the half with a flurry, including this alley-oop to Asar Thompson.
05:23And the Pistons back in it.
05:25Halftime in game four.
05:27Seven-point lead for the Knicks.
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05:55Welcome back to the NBA Playoffs, presented by Google.
05:58In Midtown Detroit, for first-round action, presented by ESPN Bet Sportsbook.
06:03The Detroit Pistons trying to even this first-round best-of-seven series at two games apiece.
06:09They had an 11-2 run over the final minute and 49 seconds to climb back within seven of the Knicks.
06:15Now let's listen in to some sounds of the game.
06:18I got it.
06:19I got it.
06:19I got it.
06:20Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
06:22I got you.
06:23I got you.
06:23I got you.
06:24Rebounding can't be just one person's job, okay?
06:28We got to do a job.
06:29We got to hit Mitchell Robinson.
06:31But everybody else out there, we got to crash and help out on the glass, too.
06:34Yay!
06:36Yeah, K.
06:38Polly, let's go!
06:39Pick your head out!
06:46Can the Knicks go up 3-1 in this best-of-seven?
06:49They haven't won back-to-back road games in a playoff series since 1999.
06:54Dave Pasch, Tim Legler, Katie George.
06:55Feels like a time machine game going back to the 80s and 90s when these two teams met.
07:00Both teams around 35% shooting.
07:02Very physical.
07:04Poor three-point shooting.
07:05But Detroit showing signs of life now.
07:07Their defense fought and kept them in the game and allowed their offense to catch up.
07:12And that's what you saw at the close of that half.
07:15Detroit finally able to get some momentum offensively.
07:19One of the things you love about playing at home, want the crowd to get into it.
07:22They didn't give them much reason to until that last flurry before the half.
07:27Let's see how they adjust now, coming out of the locker room only down seven.
07:31You talked about their defense as well.
07:33They kept the Knicks at bay offensively in that second quarter after New York had 29 first quarter points.
07:41The Knicks were 1-for-11 from 3 and just 22% shooting in that second quarter.
07:47The Pistons trying to end an eight-game home playoff losing streak.
07:51The NBA record is 9 from Philadelphia back in the late 60s, early 70s.
07:562008, 17 years ago.
07:59The last time the Pistons won a home game in the postseason.
08:02They have possession to start the third.
08:04Cade Cunningham just 6 points, 3 assists, and a foul on the floor on Brunson.
08:1010 seconds in, and that's 3 on Brunson.
08:12Both Brunson and Towns, who combined for 25 first-half points, have three fouls.
08:22Game 5 is Tuesday in New York.
08:25A Detroit win was sure the Pistons have a game six here Thursday.
08:29Cunningham gets off to a good start here in the third, just his third field goal.
08:33Expect to see a more assertive Cade Cunningham as they come out of the locker room.
08:38Very quiet first half for him offensively.
08:43The Pistons turn the ball over 12 times in that first half.
08:50Six in each quarter.
08:52Off one foot, the fall away from Towns is short.
08:56And Duren with his 12th rebound.
08:57Cunningham looking to drive, and a wide-open 3.
09:03Thompson, though, not a great 3-point shooter, couldn't make it.
09:06Ball saved, Towns tracks it down.
09:09Doesn't have numbers, but going to go right at the chest of Harris anyway.
09:12Stripped, out of bounds, off Detroit.
09:15And you typically don't want to come off the strong side corner of penetration,
09:19but the Knicks funneled that ball to Asar Thompson,
09:22knowing he's not a comfortable 3-point shooter.
09:24Great defense going the other way by the Pistons to prevent that layoff by Carl Anthony Towns.
09:31Entry pass to Bridges, rejected by Cunningham.
09:35Thompson in the open floor, lost the ball, taken away by Hart.
09:40Ahead to Brunson.
09:42Pump fake and drive.
09:43Brunson weaving through traffic, missed it.
09:46Rebounded by Harris.
09:48Detroit back within 5.
09:5013-2 run going back to the end of the second quarter.
09:53Another giveaway.
09:55Excellent defense again by New York.
09:57Detroit just taking it into too much traffic right now with some opportunities.
10:03Towns and offensive foul.
10:05That's 4 on Carl Anthony Towns.
10:08If you're Tom Thibodeau, do you keep him on the floor?
10:12I think it'd be difficult to risk that in this situation with as much contact
10:16as it's taking place on every possession.
10:19And as aggressive as Towns has been all day,
10:22I think that would be a big risk to leave him on the floor right now.
10:26Nice job by Cunningham, by the way.
10:28Getting your star player to step in as your last line of defense and take that contact.
10:32Here's Hardaway.
10:34Off the mark on the 3.
10:35Towns staying on the floor.
10:37Gets the rebound.
10:38Mitchell Robinson, the backup center, has been dealing with an illness.
10:41You wonder if that's playing a role.
10:43Robinson did play 8 minutes in the first half.
10:45But Thibodeau's electing to keep Towns on the court.
10:48And he's hand fighting with Harris.
10:49And they get Harris for the foul.
10:52That's 3 on Harris.
10:53So here's a call that as Harris goes face to face with Towns,
10:58Josh Hart may have stepped out of bounds.
11:00But meanwhile, Harris and Towns have to be separated by teammates and officials.
11:04Yeah, this was brewing.
11:08Harris has been in Carl Anthony Towns just every chance he's gotten today defensively.
11:14And you saw them jawing immediately after that whistle with Harris getting called for the foul.
11:27Harris continued to bump Towns and talk to Towns.
11:31Towns got right back in his face.
11:33We have not had a technical call, although we've had a couple of post-whistle skirmishes.
11:41And now Towns getting booed.
11:42Stripped by Harris.
11:43Rips the ball away.
11:45Towns wanted a foul.
11:48Got to be careful on the other end not to pick up a frustration foul.
11:51He's done that in postseason's pass when he was with Minnesota.
11:57Thompson puts it on the floor.
11:59Got stripped by Brunson.
12:00Another steal.
12:01Brunson in transition.
12:05And gets the basket.
12:0614 points for Jalen Brunson.
12:08That's great hands going both ways.
12:10Tobias Harris with the strip on Carl Anthony Towns.
12:13Jalen Brunson returning the favor on Thompson.
12:16And then putting his head down.
12:18Pulling his way to the basket.
12:19Cunningham through the lane.
12:22Goes to the floater.
12:23And bounces it home.
12:24So he's got 10 now.
12:26Four points here.
12:28In the second half.
12:29Five-point game again.
12:30Already had more space in these early trips for Kate Cunningham than he had the entire first half off the dribble.
12:37Detroit trailed by as many as 16 in the first half.
12:41No look pass.
12:41Brunson.
12:42Oh, Thompson punched that one away from Hart.
12:45Cunningham.
12:46Spot up three.
12:47Hart away.
12:49Can't get the bounce.
12:51And Towns the rebound.
12:53Pistons are two for 19 from three.
12:56And an OB on the step through.
12:58And another good defensive play.
13:00Cunningham on the reach in.
13:02And a foul called on Hart.
13:03And Hart.
13:05Got to be careful not to get teed up.
13:07Brian Forte warning in there.
13:09That's just the first on Hart.
13:11Second team foul on the Knicks.
13:12There is so much activity on the basketball right now for anyone attempting to drive and get all the way to the rim.
13:21Activity.
13:22Contact.
13:23It's got everything right now.
13:25But both defenses making it very difficult to get to the rim.
13:29Turnovers of plenty.
13:31Field goals a few here in the third quarter.
13:33Knicks with just one.
13:34Hart away penetrates.
13:35Can't scoop it home.
13:36Poked out to Cunningham.
13:38He's already got two buckets here in the quarter.
13:40Bounces it to Durin.
13:41And it's 52-49.
13:44The closest the Pistons have been since the first quarter.
13:51They double.
13:52Brunson out.
13:53Durin leaves him.
13:55Brunson spins on Thompson.
13:56Durin comes to help.
13:58Brunson tried to throw it off of Cunningham.
14:00It ends up in Towns' hands.
14:02Towns.
14:03Can't muscle that one home.
14:05He can't believe there wasn't a foul.
14:08Cunningham.
14:08Driving.
14:09Hanging.
14:10Missing.
14:10Got it back.
14:12Hart with the strip.
14:13Boy, they're letting everything go here in the third quarter.
14:17A ton of contact on both ends.
14:19Brunson drives.
14:20Blocked by Cunningham.
14:24Brunson's still down.
14:26Harris drives and scores.
14:28It's a one-point game.
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14:40It's a one-point game.
14:41up next on ABC LeBron James and
15:04the Lakers look to even the 3 6
15:06matchup in the West it's
15:08Minnesota up two games to one in
15:10the 3 6 in the East it's 2-1 Knicks
15:13but the Pistons have made a move
15:14a 19 to 4 run four blocks from
15:17Kate Cunningham in this game here
15:19today the defensive intensity has
15:23been there throughout but it feels
15:25like it's gone up a notch here in
15:26the third quarter Jalen Rose from
15:33Detroit played at Michigan among
15:35many luminaries Tim Hardaway Sr. as
15:37well enjoying this run by the
15:40Pistons Tobias Harris a big part of
15:43it to look at Jared Goff and Dan
15:44Campbell from the Lions let's check
15:46in with Katie well guys Kate
15:47Cunningham says Harris's presence
15:49just studies and settles everyone
15:51down on the court there's a sense of
15:52calmness when Harris is in the game
15:54because of his experience but right
15:56now he's the one igniting the fire
15:58and the passion for the Pistons
15:59which was desperately needed
16:00Cunningham says Harris has been in so
16:02many playoff series his presence has
16:04been really impactful for the young
16:06guys it's Katie it's his 65th career
16:09playoff game so again a great mix of
16:13youth and vets on this piston team
16:15Brunson on the step back around and
16:17out the Knicks just two for their last
16:1913 and Detroit looking to take its
16:21first lead since early on when it was
16:23six to four Harris couldn't finish at
16:26the rim but knocked out of bounds and
16:28you see the opportunities Detroit is
16:29getting now with the throw ahead and
16:31the early push up the floor Tobias
16:33Harris is just turning off running
16:35taking the advanced passes putting
16:37his head down and creating contact at
16:39the rim Harris with 16 points to lead
16:42all scores entry pass and score by
16:45Hussar Thompson to give Detroit its
16:48first lead since the first three
16:49minutes they were down by 16 late in
16:54the second quarter Josh Hart missed
16:57the three Pistons have one made three
17:01since the first quarter one of 12
17:04Cunningham driving banks at home
17:08Cunningham coming alive here in the
17:15third the difference right now Tobias
17:18Harris and Cunningham are playing
17:20through the contact to finish the Knicks
17:23have been unable to do that on their
17:24penetration and an OB to Bridges Towns
17:27staying on the floor with those four
17:29fouls Brunson trying to shake
17:30Thompson drives and kicks one on the
17:33timer hard a big three he made two in
17:36the first quarter and ties the game
17:38at 55
17:44midway point of the third quarter
17:51during facing up member Towns has
17:53four got to stay away during missed it
17:55and a loose ball ball and Thompson
17:57over the back second on Thompson
18:02can Cunningham patient right there
18:05taking it into the chest Karl
18:07Anthony Towns reluctant to pick up
18:09that fifth foul and Josh Hart showing
18:12you what he did early in this game by
18:14knocking down a much needed three for
18:16the Knicks
18:23you got Beasley on Brunson Brunson just
18:31five for 14 from the floor Hart
18:34they'll still give him the three not
18:36going to take it though Towns bumped by
18:38Harris that's four on Harris now so
18:43you got Towns with four Harris with
18:45four third team foul on Detroit Karl
18:48Anthony Towns coming out just trying to
18:51catch the basketball on the wing to
18:53initiate offense to bias Harris
18:55holding on not allowing him to
18:57establish position gets caught
19:00JB Bickerstaff will keep him in the
19:02game Towns has been on the floor for
19:03five minutes since picking up his
19:04fourth foul
19:06Towns driving knocked away by Durham
19:08but Hart is there to clean it up
19:10shot clock at one Hart comes up short
19:12with that one rebound Cunningham
19:14four rebounds for Cunningham to go with
19:21five assists and 12 points on again
19:24comes to get it shot clock inside at
19:2610 as Harris almost pushed off on
19:29Brunson and the baseline J goes down
19:31to get Detroit the two-point lead how
19:34big Tobias Harris has been for this
19:36team not only with his presence in his
19:39defense on Towns but chipping in with
19:4118 points on a day when everything is
19:44hard to find
19:46Towns deep three hit it Karl Anthony
19:49Towns with a long triple his second and
19:53the Knicks back on top and he's saying
19:55if I'm going to get all that contact
19:56into paint I'm going to go out here
19:58beyond where the physicality plays a
20:01point
20:04he scraped the sky on that one
20:10pistons back in front every
20:13possession so intense Towns driving
20:17baseline block during Harris tracks it
20:20down
20:22Harris racing up the court hard away for
20:25four three no good and hitting the floor
20:29Duren and bridges and Duren we'll get
20:34called for the foul
20:35Cade Cunningham right here gets two
20:41defenders to run into each other Karl
20:43Anthony Towns not fully committed to
20:46this block attempt because of the foul
20:48trouble and Cade Cunningham goes over the
20:50top and they've changed that foul and
20:53called it on Tobias Harris it's his
20:55fifth so the guy that's been the spark
20:58for the Pistons has to go to the bench
21:00now Towns has checked out for the
21:03Knicks with four but Harris has five
21:04fouls with four minutes to go in the
21:06third
21:07the tough break too because Hardaway had
21:09a wide open three that would have
21:10blown the roof off this place and
21:12instead you end up with your fifth
21:14foul on Harris Brunson comes back and
21:16drains a three if you're Detroit since
21:21the spark has been Harris who has to
21:23step up I think Cade Cunningham right
21:26now has to understand the moment and
21:28he's been much more aggressive looking
21:29for his own offense since they started
21:31the second half I think you're going to
21:33see that continue he's got 14 points
21:37eight here in the third quarter driving
21:40on bridges tough angle but he swishes it
21:43through what a shot from Cade Cunningham
21:46getting into his wheelhouse he loves
21:49the mid-range with that size and
21:52strength and a foul on Durant boy
21:54they were letting everything go early
21:57and now a couple of touch fouls yeah
21:59you could see the look in his eye on
22:00this possession he was going to do
22:02this himself got to a spot he likes
22:05but even by his account that's a
22:08difficult finish floating out of
22:11bounds thought he got hit as well
22:13Cade Cunningham much better flow here
22:16in the third quarter than he had in
22:17the first half second foul in
22:19during teams fifth so penalty for the
22:21final 321 and Mitchell Robinson who's
22:25been battling illness playing eight
22:28minutes so far he's now 0 for 3 though
22:31at the free throw line next Sunday
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22:49here in Detroit for game four the game
22:53tied at 61 next led by 16 late in the
22:57first half ahead by seven at halftime
22:59another miss at the line and another
23:03rebound for Cunningham his fifth he also
23:06has 14 points and six assists in this
23:08quarter alone they got cutting him off
23:14the ball it's one of the reasons they
23:15picked up Schroeder playing for his
23:17third team this year Schroeder got
23:19McBride off his feet and McBride
23:21called for his second foul teams third and
23:24the veteran Schroeder playing in his
23:26seventy second career playoff game
23:28will shoot to a shooter so good at
23:30understanding the moment right now
23:31everybody on the floor defensively for
23:33both teams is up on their toes ready to
23:37jump at any ball fake Schroeder got the
23:40up fake McBride in the air and at that
23:42point just make sure you get the
23:43contact to earn the freebies how have
23:48you noticed Schroeder's presence paying
23:50off for Cade Cunningham because Schroeder
23:54obviously has been able to get his own
23:55but Cunningham has definitely benefited
23:57since his arrival I think when you look
24:00at the Pistons roster no one carries
24:02themselves with more swagger and
24:04confidence offensively than Dennis
24:06Schroeder he's had a number of
24:08different roles in this league he's been
24:10a starter he's been a sixth man
24:12extraordinaire putting up big numbers
24:14on this team he gives you the offensive
24:17punch but he also gives you the creative
24:19on-ball playmaking that Cade Cunningham
24:22needs alongside of him it's both free
24:24throws 63 61 quiet day for Schroeder
24:27just four points he's averaging 15 in
24:29this series and a ball on the floor and
24:32Brunson is injured Cunningham another jam
24:36Brunson is still down in considerable pain as
24:40the Pistons have their largest lead of
24:42game four remember Brunson missed a month
24:45at the end of the year due to an ankle
24:47injury and he's still down as Detroit
24:50has a four-point advantage
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25:08Detroit for the first round presented
25:10by ESPN bet Sportsbook Jalen Brunson who
25:13missed a month with a right ankle injury
25:15holding his lower right leg after the
25:18turnover and dunk by Cade Cunningham
25:20Brunson after he just kind of slid his
25:24body to the scores table on the floor
25:26during that sequence tried to get up to
25:28put weight on it immediately went down
25:31and then went to the locker room
25:33moments ago here's him being helped up
25:37by a teammate he just could not put
25:39any weight on it and this obviously
25:42could be huge not just for today but
25:44for the rest of the series on Cameron
25:46Payne now inserted it in onto the
25:49floor for the Knicks and you remember
25:50the impact he had in game one haven't
25:54really heard much from him since then
25:55but Knicks don't escape game one with
25:58a win without Cameron Payne
25:59two to shoot and an OB has to put it
26:05off missed it and rebounded by Reed Cade
26:08Cunningham is outscoring the Knicks by
26:10himself in the quarter twelve to eleven
26:13Detroit by four Pistons have made four
26:16shots in a row Schroeder with a jab
26:19step now read on the smaller pain
26:22attacking him he missed it and then
26:24lost it out of bounds Reed getting
26:27minutes again as the backup five
26:29because Isaiah Stewart is out for his
26:30third straight game of the knee injury
26:36Pistons recognize the size mismatch but
26:38that's not really Paul Reed's
26:40effectiveness he's more a guy that's
26:42going to hurt you on the offensive
26:44glass two minute mark four point game
26:48here in the third quarter sixty five
26:50sixty one a score we've often seen at
26:52the two minute mark of the second
26:53quarter in a lot of games in the NBA
26:55this season shot clock at five bounce to
26:58Payne puts it on the deck floater
27:00from Payne off the back rim and
27:03controlled by Cunningham so you got
27:06Towns on the bench with four fouls
27:08Brunson in the locker room due to an
27:09injury and the Pistons capitalize and
27:12Cunningham just lost it it rolls right to
27:15Hardaway his three is off target
27:17Reed offensive rebound Cunningham to
27:21Beasley the latest seven the largest of
27:31game four for Detroit and that will get
27:33Towns off the bench to come in at the
27:35next dead ball
27:36and it will be driving swatted away
27:42Reed since that one out of play for the
27:47Detroit defense in the third quarter
27:50spectacular at the rim and the one
27:52adjustment that Knicks have not made is
27:55to kick out off of any of these drives
27:57you've seen it repeatedly throughout the
27:59third quarter they're just not getting
28:01calls trying to finish all of these
28:04drives there's so many white jerseys in
28:06the paint there has to be kick out
28:08opportunities for three-point shots
28:10eight blocks for the Pistons four by
28:12Cunningham bridges with two on the shot
28:14clock in and out and Reed clears a 23
28:18point swing here in game four from
28:20down 16 to up seven final minute
28:23Payne knocked it away but out of
28:25bounds it'll stay with the Pistons 16
28:27to shoot and you would think for the
28:32Knicks right now you look at without
28:33Brunson on the floor clearly it's
28:35Carl Anthony Towns is going to be your
28:36primary option but he works so well in
28:39the two-man game with Brunson it's a
28:41little bit more difficult for him to
28:43just go get it on his own shot clock
28:49inside a tent Schroeder uses the
28:51screen now fires over Towns no good
28:54rebound Bridges Knicks maybe a two for
29:01one Towns for three Carl Anthony Towns
29:04third three game-high 19 points
29:07reminiscent of what you saw in game
29:10three with Carl Anthony Towns using
29:12that shooting range to go out beyond
29:15where the Pistons could throw an extra
29:17body at him five second difference
29:19between the game and shot clocks here
29:20at the end of the third quarter
29:22and an OB watching Cunningham now
29:27McBride on the switch Beasley open off
29:29the bounce three got it Beasley heating
29:33up the lead back to seven with six
29:36point five seconds left
29:40Payne with four and taken away by
29:43Schroeder with two with one Hardaway
29:45slams
29:48does it count they're going to wave it
29:50off and say no we saw this in LA last
29:53night with Aaron Gordon dunking at the
29:55buzzer that was ruled good this one
29:58they say is no good but Beasley with a
30:02couple of threes giving him eight
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30:19then it by ESPN bet we're on the
30:20sidelines with J.B. Vickerson
30:22J.B. the comeback started at the
30:24end of the second quarter what's
30:25allowed you guys to reestablish your
30:26footing in this game the energy that
30:28our group played with I thought we
30:29played with a great spirit we play
30:31with great speed we were able to turn
30:33them over get on transition that's
30:35where we thrive we got a rebound and
30:37run put some pressure on them early in
30:38the clock Jalen Brunson's the head of
30:40the snake with him in the locker room
30:41how important is it capitalizing on
30:43these next minutes oh we got to take
30:44your business we know how good they
30:46are they've got talented players over
30:48there that have won big games so we
30:49can't have a letdown we need to be the
30:51best version of ourselves
30:52that interview that Katie just it was on
30:55tape moments ago so after that
30:58interview was finished Jalen Brunson
30:59walked back out of the court
31:01offensive foul is called here on
31:03bridges but Brunson got that injured
31:06right ankle that he dealt with at the
31:07end of the season retaped we'll see if
31:09he returns with Detroit up seven its
31:13largest lead of the game hard to tell
31:14what he's feeling but we were watching
31:16him walk back to the bench he did not
31:18seem to be favoring that right leg much
31:21at all
31:23only the first foul on bridges teams
31:27that go up 3-1 in a best of seven
31:30playoff series win that series 95% of
31:33the time that's how big this is for
31:34Detroit to win this game and
31:36Cunningham making it happen again
31:39Tobias Harris gave the team a huge lift
31:41but he's on the bench with five fouls
31:43Cunningham taken over he's got 20
31:45points now and he is not being sped up
31:47the way that the Pistons offense was
31:49early in this game Kate Cunningham has
31:52things under control right now for
31:53Detroit offensively eight blocks for
31:56the Pistons that may have been the
31:57reason why Payne put that ball so high
32:00in the air three ball in and out for
32:02Hardaway upset with himself thought
32:05that was down two for ten for the three
32:08and he's had four or five wide open
32:10looks today that's why you saw the
32:12frustration running back on defense
32:14Brunson is up off the bench he will
32:16come in at the next dead ball for the
32:18Knicks and an OB while right at the
32:21face of Hardaway missed the turnaround
32:23tipped out by Schroeder to Cunningham
32:25Cunningham goes right at Bridges hangs
32:29and was fouled boy if you look at Cade
32:32Cunningham's numbers in this series the
32:35scoring's been there but when the
32:37shooting is there
32:39the Pistons win when he struggled to
32:44shoot the ball in this series they've
32:46lost and he's 10 of 18 so far in this
32:48game he is a problem offensively for
32:51any team to deal with what you saw right
32:53there was another gear when he got over
32:56half court and he saw one defender
32:58backpedaling and knew that he could get
33:00an angle he was able to turn on the
33:03afterburner and get all the way into
33:04that gap draw the foul normally he
33:08plays at a slower pace very under
33:10control but you can see right there the
33:12level of quickness and athleticism he
33:14can find when he needs it Jalen
33:16Brunson back out there had that right
33:18ankle retaped Cunningham just missed
33:22the free throw his first attempt of
33:24the game Brunson has 17 points nine
33:27assists
33:28since two minutes to play in the
33:32second quarter it's 41 to 16 detroit
33:37nine-point advantage looking to push
33:39it to double figures
33:43trying to even this series at two games
33:45apiece game five tuesday if there's a
33:47game six it's here on thursday game
33:50five would be at the garden in new
33:51york
33:53towns with 19 points he's at three
33:55threes
33:57we got schroeder off the ball defending
33:59brunson
34:01and bridges was trying to screen for
34:03towns who puts his head down and lost
34:05the ball out of bounds a turnover by
34:07towns
34:11well jalen brunson first trip since he
34:13came back just went to the corner and
34:16waited and carol anthony towns forcing
34:18the issue not able to make anything
34:20happen but the knicks get it back
34:21defensively boy that last possession
34:23was like a wrestling match yet no fouls
34:25called brunson goes at the rim misses
34:28hart hits the deck and a foul on
34:31detroit first following the pistons
34:33here in the quarter
34:36when you look at the score you watch
34:38this game does this not feel like the
34:4092 series the last time they met went
34:43five games or in 1990 when it went
34:46five games in the conference
34:47semifinals or back in the mid 80s when
34:50they went at it in the postseason very
34:52much so and there's just few whistles to
34:55be had once you get all the way to the
34:58rim so you're gonna have to be able to
35:00play through the contact and finish or
35:03start to make plays once you get the
35:06defense to collapse in the lane rick
35:07mahorn and patrick viewing a part of those
35:09great postseason series 30 40 years ago
35:13between these teams brunson penetrates has
35:15the float game that's 19 now for brunson
35:18durin picked up the foul for detroit his
35:20third harris still on the bench with five
35:23towns in the game playing with four and
35:25brunson playing with that bad ankle
35:27gets the first bucket since returning
35:30beasley with the layup a rare uncontested shot
35:36at the rim in this game and that was
35:38caused by a bad gamble by mcbride
35:41trying to jump into the passing lane
35:43beasley with the back cut all kinds of
35:45space in front of him spin by brunson and
35:48with the right hand kisses at home off the
35:50window back to back brunson buckets using
35:54his strength to play through the hand
35:57checking and able to get to his spot now
35:59back-to-back possessions
36:00schroeder stops at the elbow
36:06pistons trying to make the most of the
36:08non-cunningham minutes here
36:10they're going to call a
36:13timeout by jb bickerstaff with the shot
36:16clock at seven and the pistons a little
36:18out of sync
36:20new york trying to mount a comeback like
36:23detroit did in the second and third
36:26quarters but as the pistons in front right
36:28now by eight here in the fourth
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36:49at home against the lakers minnesota up
36:52two games to one in that series
36:57here the knicks offense has really
37:01struggled since halftime just 18 points
37:03and 25 shooting cade cunningham is checked
37:06back in for detroit cunningham at 12 points
37:08five assists five rebounds and three blocks
37:11in the third quarter alone
37:12basely for three
37:19third three of the half for basely the lead
37:21is 11 the largest for detroit here in game
37:24four well he made over 300 threes this
37:27season he can get hot with the best of
37:29them in this league
37:33towns trying to get free off the ball
37:36getting tangled up with thompson hart
37:38puts it on the deck shot clock at three
37:39corner three bridges answers
37:45but he need that one for ten on the day
37:47for mikhail bridges they need some support
37:50right now for jalen brunson just his fifth
37:53point his first three he was
37:550 for 4 before that hit
37:57eight minute mark eight point game
38:01thompson
38:04driving missing way off the mark rebound towns
38:08that's nine boards for towns hart
38:10races up the court mcbride
38:12missed the three backside board duran
38:16mcbride hit a three early on but has not made one since over his last four
38:21cunningham splits the defense
38:24the first pass was great to thompson the second not so much threw it into the stands
38:29thought beasley was in the corner
38:31it times in a little bit too much of a hurry there when he gets this basketball
38:36in the paint turns it over here you see malik beasley
38:40struggled in the first half to find any space but he has strung together some shots here
38:45where the pistons needed it and talked about that one bridges hit very quiet day for mikhail bridges
38:52and legs back on the floor for detroit with five fouls is tobias harris
38:57he has 18 points a big part of that push brunson again just does a great job shielding the defender
39:06and getting it off the window he's got six points since returning from the ankle injury
39:10he's so good at not leaving the floor until he is ready to release the basketball and using that
39:16strength and footwork and that touch
39:18cunningham baseline fall away not there and a strong rebound by hart
39:23nicks with a mini run to get within six brunson hangs missed that shot durin with rebound number 15
39:33ball out of bounds and they're going to say durin touched it last and remember no challenge left for
39:38detroit jb bickerstaff used it five minutes into the game it was unsuccessful they lost that challenge
39:45in a 10-8 game on a rebounding situation i think jb bickerstaff would probably like to have that back
39:53and a shot clock issue it appears yep they change it to 14
40:02six-point game
40:06here's a three from bridges same spot same result and here come the knicks back within three
40:13well sometimes it's not about volume it's about timing and mikhail bridge is good to found
40:18a better time to insert himself into this game offensively eight nothing run by new york
40:25schroeder to durin handoff cunningham going at towns and cunningham hits the floor and a foul on the knicks
40:33if it's towns it's five
40:34it's on bridges second foul on bridges nick's bench furious because of the number of
40:45possessions they had in the third quarter without getting a call on contact at the rim
40:51cunningham able to get it there's mikhail bridges now with back-to-back shots to help close this gap
40:57playoff veteran mikhail bridges a lot of those games coming with the phoenix suns when they went to the
41:02nba finals but it's his 43rd career playoff game his three-point shooting in the postseason 37
41:10couple of huge threes here in the quarter and this is historic what kade cunningham did we gave you the
41:15numbers a moment ago first player since 1998 with those numbers in any playoff quarter and now overall
41:23he's up to 23 points four blocks eight assists nine rebounds in just his fourth ever playoff game
41:33five-point lead for detroit midway point of the fourth quarter knicks up 2-1 in the series winner
41:38faces either boston or or lando celtics up 2-1 there brunson again driving hanging and finishing
41:45jalen brunson magnificent play he's got 25. what a tough shot for jalen brunson going to his right
41:53with that left-handed floater over a bigger defender cunningham driving deep and a turnaround hook
41:59missed but poked back out to him schroeder shake lean in good job by mcbride to back away and not follow
42:06shot clock down to three beasley has to hoist does at the buzzer front rimmed it rebound hart
42:12hard takes it himself at cunningham and a hard foul by cunningham free throws for hart
42:20that's the second team foul on detroit second personal on kade
42:26right now your best opportunity in this game is to be able to attack at the rim
42:31with an early clock before a defense is set you saw that time josh hart understand only one guy back he
42:39put his head down and made sure he earned a whistle at the end of the third quarter jalen brunson was in
42:45considerable pain holding his injured right ankle that cost him a month during the regular season he
42:51went to the locker room they re-taped that ankle he has come back in has eight points leading the surge
42:58by the knicks to get back within two timeout 523 to play here in game four
43:05jalen brunson four of six this quarter 25 points for the game kade cunningham his fourth consecutive
43:1220-point double-double either points and assists or points and rebounds we've got a two-point game
43:17detroit 81 new york 79
43:21third player with 20-point double doubles in each game to start
43:26a playoff career wilt and oscar the other two that's the company and kade cunningham is in
43:34in just his fourth nba season it really is third because two years ago he only played in 12 games because of injury
43:41an all-star this year might be most improved player in the nba that award will be announced soon
43:47one more free throw here for josh hart
43:52detroit was just up 11 but the knicks have already scored more points this quarter than they did
43:57all of the third quarter 15 to 14 and a former teammate of mine getting some love during that time
44:03now ben wallace in the house of course legendary piston and i know the pistons probably could use
44:09him to help close out this game by protecting the rim you know alan houston's here as well we talked about
44:13the pistons nick battle chauncey billups isaiah thomas you go back to the mid 90s alan houston was
44:19starring for detroit he left to sign with the knicks and piston fans were mad at him then matt
44:24still at the organization and him now this is a rivalry that goes deep here's hard away for three
44:29around and down
44:36his dad likes that the lead back to five yeah blue kisses to the heavens on that when he finally gets
44:42a friendly roll after missing some better looks earlier brunson oh just a gorgeous shot off glass
44:48jalen brunson with 27 to go with 10 assists that's twice now going right for a left-handed
44:55player leaning back and toward the baseline and able to have that kind of a touch on it
45:05cunningham good defense bridges that's why the knicks got him
45:10his durability consistency and outstanding defense made a great play to force a turnover
45:15hardaway trying to stay with brunson step back three and brunson ties the game
45:26jalen brunson coming back from that ankle injury storming back to tie it at 84.
45:35he's got 13 since returning they pull this off jalen brunson they're going to be talking about this
45:41one for a long time coming back from that injury and carrying the knicks right now offensively schroeder
45:47foul line jay he got that one detroit back up to 3 40 on the clock
46:03brunson going to work again spinning on schroeder through the lane missed it batted out into the arms
46:09of durin brunson hits the deck but seems to be all right detroit ball with a two-point lead
46:22cunningham stops pops good timeout knicks kate cunningham pushes the lead to four
46:30out of the bar now jail and brunson showing you what he's made of coming back from that injury
46:42stringing together shots and on the other end from one great guard in this league to another kate
46:48cunningham answers the bell
46:52well it feels almost cliche when anybody has an injury to bring up 1970 and willis reed but brunson
46:59coming back from that ankle injury as bad as it was during the regular season for him to come back
47:04and be better than he was before the injury remarkable so far in this game kade cunningham equally
47:10spectacular he's got 25 points nine rebounds nine assists four blocks and the pistons lead by four
47:17even more impressively for brunson to come back into a game with this level of contact
47:24and the amount of traffic that you're seeing in the paint he's operating at a different speed right now
47:31he's got 30 for the game 13 since the injury hardaway against cunningham
47:40skip to towns he'll let it fly and get a three carl anthony towns with his fourth three ball it's a one-point
47:47game when they caught jalen durin on the weak side of the floor pinching toward the paint when they
47:53were trying to post up ananobi great recognition by brunson and a great delivery knicks trying to go
48:00up 3-1 teams that do in nba history win the series 95 of the time hardaway to answer it's good
48:08great response by hardaway the lead back to four
48:17brunson between the legs past hardaway a lot of contact no whistle brunson hobbling as he scores
48:23again two-point game with two to play and the way he's able to go full speed absorb the contact and then
48:30release it that softly special hardaway inside the arc got another one tim hardaway jr the 12-year vet
48:40and former nick with some big baskets late
48:50detroit by four shot clock at 10. just outside a minute and a half to go brunson trying to create
48:56contact towns with four to shoot driving on durin fall away oh my goodness how did towns make that
49:05falling out of bounds makes it a two-point game in a game that's going to require great shot making over
49:14these defenses that might have been the best shot of the day timer inside 10 cunningham watched by ananobi
49:22down to five cunningham with a cross spin in the lane fall away from the foul line around and out
49:27rebound bridges nicks can tire take the lead a minute to go here in game four
49:34brunson one-on-one against schroeder backing him down gets into the paint to the corner ananobi
49:41puts it on the floor shot clock at eight towns long three from towns oh my carl anthony towns
49:50gives the knicks the lead some huge cat shots down the stretch
49:59first series as a nick after spending his first nine years in minnesota
50:05and he is coming up big for new york here in the final minute an impossible fade away behind the
50:11backboard to go and then deep into the shot clock the bailout three
50:16what a way to start the day more nba playoff action brought to you by amazon and abc up next
50:30can lebron and luca assuming luca's feeling better lead the lakers to a win to tie that series with
50:36minnesota at two apiece two games on tnt tonight boston orlando celtics up to one pacers bucks indiana
50:42up to one here the knicks lead the series two to one and now lead the game eight points in the last
50:48two minutes by carl anthony towns a miracle fall away out of bounds from the corner and then a long three
50:55and new york leads by one 45 seconds to go
51:01cunningham guarded by bridges ananobi watching him though cunningham drives knocked away out of bounds
51:07cunningham touched at last next ball
51:12and remember detroit does not have a challenge they lost their only coach's challenge and it was
51:18used in the first quarter oh this is josh hart perfect timing on that stunt out of the corner he
51:25wasn't going to leave the shooter completely but he thought he could take a stab at the ball still
51:30recover to tobias harris but the deflection goes right off of cunningham sixth turnover by cunningham
51:37and the knicks call a timeout one timeout left for detroit one timeout left for the knicks so 37.3 towns
51:46has the hot hand but jalen brunson's the nba clutch player of the year who you going to here if you're tom
51:52thibodeau i believe they're going to get to some sort of an isolation situation with brunson where he can
51:57get into a back down situation and that puts a lot of pressure on detroit because if you elect to go double
52:03you're now going to potentially leave yourself exposed to towns getting an open look if you don't
52:09get double coverage jalen brunson will get the shot he wants there was the one that somehow missed the
52:16backboard and then he hit the three after that but look at duran with the challenge degree of difficulty
52:24off the charts and then on that three ball there was some traffic there was not great spacing and it
52:31was about a 28 to 30 footer that he made to give the knicks the lead we got four games today this is the
52:38first you might not see a more difficult shot made today than the one that carl anthony towns hit on that
52:44baseline so defensively for detroit what's the key on this possession first and foremost don't foul you've got
52:51to play this possession and make the knicks earn it by taking a contested shot i don't think you can
52:58allow jalen brunson to just operate in a 101 space on the side of the floor he's too crafty he's too
53:05good if he gets single coverage scoring but he's also very good at drawing fouls that's the challenge
53:10for the pistons how do you take it out of his hands without giving up an open look each team does
53:15have a foul to give so detroit can take the shot clock down and commit a foul if they choose obviously
53:23got to be careful not to do it the act of shooting bridges will inbound and into the backcourt that is
53:29legal in the final two minutes
53:33saw that at the end of game three a little bit controversial but the right call made by the
53:37official brunson is shooing the screen hart leaves him so it's one-on-one against schroeder and again they
53:43have a foul to give shot clock at eight brunson trying to take him timer at five and knocked away
53:48out of bounds 4.3 seconds left that's a trade-off for the pistons because you you want more size on
53:57brunson but dennis schroeder the best they have at sliding his feet laterally and being active
54:03with his hands his pressure has been a factor in this game
54:054.3 seconds remaining
54:14and they're going to bridges inbound the ball they can throw it into the backcourt here
54:20but obviously time of the essence they do have a timeout if they can't get it in
54:24into the front court brunson on the baseline puts it up missed the shot rebound cunningham detroit has a
54:30timeout will they use it the knicks have a foul to give and they took it that was towns
54:37the problem with that is it's five fouls on towns so if this game were to go to overtime
54:43he's in danger of fouling out 11.1 on the clock it'll be detroit ball there's a mistake by detroit to
54:50allow brunson to catch the ball running toward the basket with only four seconds on the clock it's a
54:56breakdown fortunately for them brunson rushed that a little bit misses it cade cunningham trying to
55:02take it the other way and the knicks use that foul all right legs you got 11.1 cade cunningham has been
55:09a star 25 points 10 assists 10 rebounds four blocks what are you doing offensively on this possession
55:16here if you're jb bigger staff if i'm cade cunningham i'm telling them i don't want the high ball screen it's
55:22too easy to trap him take it out of his hands and then you're trusting the short roll man to make a
55:27play i think the knicks are probably going to try to stay home as much as they can with the shooters
55:33cade cunningham could get a one-on-one opportunity in the middle of the floor where he loves to operate
55:39don't forget up next more nba playoff action luca donchich and the lakers looking to even their series
55:45with minnesota at two apiece the wolves went up 2-1 with their victory on friday night
55:51the detroit pistons have lost eight consecutive home playoff games their last win came in the eastern
55:57conference finals in 2008 they beat boston in game four ended up losing the series though
56:04that was may 13 2008 the nba record for consecutive losses in the postseason is nine the pistons trying
56:14to avoid that make this a 2-2 series assuring themselves of another home game game five is tuesday in new york
56:25teams that lead 3-1 win 95 percent of the time only 13 teams have come back from down 3-1
56:31so detroit for the chance to win it here with 11.1 seconds left they are out of timeouts if the knicks
56:37foul that will put the pistons on the line one thing to watch jalen durin on the offensive glass if
56:44cade cunningham drives and mitchell robinson goes for a block durin could get an opportunity to get a
56:49put back cunningham driving pull up jumper no good harris battling loose ball on the floor
56:57picked up hardaway two seconds left puts up the shot no and the game is over jb bickerstaff
57:03is on the floor irate he thought there should have been a foul called on the hardaway shot
57:08but the knicks have won it 94 93 and take a 3-1 series lead
57:29the knicks playoff block party going wild knowing they can close it out on tuesday night at the garden
57:35barl anthony town some huge shots down the stretch the pistons are still wondering
57:44about the no call on the last shot by hardaway cunningham's got the look he wanted middle of
57:50the floor pull up now it's just a battle first man to the floor
57:57do you agree with the non-call on josh hart here against hardaway good up fake i think
58:03there's contact on tim hardaway's right side as he gets hard in the air most often you're going to
58:09get a call on this play right there is this contact as hardaway leaves the floor but we know
58:16there's been a lot today that was not called on shots katie is standing by with jalen brunson jalen
58:23you go down at the end of the third quarter mick fans are holding their breath you come back in and
58:27lead this team to victory what were the final minutes like for you uh a lot just happy we came
58:33over to win um yeah i mean yeah happy came with the win how did you guys manage and navigate the
58:42onslaught the pistons put on you in the third quarter staying poised i mean that's what they're
58:46capable of doing and you gotta give them a lot of credit but we just we stuck together we found a way to
58:50win and um just stuck one out you hit some unbelievable shots but so did kat late in that
58:56game what did you think of the baseline where he was falling away that shot i mean he hit uh in game
59:01three too but that was that was a little bit more difficulty but uh i mean he's capable of doing that
59:05man that's a big time shot i mean that's what he does this felt like a throwback how would you just
59:10describe game four overall i mean this is this is a pretty intense game and um i don't know how but
59:16i'm happy we won you had home ankles all good yeah it was all good congratulations thank you
59:22brunson had 15 points katie after the injury carl anthony towns had eight points in the final three
59:28minutes including the go-ahead three the knicks lead the series three games to one after a 94-93 win
59:36a controversial no call on the final shot by hardaway it goes the next way the series now in command are the
59:44knicks going home tuesday for game five tim legler katie george dave pasch so long back to the studio
59:51after these messages
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