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00:00:00Right there he only has now 13 total points in the series the Durham on the
00:00:07bench with four fouls all the Pistons started Mike again with plus minus minus
00:00:15by the way read read that some good things the other night in game five he
00:00:19had four steals in the game and Conley six ball three throws we've been double
00:00:23teaming Brunson they don't want Brunson even to bring the ball as a double team
00:00:28him in the backcourt you don't see that very often and hard coughed it up the
00:00:31left once it gets free though lays it up on the right hand shot no good but a
00:00:36foul Brunson moving nicely without the ball
00:00:41Schroeder the foul that time 15 feet away able to get into pain why Schroeder is
00:00:47gonna lose him right here back door so he didn't know where the ball was so
00:00:51Brunson had an open to go to the hoop he's at the line now
00:00:58I love the Knicks this year Mike the way they're moving without the ball finding
00:01:04the open man it's a shooting 54 percent from the field
00:01:09as Brunson it's another free throw it's set as high as 60 percent in this game at
00:01:16one time Tony brothers blows his whistle comes over to the scores table somebody
00:01:22have blood I think it's Mikkel Bridges quickly patch him up
00:01:32as coach Normandale said catch him up catch him up
00:01:37I'll stay in the know about all things postseason on the playoff hub from
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00:01:45playoff basketball at its best here in this first round this series has such a
00:01:53such a 90s feel to it you know the Knicks when they face the heat Tim Hardaway here
00:01:59tonight Tim Hardaway senior that is when the Knicks face the Pacers those were some
00:02:04of the toughest most physical playoff series I can remember and this one is
00:02:08bringing back some memories of those yeah the pace slows down it's a half-court game and
00:02:13that man knows about that with the crossover talk about a fearless playoff performer
00:02:20this could be a nice rivalry for years to come with these two teams
00:02:26Brunson now five for five in line
00:02:32he's got 27 points five assists
00:02:37Schroeder looking hard trying to harass Beasley
00:02:41Schroeder on the drive difficult shot
00:02:44well defended by Brunson and then fouled by Reed what a bad decision by Reed
00:02:49and more free throws for Jalen Brunson with 256 remaining here in the third
00:02:53they've been in the penalty since nine minutes in the quarter
00:02:56Hackett and whacking out of control
00:02:59so the Knicks are looking to capitalize the captain going back to the line
00:03:04three by the way has five thousand eight minutes
00:03:09and the complaining continues
00:03:13well Jalen Brunson said after game five he didn't make the right decisions
00:03:17he's made a lot of right decisions tonight
00:03:19and he's also made some spectacular plays the shot making off the charts
00:03:24he's headed from the get-go as Brunson
00:03:26made eight it was first eleven shots
00:03:29finding the open man
00:03:31and he continues to put points on the board
00:03:33he embraces the road hostility game three here in Detroit at 30 points nine assist game four here in
00:03:39Detroit 32 points 11 assists
00:03:44that free throw rolls around and falls out he's got 28 points tonight a rare miss from the line from Brunson
00:03:51here tonight Cunningham drives goes right inside for transition defense
00:03:57by the Knicks no transition deep Cunningham going 94 feet
00:04:0319 points he went coast to coast and nobody stood in front of him
00:04:06two and a half remaining here in the third
00:04:10crowd back into it he's falling on the floor
00:04:14Brunson with Schroeder on gets away spins
00:04:18leans in falling away knocks it down
00:04:21Jalen Brunson's cooking tonight he's got 30
00:04:28Knicks back up a dozen
00:04:30Cunningham
00:04:33and a foul is going to go against the Knicks
00:04:36they told Gianna Noby that Schroeder goes down
00:04:46David Beckerstaff is on the floor are you I don't know what
00:04:49the call went against the Knicks they want a flavor they want to take a look at it
00:04:56Schroeder is only 6-1 and he obliterated Schroeder
00:05:00that's going to be 4-1 at an OB
00:05:03so they are going to look at it
00:05:05now
00:05:06Rullio to a common foul the players be a review for potentially flavor
00:05:10well that would be a huge call because it's two shots and possession
00:05:16now during the regular season
00:05:18Tom Thibodeau now is talking about challenging it
00:05:26I don't understand that
00:05:27I don't know if that will be and you have to determine
00:05:30that Ananobi thrown down did Schroeder kind of help pull him down
00:05:34well that certainly it certainly it certainly looked like a foul on
00:05:37Knicks is saying this is an illegal screen that's what Tom is saying
00:05:40that's what I don't think they're going to get away with it Mike
00:05:43they're going to get a foul
00:05:44so they are going to challenge
00:05:45ruling on the floor
00:05:46Tom Thibodeau
00:05:47Rullio to a common foul against New York the play has been challenged
00:05:58so what the Knicks are challenging is what you said Clyde that
00:06:00it could be an illegal screen on Schroeder
00:06:02I don't know if they're going to get away with it Mike
00:06:04they're going to get away with it Mike
00:06:06they're going to get away with it Mike
00:06:08they're going to get away with it Mike
00:06:10I don't know if that's going to happen by the way the officials just told Tom
00:06:20Thibodeau not now when he tried to argue about something and Thibodeau said tell him that
00:06:27Vickers down the coaches battling the players battling the fans battling this is just such great
00:06:34intensive playoff basketball intense playoff basketball
00:06:40see now he grabs Ananobi first
00:06:46it's going to be a very interesting call
00:06:48and it'll be certainly throws him down afterwards
00:06:54that's why the Knicks challenging Knicks
00:06:56one of the most successful teams all season long on challenges
00:07:02well if they ruled the challenge successful for the Knicks this place is going to explode in anger
00:07:10again you've got some real veteran officials brothers and Ed Molloy not only long time playoff officials but
00:07:19they've been in NBA finals
00:07:22as well and with 213 remaining in the third here in game six
00:07:28this is a very important call
00:07:30and Ananobi perhaps getting his fourth foul and Ananobi has been ubiquitous
00:07:36blocking shots double teaming but he's had a couple of imprudent fouls here we go with tony brothers announcement
00:07:43at the review
00:07:52the defender throws the offensive player to the floor therefore the challenge is unsuccessful
00:07:56New York loses the challenge they lose the timeout and their ability to challenge the rest of the game
00:08:05no flagrant foul
00:08:07just a common foul
00:08:09that was not a good challenge man if you have no more challenges for the rest of the game
00:08:13yeah
00:08:13the way this game is going
00:08:15so Ananobi's saying he grabbed around
00:08:18Ananobi's right
00:08:19what protruder did was illegal but what's been going on in these playoffs they've let a lot of grabbing and holding
00:08:26go that's that's just the way the game's being called right now
00:08:29all right so the Knicks are just going with the same the challenge for
00:08:36the soon at the line looking to capitalize
00:08:39on oh geez folly
00:08:43Tom Thibodeau was hot now he's
00:08:45marking a Tony brothers
00:08:48and they're right about that
00:08:50and that's why Ananobi threw him down
00:08:55it's just going to be two free throws no possession
00:08:59which is true has distinguished himself off the bench
00:09:02averaging 13 points
00:09:03shooting over 50 percent from
00:09:05two ball and three ball against the Knicks in the series
00:09:09he is a tough crafty player
00:09:13well the tri-state area know that when he played with the nets
00:09:18stock fields some extra pushing and shoving going on right now officials
00:09:22hopefully let basketball
00:09:25step to the forefront not the other stuff
00:09:2710-point game as we approach two minutes remaining here in the third
00:09:34Hart looking
00:09:36finds Towns Towns
00:09:38feet inside
00:09:39Johnson couldn't get to it turnover
00:09:41silent night for Towns
00:09:44he's got 11 rebounds but only nine points
00:09:46and that turnover is first to the game
00:09:49Knicks with 10 turnovers Pistons with nine
00:09:54the first and third quarters have been excellent for the Knicks the second quarter was superb for the Pistons
00:10:00we still have 145 remaining here in the third
00:10:02Cunningham gets free lines it up that one won't go
00:10:05Durin tips it but a loose wall foul called on Towns
00:10:10that's going to be his third
00:10:13Knicks in the middle of the Durham going to the line for two
00:10:18here's the play watch down low
00:10:21to me
00:10:29with all going on
00:10:31both kind of shoving each other a little bit that's the marginal contact that they've been talking about
00:10:38as Durin hits the free throw 10 points now for Durin
00:10:41in the third
00:10:43Tim Hardaway is going to come in
00:10:46now 11 of 14 from the line in the series
00:10:48Durham had 14 rebounds the last game he needed seven of those
00:10:52were offensive so this offensive
00:10:55bound gets him to the line he has one more coming
00:10:59he's a man child 16 250 pounds only 21 years of age
00:11:06like Cunningham as Bridges comes in
00:11:09like Thompson during in his very first playoff series
00:11:13at 21
00:11:14he's third in the playoffs in rebounding he's third in field goal percentage and he's fourth in blocks per game
00:11:20at least the Pistons in that category with almost two per game
00:11:25and for a big man has a nice touch at the line
00:11:29eight-point Nick Lee
00:11:32Knicks have led by as many as 13
00:11:34here in the third whatever the Knicks allow the game to slow down the Pistons
00:11:38start creeping into their lead
00:11:40pace has been essential for the Knicks tonight
00:11:42Brunson on the drive goes inside leans in
00:11:46finds Hart in the corner shot clock at seven
00:11:48Hart to McBride open look Deuce McBride
00:11:51won't go rebound deflected by Bridges to Brunson
00:11:54Brunson kicks him out in the corner back to Hart
00:11:57Hart off the bounce
00:11:58Brunson looks up at the shot clock down to six
00:12:02Brunson back to Bridges
00:12:04Bridges a clean look it's good
00:12:06the kill Bridges with a three-pointer his first of the night and the Knicks lead by 23 and bridges with 23 remember bridges just checked into the game
00:12:15so lethal tucks that time
00:12:19Beasley comes off the screen
00:12:21And a foul called on Bridges
00:12:25Can't play back up to 11 the way this guy's been shooting you can't blame him for trying to hold it
00:12:30Take a look at Bridges accuracy though
00:12:34Towns only nine points
00:12:35Bridges has done a good job tonight getting in double digits with the switch
00:12:39He's 10 of 15
00:12:42From the field but nine of 11 from two-point range yeah, what about that provocative left-handed dunk we saw by him
00:12:50He's played an excellent game thus far
00:12:5451.6 seconds remaining Beasley 19 points in 20 minutes off the bench
00:13:01Every 16 during the regular season
00:13:03Ran amok in this game profiling the pistons into the lead at the half
00:13:12Both teams have shot the free free throw line very well pistons now 21 of 24
00:13:18What a difference from the last game
00:13:21final minute third quarter
00:13:23Knicks looking to close the series and move on pistons trying to force a game seven
00:13:28Downs with six to shoot harris on him towns puts it on the floor drives inside a lot of contact
00:13:36It's knocked down during couldn't hold on and the knicks will get it back
00:13:4014 on the shot clock all because of jorge heart
00:13:44Harding they're trying to rebound it
00:13:46So forcing the pistons that cough it up a mix will happen you see those examples of hard hustle night in and night out
00:13:53Has the four fouls has been untorned it has not picked up another
00:13:58I got you
00:14:00Make sure you come right under the basket on this place there it is they're just trying to get free they have to go back up top
00:14:08Good ball denial by Schroeder but Brunson gets free part away picks him up
00:14:13Brunson fakes drives goes a door and scoop lay a bank shot no good but hard comes flying in and throws it down
00:14:20You gotta have heart baby two consecutive times now hard keeping the ball alive
00:14:24He's the recipient this time next back up by 11 shot clock turned off no fouls to give for the knicks
00:14:33Both teams have been in the penalty a lot of contact here in this third quarter
00:14:36Schroeder gets away drives inside throws it up throws it too long out of bounds and the knicks will have three seconds
00:14:44To get off a decent shot and again hard there denied duran brunson splits brunson drives at the buzzer
00:14:52Won't go and that will end the third quarter
00:14:56Knicks will a chance to clinch and move on to the second round have an 11 point lead
00:15:02Enjoy more of the garden with chase
00:15:05What will happen in the fourth will the series end tonight?
00:15:07And we'll go back to the garden for game seven bell and wally in the studio with more on tonight
00:15:13series three games to two
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00:15:24What will be the key for the knicks to close this one out here on the board pace pace pace whenever they play fast
00:15:30They've been scoring they can't allow the pistons that slow the game down and manipulate one-on-one also the nick bench folks
00:15:37They only have four points
00:15:39They've got to assert themselves here
00:15:41You see that third quarter knicks did take layups before the second half began perhaps it had an effect
00:15:50Now right now you've got three starters out there
00:15:53Actually make it four starters the only starter sitting
00:15:57Is jalen brunson cameron payne's in the game
00:16:00He is not score towns calling for it against harris
00:16:05Backs in six to shoot towns little jump hook shot won't go harris the rebound knocked out of his hands by hart
00:16:11And it's a foul on hart that's five fouls on josh hart
00:16:15Well, we can't blame him this time the man has been hustling keeping balls alive
00:16:20They're giving the knicks an opportunity
00:16:23But now he will pay for his folly. He's going to sit for a few minutes tom thibodeau upset yelling at ed molloy
00:16:30But it's not easy being a rough between tom thibode jb beckerstab hollering at you all night
00:16:36Mitchell robinson will check in
00:16:39So nicks go with two bigs robinson and town and what's the hack of robinson mike when can that start it can start now
00:16:46Oh, yeah two minutes left wow
00:16:48Well, it's got a what they have to do though get into the penalty
00:16:52So it has to be on the 15th foul yeah, yeah, you can start doing it now and rack up the fouls
00:16:57to start that
00:16:59Well robinson though goes and sits down a change of mind from tom thibodeau
00:17:06There's beasley pain guarding him
00:17:09Oh my goodness a foul on pain
00:17:14That's two quick ones
00:17:17Two fouls
00:17:20And obviously the more fouls they get then that's gonna negate
00:17:24But robinson coming in the game. It's just not a smart play right there right in front of the official
00:17:30Beasley launches a three in and out won't go durin
00:17:33Deflects it to harris harris gets in the paint that shot it's good
00:17:38Demias harris with 14
00:17:44They have not had a home playoff win since 2008 this crowd hungry
00:17:48Oh camera pain with the offhand a beautiful scoop shot
00:17:54slice and enticing pain
00:17:57first hoop of the game
00:18:00Offensive foul called
00:18:03Hardaway overzealous foolish foul
00:18:09Right side of your screen fighting with deuce by sarah in him
00:18:13Then he shoves out an open this is the frustration foul the knicks are challenging
00:18:21They don't have any challenges left. Oh, that's right. You see they use one that they shouldn't have
00:18:28Both teams in disarray right now nicks have to settle down they have an elite
00:18:33Here's the pain stupid and whoopie
00:18:36What you need right here on the fourth quarter is playoff boys
00:18:39Payne on the drive gets inside the floater short
00:18:44Just short-armed it a bit Cunningham nearly stolen
00:18:48Cunningham back out beasley tries a three that won't go towns the rebound beasley couldn't miss in the first half
00:18:54That's not a good shot paying was hounding him so he's resting it now
00:18:59Brunson getting a rest right now
00:19:02Bridges looking
00:19:03picked up by durin
00:19:05Missing bridges efficiency with the shooting dangerous pass a bad pass from bridges
00:19:11You see him was fronting towns when the knicks are lethargic stagnant standing around they get in trouble
00:19:17Hardaway can't get at the fall pain grabs a rebound and the knicks come the other way
00:19:21Keep moving both teams a little tight here to start the fourth quarter
00:19:27Pain to towns towns drives bumps falling away jumper won't go rebound cunningham
00:19:33Durin doing a good job on on the cat keeping him from penetrating durin down low and pain grabs um
00:19:41Are we gonna call it in the act or was it on the entry pass?
00:19:43I don't let's see what the call is and mulloy calls the foul on pain and they say yes two shots
00:19:51And also that's the third team foul on the knicks already
00:19:54Now he was he was turning in the shooting motions. That's the right call this is there has been displayed a good touch from the free throw line
00:20:06That's the third team foul already
00:20:09Pistons now 22 of 25 88 percent from the line
00:20:18In this elimination game they faced elimination tuesday night at madison square garden
00:20:24And it came away with such an impressive win to keep their season alive trying to do it again tonight on their home floor
00:20:30The team has thrived on their home floor
00:20:33They've been very vulnerable the road team four and one in this series
00:20:40Back to nine
00:20:42Look at harrison
00:20:43Cat doing it
00:20:44And nobody's got to be careful on those screens almost through a right shoulder yeah the game becoming very physical
00:20:51Brunson off the bench and an obi drives layup back shot is good and a foul power move from og and an obi
00:20:57And a chance for a three-point play and it's what might a power a power play goal
00:21:03All right sam hope you're tuning in sam our man sam rosen
00:21:07Oh
00:21:10Oh, yeah, would you would not be denied that time?
00:21:15What power was strength that time to get to the hoop?
00:21:21Brunson is in
00:21:23Heart gets a rest and heart with the five thousand bridges
00:21:31Towns and an obi and he hits the free throw og and an obi 22 points and some spectacular defense tonight
00:21:38Knicks up 12 and that play indicative of his tenacity in this game still so much time remaining cunningham
00:21:45Pass inside durin left hand lays it up and in and a foul they can get the three points right back
00:21:54How many is that on town?
00:21:56four
00:21:57He's got four
00:21:59They bring in robinson. They're gonna start hack-a-whack
00:22:02So nicks could be in some trouble here
00:22:06Mitchell robinson will come in nicks with the 14,000 you might see jb bickerstaff use it right now
00:22:11He could use it for the next seven minutes and 19 seconds, right?
00:22:16So this is crucial
00:22:19Robinson can rise to the occasion
00:22:23Duren hits that just to correct again
00:22:32You have to get in the penalty before you start this they only have one team foul
00:22:37The pistons do so wouldn't put him on the line yet
00:22:40He cried brings it back out
00:22:46Brunson looking for eight on the shot clock
00:22:48Shooter on him durin looking to help
00:22:51Brunson on the drive stops
00:22:53Shot clock winding down step back three-pointer
00:22:56Rebound brunson gets it back layup is up and in a second effort from jalen brunson
00:23:02Schrute and thompson
00:23:04Miss time their jump brunson the beneficiary what a play from brunson. He's got 32
00:23:09Brunson is definitely fishing there can't get it to go and an ob boxing out
00:23:16And holds on to that rebound
00:23:18He's going to have no fluidity in his three ball tonight
00:23:22Brunson drives stops it on here
00:23:24And an obi goes right at hardaway gets inside using his strength backing up mcbride fakes a three mcbride the drive
00:23:31left-handed layup missed it rebound taken by
00:23:34Schroeder
00:23:35Schroeder racing up the floor finds cunningham layup is good
00:23:38Running and stunning pistons that time
00:23:45Brunson back in a herd alley-oop Brunson fakes floater comes up short
00:23:51Had a good look
00:23:52Well, he wanted to alley-oop, but he denied it schroeder open three that one way off goes out of bounds
00:23:59They say last touch by the knicks
00:24:02Schroeder's had a couple of ufos tonight
00:24:05Let's take a look at the transition right side of your screen
00:24:09Cunningham soups and hoops
00:24:12And now the pistons will have it underneath 21 for cunningham 15 on the shot clock
00:24:18Duren guarded by mitchell robinson
00:24:21Little ball handling from durin poked away by robinson
00:24:27Schroeder
00:24:28Duren inside fights Thompson and throws it down timeout next the lead cut to seven
00:24:33Continuity spontaneity now by the piston and will ceasel arena is exploding right now
00:24:43Running and gunning
00:24:44This time dazzling passing be funneling the knicks they need
00:24:50I can't take no praise every game
00:24:53What a physical compelling series game six here in detroit
00:25:06Knicks hanging out right now is
00:25:08Seven point lead with seven four to remain what a rollercoaster ride this has been tried for knicks and pistons fans
00:25:27Sometimes it's exhilarating sometimes it makes you want to throw up
00:25:31It's just unbelievable the highs and the lows
00:25:33Yeah, the knicks have no more fouls to give the pistons only one team foul
00:25:38They can be aggressive
00:25:40Pistons have waited a long time to have a team like this
00:25:43And they try and force a game seven
00:25:49Bridges gets it across the timeline
00:25:52Mitchell robinson staying in the game
00:25:56Shot clock down 11 good help defense dangerous pass gets to mcbride brings it back out
00:26:03Mcbride with four to shoot lost the ball picked up by hardaway
00:26:07Here comes cunningham gets in the paint looking good transition d by the knicks back to hardaway stumbles a bit gets to the corner
00:26:15Let him shoot. He only has two points cunningham throws it into durin the catch the strip and a foul
00:26:23The knicks have been in the penalty for a while that shot won't count. Yeah, durin created mayhem for the knicks now
00:26:30All of his points now coming from the free throw line
00:26:32He's got a shot near the basket Clyde when he initially caught the ball. Josh Hart's gonna come back in the game
00:26:47Durham goes to the line frequent visitor there
00:26:51He's been lethal
00:26:53But the pressure's starting to melt now
00:26:58See guys huffing and puffing
00:27:03Duran from the line six for six make it seven for seven he's got
00:27:0717 points
00:27:09That's the most he scored in this series
00:27:12Mcbride sits down
00:27:13Josh Hart back in
00:27:15Hart playing with five fouls
00:27:16Nobody well Paul Reed us five, but he's on the bench for detroit
00:27:21Cat is on the bench robinson out there
00:27:23So pistons up doing a good job not fouling playing defense with their feet and not their hands in games like this free throws are critical
00:27:36And during
00:27:38eight for eight from the line for the big man five-point game nicks led by 12 earlier in the period
00:27:44That's it
00:27:49Brunson
00:27:51Thompson chasing him
00:27:53Brunson gets inside
00:27:54Thompson reaching in
00:27:55One-on-one
00:27:56Brunson spins falling away puts it up
00:27:59Don't throw robinson offensive rebound and a noby three-pointer misses hardaway the rebound
00:28:09Too much dribbling by the knicks folks they reverted back to that
00:28:12Cunningham the hesitation cross-court hardaway three-pointer
00:28:29A big response from detroit here in the fourth
00:28:32Bridges on the drive knocked away by schroeder
00:28:36Schroeder ahead to thompson spins ties the game timeout nicks
00:28:42This place is exploding right now
00:28:49The knicks are pounding the ball turning it over two consecutive turnovers
00:28:55Giving the pistons the momentum now and they've been able to tie the game
00:28:59Bridges coughs it up
00:29:02Pistons able to run
00:29:04Thompson spinning and winning
00:29:08Knicks need time to ease their mind
00:29:10Knicks have blown a 12-point lead here in the fourth
00:29:14And still with 606 remaining here in the fourth
00:29:18Cade cunningham finds tim hardaway jr the former nick draft pick his first three-pointer of the night
00:29:24He was 0 for 5
00:29:25And then schroeder throwing it ahead
00:29:29Thompson the spin two of his 14
00:29:33And after trailing by 12 with nine and a half to go the pistons have tied it up
00:29:38And they have the crowd behind him over 20 000 here tonight on their feet
00:29:43Saying let's go pistons. Let's go pistons
00:29:46Knicks still control their own destiny folks they have the ball the game is tied
00:29:50Pistons can ill afford to lose
00:29:52Cat has to come to the game though
00:29:55Cat has been silent tonight only nine of course he's got to step up now
00:29:59Well game three was decided by two points game four by one game five by three points
00:30:06This one looks like it's going to go down to the final seconds again
00:30:09Will the knicks wrap it up or can the pistons force a game seven?
00:30:16Which would be saturday night at madison square garden it's got to move the ball too much pounding
00:30:22That's what's causing their demise now the turnovers move the ball mood themselves regain their composure
00:30:31And some full court pressure here from detroit
00:30:34Yeah, that's just token full court
00:30:37Art has to get open there he is they throw it in dangerous pass hart runs it down
00:30:43Schroeder now poking away from him
00:30:46Schroeder reaching in now to brunson
00:30:49Shot clock at 14 brunson the crossover
00:30:53Towns is open towns fakes a three and throws it away
00:30:57And an obie went to cut to the basket he threw it out of bounds
00:31:01He had an open three should have taken it
00:31:04He has not been into the game tonight. That's why not feeling the confidence. That's the fourth turnover of the fourth quarter
00:31:11Cunningham guarded by an an obie
00:31:17You got to know he hasn't made perimeter shot. Cunningham backs in backs in
00:31:22falling away puts it up puts it in
00:31:24And the pistons regain the lead a 14 point turnaround here in the fourth quarter and still five and a half remaining
00:31:33Brunson trying to get free and Thompson grabbing him
00:31:40Brunson drives hard falls down and a foul on hardaway
00:31:45It'll be none shooting
00:31:47I didn't think he was in the act of shooting
00:31:49It looked like that left leg he's going to challenge it
00:32:03The crowd just saw the replay and they feel it's going to be overturned. Yeah, it looked like brunson was stumbling fumbling
00:32:09Bumbling which the knicks have been doing but brunson up top at the beginning of the play is where he got held by thompson
00:32:18Ruling on the floor defensive foul on the drive to the basket the play has been challenged about detroit
00:32:23Hardaway couldn't believe it
00:32:25JB bickerstaff using his challenge
00:32:28Knicks now down to with 514 remaining there's so much time left in this game and all hell breaking loose for the knicks
00:32:35So they're turning the ball over that's how the pistons have been able to regain the lead
00:32:39Hardaway previously the big three ball. He was all five one of nine from two and now he's involved in this play
00:32:47There's certainly some contact there, but whether or not they call it marginal or illegal
00:32:53See there there's Thompson grab it on to the arm
00:32:58It was hard for Brunson to get free
00:33:00Boy on that it doesn't look it doesn't look like there was a foul there Clyde. Yeah, he was trying to initiate contact with Hardaway moved away
00:33:09Or if there's some contact, but I think they might there's a good chance they're going to overturn that call
00:33:20Again the Knicks have seen a 12-point lead disappear now trail by two
00:33:25But there's so much time to regain poise and regain control they've been here before they have the veteran team
00:33:31So just a matter of someone stepping up which has to be Brunson
00:33:35He's the clutch player of the year
00:33:37But I think they're trying to go to him too much now Mike move the ball around the perimeter get everybody involved
00:33:44So they're wasting a lot of time bringing the ball up then trying to get it to Brunson
00:33:48Who they're double teaming so by the time they get the ball there's only 13 seconds on the shot clock
00:33:53Well one thing about this long challenge and you want them to get it back because let's this is a playoff game
00:33:58You want momentum, but that certainly helps the Knicks
00:34:02Who they're of course their starters all playing big minutes?
00:34:06Maybe get a little extra breather here
00:34:11The crowd chanting flopper flopper
00:34:14They'll erupt if they overturn this
00:34:18Ailyn brunson has had another
00:34:22Superb playoff performance 32.6 assists
00:34:26But now the Knicks trail by two
00:34:29They had a big lead in the first quarter
00:34:32Then lost the lead in the second they had a big lead
00:34:35Here in the fourth quarter and lost the lead here on the fourth
00:34:40But to me this is the hypocrisy of the nba we spent all this time on this play
00:34:45But when the game and you really need it
00:34:48They won't for you view anything
00:34:51Like the last game here where the guy looked like he followed a guy
00:34:54Why did they take a look at that man and make the right call?
00:34:57Now they're gonna waste all this time on this
00:34:59There's often clad I wish they never had instant replay
00:35:02Here's right, right. It's just here's tony brothers
00:35:05Well, it looks like the way he's talking it's going to be a successful challenge
00:35:17At the review there is no foul on the play
00:35:27Because the ball was loose at the time of the whistle
00:35:30Then it'll be a jump ball center circle between any two
00:35:37The jump ball is successful
00:35:39And detroit retains the right to challenge for the rest of the game
00:35:43So
00:35:45JB bickerstaff challenge successful. They'll get another one
00:35:50Durant and towns will jump at center court
00:35:53514 remaining an eternity
00:35:56the knicks i've seen their 12-point lead go away down by two
00:36:01The knicks already in the field if this is only one team foul
00:36:04Ball knocked out they're going to reach up it neither player was able to tip it tim hanaway's upset
00:36:12cat got hurt look at cat he's in pain he hurt his chest
00:36:18Something happened on the play to him he can't straighten up
00:36:24Town's shaking up right now he's trying to gather his breathing
00:36:28That was a bad toss
00:36:33That's not good. He can't even get his arms up on this play
00:36:38Ed Molloy telling him back off
00:36:41See how much pain he's still in pain
00:36:43He doesn't look like he's going to be able to get up to get it
00:36:45Right and during tips it out of bounds
00:36:48And it's going to be Nick ball just tipped it too hard. Yeah, we've seen that before from during when he had the advances
00:36:54So the knicks get a break here big break
00:36:59That's the second time in the series he's done that did it in game three
00:37:06Swim on the court so they'll mop it up
00:37:08Town's trying to walk it off whatever happened to him for this is just
00:37:12Playoff competition at its very best
00:37:16These two teams going at it back and forth
00:37:18This one's playing with that desperation to keep their season alive
00:37:36Bridges again gets it inside this time to brunson
00:37:42Brunson step back leans in feed the heart heart layup is good what a pass from brunson
00:37:48And the knicks have tied the game
00:37:52So hard doing a good thing going to the open spot
00:37:55No one person was double team came right open
00:37:59Durant started by towns cutting him has it
00:38:02Pass inside stolen by heart duran gets it back and banks it home
00:38:06Hart went for the steal it looks like he had it but couldn't hold on
00:38:09Thompson fights over the screen brunson down the lane the runners up shot short the tip misses tips it back out
00:38:23second and third effort for brunson
00:38:25Town's holding shot clock at eight
00:38:31Right lost the ball gets it back shot clock
00:38:34stolen by thompson goes up
00:38:36And gets the layoff to go
00:38:39tristan's by four
00:38:42Brunson a three-pointer won't go tough towns the rebound but a foul he pushed off to get it
00:38:48And the knicks slowly unraveling the turnovers bedeviling them again
00:38:57So thompson able to get the dunk john
00:38:59And then brunson misses the three ball then a foul by the knicks
00:39:11And the knicks will pay they are in the penalty so thompson will shoot three throws nicks with five costly turnovers
00:39:21here in this fourth quarter
00:39:23Thompson has regained his composure from the line
00:39:26So he made his last three
00:39:29Knicks have only scored nine points here in the period thompson's six of eight
00:39:37That's 16 points his defense has been sensational
00:39:40But he has struggled from the free throw line
00:39:42We had a career high the last game 22 points with thompson previously with the steal and the dunk
00:39:48Can he finish this one most of the crowd on its feet?
00:39:52Gets the second one to go the lead is up to five a 17 point turnaround
00:39:58Here in this fourth quarter
00:40:05Good help on the defense and a reach-in foul call on thompson
00:40:09They could call that on almost every dribble
00:40:13It's only the second team foul against the pistons
00:40:16But you see that there are 14 seconds on the shot clock by the time the knicks stop dribbling the ball
00:40:22And doing all of that there's not a lot of time left you're right clyde
00:40:25It's taking him too long to get into the yeah to the motion
00:40:29Thompson gets a huge ovation he'll sit down
00:40:33Schroeder back in or harris back in
00:40:38Harris on town they're leaving hart open
00:40:41Duran is guarding hart
00:40:42Brunson trying to get free great ball denial by schroeder
00:40:48Hart sees an opening goes inside layup no good he goes down hard
00:40:53A lot of contact no foul cunningham up top to hard away
00:40:57Now hart gets back into the play
00:40:59Kate cunningham on the drive goes inside banker won't go hart rips down the rebound
00:41:06Throws it ahead to brunson under three and a half remaining brunson to drive brunson to layup
00:41:12Misses it hard away the rebound
00:41:15It's still trial by five
00:41:17Schroeder out the timeout
00:41:23Timeout called with 313 remaining it's bedlam here in detroit
00:41:28And the pistons with the ball up five
00:41:31Previously a good block shot hart was open durham coming up with the block shot hart still complaining that he was fouled
00:41:38So the pistons will talk it over
00:41:40Every possession for the knicks offensively right now is such a struggle all right
00:41:48There's no cohesion not moving the ball bouncing it bouncing it so they've got to regroup
00:41:56By the time they get settled there's only 14 seconds on the shot clock
00:42:01Detroit try and be only only the 14th team in nba history to overcome a 3-1 deficit
00:42:07J.B. Beckerstaff was an assistant coach on the 2015 houston rockets under kevin mikhail
00:42:14They were down 3-1 in the western conference semifinals came back and beat the clippers
00:42:19It doesn't happen often
00:42:20Pistons trying to make it happen
00:42:23By forcing a game seven and right now they've got a five-point lead and look at the score here on the fourth quarter
00:42:29The knicks who have shown such great poise in the fourth quarter often
00:42:33And it's not been the case here in game six
00:42:35Heaps
00:42:37Yep stumbling bumbling the ill-advised turnovers brunson a shot he normally makes in his sleep
00:42:43Penetrated could not get that one down hart had his shot rejected
00:42:48So the knicks are dejected now trying to come out of their bunk as they talked it over
00:42:53Brunson towns and an ob and hart come out
00:42:57Schroeder durin cunningham hardaway
00:43:00And harris for the business detroit with a chance to take a seven or eight point lead on this possession
00:43:07That's a good win
00:43:15Dave cunningham 23 points eight assists tim hardaway fakes
00:43:19Hart pokes it out of his hands
00:43:21Ball deflected by annanobi knicks come up with a steal
00:43:24Here comes josh hart back to brunson brunson fakes the three now puts it up
00:43:29In and out long go down knicks can't get one to fall right now
00:43:33A great look for brunson, but it wouldn't go in this is giving him a golden opportunity
00:43:39Cutting hand to harris knicks looking to double and forcing turnovers somebody's open
00:43:45Hardaway in the drive baseline jumpers good
00:43:49Hardaway nails it. It's a seven point lead with two and a half to play
00:43:52Knicks didn't have to be so frantic there's still time left brunson draws contact banks it in and a foul
00:44:05Huff shot there from brunson
00:44:07Schroeder took a shot
00:44:09And it's back to five a chance to cut it to four rush the maestro hell bent
00:44:15Schroeder trying to draw the flopping foul but in vain
00:44:18Also in pain they bust and head butted him right to the mouth and got away with it
00:44:25They're going to challenge it
00:44:28Oh the second challenge from jb bickerstaff right now
00:44:32Schroeder's been charged with it the basket counts in a free throw but brunson's head right into head but it's
00:44:40Schroeder the key is the angle did the defensive player get into the path
00:44:46Love the offensive players to follow on the drive to the basket the players been challenged by detroit
00:44:51That's the whole key on this
00:44:54If schroeder came into the path of brunson regardless
00:44:58Of lowering that
00:45:00Yes
00:45:02I don't think they overturned that brunson was on a direct line
00:45:05And schroeder looked like he went as the officials like to say from a to b getting into the path of brunson
00:45:11That first that first angle clyde was the better was the better angle before was hard away in brunson
00:45:17The challenge was successful and now brunson involved in another
00:45:23Looked like the like schroeder to me was encroaching
00:45:27On the drive to the basket the defender is moving from a to b into the path of the offensive player
00:45:33Therefore the defensive file stands the challenge is unsuccessful
00:45:37Brunson will go to the line for two shots
00:45:40Detroit will lose their time out and they have no more challenges remaining
00:45:44Well, he just said two shots, but it should be one because they counted the basket
00:45:48Yeah, he forgot that it basket went in
00:45:53Yeah, that's again, it's it's
00:45:56It's a small difference, but when the defensive player moves into the path as tony brothers said they call it a to b and that seemed to be the case
00:46:05So let's see if brunson can get this one down and the knicks need d
00:46:09do some defense
00:46:12Knicks still have two timeouts remaining
00:46:15The pistons have one
00:46:18This and still have a foul to give nicks have been in the penalty for a long stretch here a 20 to 2 run prior to that
00:46:25That basket by brunson as the pistons
00:46:29Will the night difference in fourth quarter the candidates turn it around
00:46:34Free throws good back to four hard away has been coming up with big hoops previously along the baseline
00:46:41once again
00:46:42This incredible driveting series coming down to the final seconds
00:46:48It's cunningham time. They know that there he is
00:46:51They know who they've got to stop right here and it'll be trying to fight through a screen
00:46:55Cunningham drives gets into the corner. He's double team diagonal pastor schroeder schroeder
00:47:00Fakes shooter looks inside to harris
00:47:02Ball knocked out of bounds still pistons ball nine tenths of a second remaining
00:47:09Cunningham reluctant to shoot dribble to the double team, but they will have it underneath
00:47:15Cunningham will inbound got to watch harris coming on the curl play watch the lob
00:47:20They do it to durin and durin can't get at the fall towns the rebound under two to play
00:47:25And it's creepy
00:47:28defense defense defense defense defense
00:47:33Brunson the crossover brunson the spin
00:47:37Keeps his dribble alive almost falls down spins again leads in layup he backs it ahead
00:47:43Oh, what a shot from brunson
00:47:45That's a two-point game stumbling bumbling regaining his composure and the shot clock expiring as well
00:47:5237 for brunson
00:47:54minute and a half remaining
00:47:56Cunningham not looking like he's going to take over cunningham layup missed it rebound knocked out of bounds
00:48:04And the pistons will have it cunningham thought he was fouled there was some contact there
00:48:08Yeah, but not a good shot by cunningham watch brunson stumbling bumbling regaining his composure
00:48:14to finish it off
00:48:17Thompson comes in
00:48:18Schroeder sits down jb bickerstaff putting his defender back in the game
00:48:22And also he could post up on brunson
00:48:28Thompson Thompson six seven running for six two cunningham mad he thought he was fouled towns tips it into the backcourt here goes towns
00:48:36he's fouled
00:48:39A chance to tie it at the free throw line with 119 remaining
00:48:43A bad pass from cunningham and carl anthony towns with a huge steal and the pistons comatose
00:48:50Coughing the ball of not getting back
00:48:53So towns has been silent
00:48:55But coming away with this steal now. He's at the line looking to tie the game
00:49:00Towns has only taken one free throw tonight only has nine points. He has 14 rebounds
00:49:08Cunningham with the turnover
00:49:12He has a lot of those eventually he's averaging over six per game
00:49:19Big free throw right there
00:49:25Makes it a one point game towns in double figures
00:49:30Knicks were up 12 earlier in the period
00:49:33Pistons came back went up by as many as seven here in the fourth
00:49:36Now the Knicks on the comeback trail
00:49:46Barely short rebound towns has it gets it an Ananobi knocked out of his hands harris falls down and it's next ball
00:49:54Because his own man trips him towns badly missed a free throw
00:50:00But he came in to keep it alive and duran tripped harris tripped over durham
00:50:05Losing it out of bounds and that's why the knicks will have it but the officials conferring right now they might change the call
00:50:10See harris fell over his old man yep duran was in front of him
00:50:21They're gonna put the shot clock at 14 there they were deciding whether or not the pistons had possession
00:50:30So now the knicks get it back
00:50:32Bridges goes up top to heart into the hands of jalen brunson
00:50:40Thompson harassing him shot clock at five
00:50:44Brunson looking runs in the drive gets inside
00:50:47Shot clock winding down stripped by thompson and a 24 second violation
00:50:52Spectacular defense from thompson
00:50:54Suffocating indeed he's 6-7 brunson 6-2
00:51:04Right there denying him
00:51:06And the pistons will bring it up
00:51:08And we're under a minute remaining
00:51:11Pistons desperate to force a game seven cunningham time but he's not into it
00:51:16He has not been adept pass inside to duran and foul
00:51:20Durham has been thriving from the line has not missed the shot towns with the personal foul
00:51:30I believe that's that's six on carl anthony towns
00:51:33He's fouled out 10 points 15 rebounds
00:51:45Mitchell robinson will come in
00:51:49So to nick two top guns had a chance towns had a chance to tie the game miss the shot brunson had a chance to put them ahead
00:51:5724 second violation and now duran who's been feasting at the free-throw line
00:52:03He's looking for two more during a perfect eight for eight from the free-throw line
00:52:08He's got 20 points tonight
00:52:10A chance to put the pistons up by three with 49.8 remaining there's pressure on him now though folks and misses the first
00:52:18pressure on him now
00:52:21Yes, sir
00:52:23This is the time to try man's soul
00:52:26Hardaway will sit down so robinson is the center remember the pistons
00:52:29They can't do the hack-a-mitch anymore because it's under two minutes remaining
00:52:33It would be an away from the play foul
00:52:35Meaning anybody could shoot the free throw one free throw and get possession. They're still not out of the woods yet folks
00:52:44It's the second one two-point game and tom thibodeau uses his final timeout
00:52:5049.8 remaining
00:52:54What a game what a series nixon pistons going toe-to-toe here in game six
00:53:00The pistons know they got to stop brunson. They know the deal mike you actually made at the star on top of the at the show
00:53:07What do you know about guarding players?
00:53:09They know now they got to stop brunson. That's it. They got to stop
00:53:12But a fourth straight game this one going down to the final seconds nixon pistons have had some some wild playoff moments
00:53:24And this is one of the all-time playoff games but back april 27 1984 game five best of five
00:53:32Only time the knicks closed out a series in detroit was played at joe lewis arena
00:53:37bernard king was battling the flu had 44 points isaiah thomas at 35 pistons would trail by eight late
00:53:44In the final 94 seconds thomas would outscore the knicks descended in overtime, but the knicks repair prevailed in the ot
00:53:52And they clinched the series on the road now they're going to try and clinch the series here tonight in detroit
00:53:58But trailing by two
00:54:03So the pistons know don't foul and don't give up the three ball
00:54:07And they know that man right there must be contained
00:54:13Again towns is fouled out though. It's hart annanoby bridges and brunson
00:54:18The star thompson has been
00:54:23An absolute beast defensively
00:54:26Jalen brunson even said
00:54:28After game five he's a great defender
00:54:31He just proved it on that last nick possession bridges will inbound
00:54:34Hark tries to set a screen
00:54:47Brunson gets free brunson drives on the baseline tied up by thompson
00:54:52Into the hands of hart back to brunson
00:54:56Bridges trying to set a screen brunson against schroeder goes pulls up puts it up
00:55:00Shot won't go bridges tips it in with the left hand the game is tied with 35.6 remaining
00:55:06Here's a 6-6 there and by this touch
00:55:10That's on the quantum leap with the left hand an all-time clutch put back from mikhail bridges
00:55:15Knicks have evened it up after trailing by seven
00:55:18Crowd stunned now
00:55:20Cunningham has it
00:55:23Durant has set a screen
00:55:25Cunningham on the bounce drives inside missed it rebound
00:55:28Knicks get it part with another rebound
00:55:32And hart
00:55:34Paul's timeout
00:55:36And if this is upset with cunningham he didn't even come close to the basket
00:55:41And they were not happy so that's the final timeout for the knicks
00:55:47That's all they need
00:55:50Need any more timeout and more importantly clyde
00:55:53With the shot clock turned off and bridges with that magnificent play
00:56:00Brunson had a good look
00:56:02Mikkel bridges two of his 25 saving perhaps his most important performance
00:56:08In his first season with the knicks here in game six
00:56:11So now timeout scenario nicks have done detroit have won
00:56:18Nicks need to hold it for the final shot and not give the pistons a chance
00:56:23To get a rebound if it doesn't go or to call timeout and advance the ball even if it does go
00:56:28Or give themselves the time like they did with this giving them time to tip it in if they missed the shot
00:56:38Go around 17 seconds put it up
00:56:44For the fourth consecutive game it's going right down
00:56:48For the final seconds it said it hadn't happened in three consecutive games in an nba playoff series in 11 years
00:56:53This competitive contentious hard-fought physical series
00:57:03Nick's going to try and end it tonight
00:57:10McBride comes in so the knicks there's no big men on the floor
00:57:14Bridges McBride and an obi hart and brunson durn stays out there for the pistons
00:57:20They need some ring protection 20.6 seconds remaining shot clock is turned off
00:57:25And obviously no fouls to give for the pistons quick inbound to brunson
00:57:30Got to be careful with the ball topson's got those long arms
00:57:35Down to 12 seconds
00:57:38Brunson holding
00:57:40Knicks trying to wait till the end brunson puts up a three
00:57:43Bang bang bang jalen brunson hits the three with 4.3 remaining
00:57:50And the pistons call timeout
00:57:52But that's an eternity is still remaining so the pistons know they can regroup they have ample time to get off a shot
00:57:59But the clutch player of the year
00:58:01Showing you why with that play captain crunch time does it again
00:58:06Watch thompson stumbles
00:58:08And then brunson humbles him yeah with the three ball
00:58:1440 points for jalen brunson
00:58:18And now the knicks need one stop
00:58:20Thompson losses balance
00:58:22Given his runs in the alley that he needed
00:58:27Nick this that you believe is roughs now one stop for the knicks now the key here
00:58:33Do the knicks foul and not let them take a three-pointer with 4.3 seconds remaining?
00:58:39It's a little dangerous because you know whoever gets it for the pistons is going to look to go up into the shooting motion
00:58:47But if you can get a player on the pistons
00:58:50To catch the inbound pass with his back to the basket. That's when you're back
00:58:55I think they could do what cunning am like because he's never in a hurry
00:58:58So I think they could he would be the perfect guy to do that to
00:59:01And the crowd is stunned right now, but it's not over yet
00:59:06Beasley comes out of course beasley a terrific three-point shooter cunningham's a good three-point shooter hardaway intruder
00:59:14And harris as well. They've got five three-point shooters cunningham will inbound on these plays often
00:59:19You have to watch the player that inbounds it gets it back frequently
00:59:24mcbride guarding shooter
00:59:25Cunningham looking looking finds hardaway hideaway back to cunningham final seconds over to beasley
00:59:34He lost it out of bounds with four tenths of a second remaining. He was open
00:59:39He was open was looking to shoot before he caught it. Knicks inbound and an opium. That's it. It's over
00:59:46It's over the next clinch
00:59:49And move on to the second round
00:59:51As the brilliance of jaylen brunson at crunch time once again comes through
00:59:57And the agony of defeat
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