The Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 121-90 on Jan 5, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena.
Final · Little Caesars Arena
Top performers
- Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists.
New York Knicks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 31 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10-21 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Miles McBride | 25 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tyler Kolek | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3 |
| OG Anunoby | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 25 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Pacome Dadiet | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 242 | 90 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 32-76 | 13-30 | 13-14 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Detroit Pistons box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | 29 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11-17 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 2 |
| Javonte Green | 29 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jaden Ivey | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Daniss Jenkins | 23 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ausar Thompson | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Duncan Robinson | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Paul Reed | 26 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Marcus Sasser | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 32 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Ronald Holland II | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Chaz Lanier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tolu Smith | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 241 | 121 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 47-86 | 16-31 | 11-16 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Knicks · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 3, 2026: PHI 130, NY 119 · Next Jan 7, 2026: LAC 111, NY 123
- Pistons · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 4, 2026: DET 114, CLE 110 · Next Jan 7, 2026: CHI 93, DET 108