Detroit Pistons – New York Knicks · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 26 February 2024

DET111–113NYK

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Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when NYK leads and falls when DET does.

This is how the game was decided.

Jalen Brunson decided it, the New York Knicks player with the most points (35, with 1 rebounds and 12 assists; +3 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Precious Achiuwa's (+9). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in New York Knicks 113-111 Detroit Pistons (February 26, 2024) was hit by Josh Hart: a layup with 2.1 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the New York Knicks up 112-111. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of New York Knicks 113-111 Detroit Pistons (February 26, 2024) was a 9-0 run by the New York Knicks in the second quarter (from 11:22 to 9:06), from 29-27 to 38-27. The Detroit Pistons' best was a 9-0 run in the second quarter (from 4:59 to 2:59), from 39-50 to 48-50.

What were the keys of the last New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons game?

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Play: Josh Hart makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Josh Hart decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 2.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 2 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Hart decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

26 February 2024 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401585456:618; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · DET

Thompson · Cunningham · Fontecchio · Duren · Grimes

Closing lineup · NYK

Hart · Brunson · Achiuwa · DiVincenzo · Hartenstein

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DET

Ausar Thompson

36′ · +3

Cade Cunningham

36′ · +3

Simone Fontecchio

33′ · -2

Jalen Duren

31′ · +3

Jaden Ivey

24′ · +4

Quentin Grimes

24′ · -6

James Wiseman

17′ · -5

Evan Fournier

20′ · -1

Malachi Flynn

12′ · -5

Tosan Evbuomwan

8′ · -4

NYK

Josh Hart

42′ · -1

Jalen Brunson

40′ · +3

Precious Achiuwa

34′ · +9

Donte DiVincenzo

32′ · -6

Isaiah Hartenstein

27′ · +5

Jericho Sims

20′ · +2

Alec Burks

14′ · +8

Bojan Bogdanovic

22′ · -9

Miles McBride

10′ · -1

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. DET and NYK.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Detroit Pistons

Cunningham, Ivey, Duren, Fontecchio, and Thompson played 21.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Grimes, Wiseman, Flynn, Evbuomwan, and Fournier played 7.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Grimes, Cunningham, Duren, Fontecchio, and Thompson played 5.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.

New York Knicks

Hartenstein, Hart, Brunson, DiVincenzo, and Achiuwa played 18.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Hart, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Achiuwa, and Sims played 6.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Brunson, Achiuwa, Sims, Burks, and Bogdanovic played 5.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

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Detroit Pistons

Grimes, Cunningham, Duren, Thompson, and Fournier played 3.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Grimes, Wiseman, Cunningham, Fontecchio, and Fournier played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Grimes, Wiseman, Flynn, Thompson, and Fournier played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Wiseman, Flynn, Ivey, Thompson, and Fournier played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Grimes, Wiseman, Cunningham, Fontecchio, and Thompson played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Grimes, Cunningham, Duren, Fontecchio, and Fournier played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

New York Knicks

Hartenstein, Hart, McBride, Burks, and Bogdanovic played 4.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Hart, McBride, Sims, Burks, and Bogdanovic played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Hart, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Sims, and Bogdanovic played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Hart, Brunson, McBride, Sims, and Bogdanovic played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Hartenstein, Hart, Brunson, DiVincenzo, and Bogdanovic played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Hartenstein, Hart, DiVincenzo, McBride, and Bogdanovic played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Hart, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Achiuwa, and Bogdanovic played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Hart, Brunson, Achiuwa, Sims, and Burks played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Josh Hart covered 4.97 km, more than anyone in the game.

Jalen Brunson touched the ball 114 times, a game high.
Jalen Brunson made 77 passes, a game high.
Jalen Duren defended 8 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 6.
Jalen Duren had 28 rebound chances, a game high.

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Detroit Pistons

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Ausar Thompson	4.51	6.9	26	16
Cade Cunningham	4.20	6.4	78	50
Simone Fontecchio	4.01	6.6	29	18
Jalen Duren	3.78	6.6	52	40
Jaden Ivey	2.99	6.8	27	13
Quentin Grimes	2.85	6.7	38	24
Evan Fournier	2.43	7.0	24	17
James Wiseman	2.06	7.0	25	21
Malachi Flynn	1.54	7.3	25	17
Tosan Evbuomwan	0.97	7.0	2	1

New York Knicks

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Josh Hart	4.97	6.5	84	59
Jalen Brunson	4.83	6.7	114	77
Precious Achiuwa	4.17	6.8	53	45
Donte DiVincenzo	3.81	6.5	55	39
Isaiah Hartenstein	3.28	7.0	42

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2023-24 regular season, not this game.

Detroit Pistons

Jalen Duren contested 8.0 shots per game over his 61 games.
He ranks 26 of 373 in the league.
Ausar Thompson recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 63 games.
He ranks 32 of 373 in the league.
Evan Fournier deflected 2.3 passes per game over his 30 games.
He ranks 33 of 373 in the league.

New York Knicks

Jalen Brunson drew 0.45 charges per game over his 77 games.
He ranks 2 of 373 in the league.
Donte DiVincenzo deflected 3.0 passes per game over his 80 games.
He ranks 8 of 373 in the league.
Josh Hart recovered 1.0 loose balls per game over his 81 games.
He ranks 10 of 373 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The New York Knicks have won 199 of their 361 games against the Detroit Pistons.

199-162record of the New York Knicks · NBA 1957-58 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Game context

Attendance

19.303

97.4% of capacity

Madison Square Garden · New York

Scoring

224

combined points

4.4 below the season average (228.4)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

24 calls reviewed3 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Loose Ball · 00:08.2

Donte DiVincenzo → Ausar Thompson

Thompson (DET) deflects the ball from NYK, which ends their team control. However, he does not yet gain possession before DiVincenzo (NYK) drives into his lower body. A loose ball foul was warranted.

Foul: Defense 3 Second · 00:25.0

Jalen Duren → Knicks

Duren (DET) is in the paint for longer than three seconds without imminently actively guarding an opponent.

Foul: Loose Ball · 00:58.0

Jalen Duren → Isaiah Hartenstein

Duren (DET) holds Hartenstein's (NYK) wrist, affecting his ability to get to the rebound.