The New York Knicks defeated the Detroit Pistons, 118-112, at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.

The Knicks (11-7) came out of the gate clicking on all cylinders, racing out to a 31-17 lead through one. However, the Pistons (2-17), which had recently been criticized by their head coach Monty Williams for a lack of fight, impressively erased the entirety of their 14-point deficit prior to halftime. Detroit even took a two-point advantage into the final period with a 33-point third quarter, but New York regained the lead for good just after the nine-minute mark and held off the visitors the rest of the way.

Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 31 points, complementing them with eight assists, two rebounds and two steals. Killian Hayes provided 23 points, four assists, three rebounds, one steal and one block. Marcus Sasser supplied 17 points, four assists, two rebounds and one steal. Jalen Duren generated a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double that included two assists.

Jalen Brunson paced the Knicks with 42 points, supplementing them with eight assists, six rebounds and one steal. Julius Randle generated a 29-point, 10-rebound double-double that included eight assists and one block. R.J Barrett registered 15 points, two assists and one rebound. Donte DiVincenzo managed 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and one block.

The Pistons return home to host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night, while the Knicks visit the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.