Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks: player stats (Oct 27, 2026)

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Points
Detroit Pistons: Paul Reed22 PTS9-12 FG, 1-1 3P, 3-4 FT
New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns27 PTS12-21 FG, 1-5 3P, 2-2 FT
Rebounds
Detroit Pistons: Paul Reed9 REB5 OREB, 4 DREB
New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns20 REB8 OREB, 12 DREB
Assists
Detroit Pistons: Cade Cunningham8 AST19 PTS, 3 TOV
New York Knicks: Jalen Brunson7 AST23 PTS, 1 TOV

The New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 111-97 on October 27, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. Karl-Anthony Towns led the New York Knicks with 27 points; Paul Reed scored 22 for the Detroit Pistons.

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How it happened

FinalNew York beat Detroit 111-97 to close out the game. The Knicks shot 38-of-89 and were 23-of-28 from the line, while Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 27 points and 20 rebounds.
Q3New York leads Detroit 88-63 after three quarters, with the Knicks shooting 29-of-66 and 8-of-25 from three against the Pistons' 23-of-65 and 5-of-29. Towns has 21 points and 11 rebounds for New York.
Q3 9:52New York ran off 12 unanswered points from a 50-48 deficit, taking a 60-50 lead with 9:52 left in the third. Jalen Brunson led the spurt with 7 points, and Mikal Bridges hit a 24-foot jumper to cap it.
Q3 9:52New York closes the third quarter's opening stretch on a 12-0 run, taking a 60-50 lead over Detroit in 2:40. Jalen Brunson scored 7 of the 12, with Mikal Bridges making a 24-foot jumper to put the Knicks ahead.
Q3 9:52New York closes the half-to-third stretch on a 12-0 run, taking a 60-50 lead with 9:52 left in the third. Brunson scored 7 of the 12 points, with Bridges' jumper from the wing the latest basket.
Q3 9:52New York closes the third quarter's opening stretch on a 12-0 run, taking a 60-50 lead over Detroit with Mikal Bridges' 24-foot jumper. Jalen Brunson scored 7 of the 12 points, which came over 2:40 from a 50-48 deficit.

Detroit Pistons box score
Detroit Pistons
Cade CunninghamG-F	35:39	19	9	8	7-18	2-7	3-5	0	1	3	0	−15
Duncan RobinsonF	32:34	12	0	2	4-14	2-10	2-2	1	1	1	2	−15
John CollinsF-C	27:24	2	9	1	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	3	−12
Paul ReedF	25:40	22	9	3	9-12	1-1	3-4	2	1	2	5	+7
Ausar ThompsonG-F	25:09	11	6	2	5-9	0-1	1-3	2	1	4	6	−4
Daniss JenkinsG	23:41	11	3	2	3-10	1-6	4-4	0	0	1	0	−14
Javonte GreenG-F	16:40	3	1	0	1-6	1-6	0-0	0	1	0	3	−9
Kevin HuerterG	16:22	7	1	0	3-5	1-2	0-2	1	1	0	1	−11
Ronald Holland IIF	12:05	4	3	2	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	3	+3
Taurean PrinceF	7:29	3	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	1	+6
Tolu SmithF	6:01	1	4	0	0-1	0-0	1-4	0	0	1	4	−18
Ebuka OkorieG	3:48	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	+5
Isaac JonesF	3:07	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+5
Elijah HarklessG	2:35	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+2
Chaz LanierG	1:43	2	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	240	97	45	23	37-87	9-37	14-24	8	11	14	28

New York Knicks box score
New York Knicks
Jalen BrunsonG	36:25	23	1	7	5-18	0-5	13-16	0	0	1	1	+14
OG AnunobyF	35:49	13	7	2	5-15	1-6	2-2	2	2	2	5	+13
Karl-Anthony TownsC	32:32	27	20	3	12-21	1-5	2-2	0	0	7	5	−3
Mikal BridgesF	31:41	12	3	4	4-10	4-8	0-0	1	0	2	0	+10
Josh HartG	27:16	6	4	4	2-2	2-2	0-0	5	0	3	3	+19
Landry ShametG	28:27	13	2	3	3-8	3-5	4-4	0	0	1	2	−3
Miles McBrideG	17:11	5	1	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	3	0
Andre DrummondC	14:14	10	8	1	5-7	0-1	0-2	0	0	1	2	+15
Tyler KolekG	11:10	2	1	3	0-3	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	2	0
Jaden AkinsG	1:31	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	−1
Pacome DadietF	1:13	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+2
Mohamed DiawaraF	1:13	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+2
James WisemanC	1:13	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	+2
Team	240	111	49	28	38-88	12-36	23-28	10	2	18	23

DNP: Jordan Clarkson, Kevin McCullar Jr.

Team stats

Team stats: Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks
DET	Stat	NYK
42.5%37-87	Field-goal percentage	43.2%(better)38-88
24.3%9-37	Three-point percentage	33.3%(better)12-36
58.3%14-24	Free-throw percentage	82.1%(better)23-28
45	Rebounds	49(better)
15	Offensive rebounds	19(better)
30	Defensive rebounds	30
23	Assists	28(better)
8	Steals	10(better)
11(better)	Blocks	2
14(better)	Turnovers	18
28	Personal fouls	23(better)
31(better)	Bench points	30

Team advanced
DET	Stat	NYK
98.0	Pace	98.0
99.0	Off. rating	113.3(better)
113.3	Def. rating	99.0(better)
−14.3	Net rating	+14.3(better)
49.7	TS%	55.3(better)
47.7	eFG%	50.0(better)
12.5(better)	TOV%	15.2
33.3	OREB%	38.8(better)
0.276	FT rate	0.318(better)
42.5(better)	3PA rate	40.9

Recap

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points and grabbed 20 rebounds as the New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 111-97 on Tuesday, October 27, after trailing by 13 at the end of the first quarter.

Towns made 12 of 21 shots and had seven turnovers in 33 minutes. New York outscored Detroit 26-12 in the second quarter, helped by a 12-0 run, and 37-13 in the third, turning a 38-25 deficit into a rout.

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