Towns' 27 and 20 lift Knicks past Pistons 111-97

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.

The Knicks led 90-63 with 11:10 left in the fourth quarter, their biggest lead of the night. Detroit shot 9 of 37 from 3-point range, while New York made 23 of 28 free throws and grabbed 19 offensive rebounds.

Jalen Brunson scored 23 points on 5-of-18 shooting and made 13 of his 16 free throws. Mikal Bridges hit four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points, and Landry Shamet added 13 off the bench.

Detroit scored 34 in the fourth quarter. Josh Hart's 3-pointer with 2:18 left made it 107-93, Towns added a tip shot, and Tyler Kolek's two free throws with 28.7 seconds left set the final score.

Paul Reed led the Pistons with 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting in 26 minutes. Cade Cunningham had 19 points and eight assists but shot 7 of 18 and was a minus-15 in 36 minutes. Duncan Robinson went 2 of 10 on threes.

New York improved to 1-3, and Detroit fell to 3-1.

Up next

Pistons: vs. the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, October 28.

Knicks: at the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, October 28.