The Knicks can always count on the Pistons to do what the Pistons do.
On the brink of a terrible collapse and a powerful moment of redemption from Quentin Grimes, the Knicks benefited from a complete upset in the final seconds with a dramatic 113-111 victory over MSG on Monday night. I received it.
With about 20 seconds left and the Knicks leading by one point, Grimes parried Jalen Brunson’s 3-pointer, tossed it to Simone Fontecchio, passed to Isaiah Hartenstein, and then Donte DiVincenzo. gave the pass to. Author Thompson handed it back to DiVincenzo.
It ended with an and-1 layup by Josh Hart, who missed the free throw but got the rebound and was fouled to seal the victory.
The Knicks have won 14 straight against the league’s worst team, the Sad Sack Pistons.
Their winning streak began before the pandemic, but it was nearly over on Monday.
The victory was close and controversial.
DiVincenzo’s final steal appeared to be a foul on Thompson, but the referee swallowed the whistle, infuriating Detroit coach Monty Williams.
Before that, Grimes, a former Knick, nearly upset the Pistons with all 14 of his points in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead layup with 37.3 seconds left.
The Knicks needed 35 points and 12 assists from Brunson to survive this scare.
Monday’s game was scheduled to be played in Detroit, but was moved to MSG due to issues related to the season tournament.
Basically, the Knicks were given too many road games to progress in IST. And the league punished the Pistons by taking away one of their games at Little Caesars Arena.
That’s the pitfall of being the worst team.
