On December 30, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Knicks challenged the Pistons away. The two sides fought a big fight, the Knicks once established a 13-point advantage but suddenly muted in the second half, the Pistons had a 14-point lead in the third quarter, but the Knicks exploded 14-0 at the beginning of the final quarter to turn the situation around, Burks hit 2 consecutive three-pointers in the decisive moment to lock in the win, and finally the Knicks doubled the Pistons 94-85, winning 3 consecutive wins while giving the opponent 4 consecutive losses.
Field data
Knicks: Burks 34 points (a career-high), Quickley 18 points, Barrett 15 points and 7 boards, Randle 5 points, 10 boards and 5 assists, Walker 2 points
Pistons: Sadiq Bay 32 points, 9 boards and 3 assists, Diallo 31 points, 13 boards, 4 assists, 4 assists, Wharton 8 points and 9 assists
Star of the game: Burks led the team to victory in the final quarter
In this game, the Knicks double-core Randall and Walker are very depressed, and the team once fell behind their opponents by double digits. At the beginning of the final quarter, Burks' continuous threats led the team to a wave of blasts, completely changing the situation and finally winning.
Game tidbits
Quirkley's name was printed incorrectly, and the Knicks jersey was in trouble
Seriously broken! Frank Jackson reluctantly retired from injury
Highlights of this session
High difficulty 2+1! Burks threw the shot to finish
Fly topin! Knicks fast attack air operations
Anti-basket play done! Diallo pounded the Yellow Dragon
Three points up and down! Sadiq Bay fired from the outside
Tough snaps! Robinson basketed a pillar of power
Game review
In the first quarter, Robinson dunked, Barrett scored five consecutive points, and the Knicks opened the game 7-0. Diallo then hit a jumper, Bay and Jackson hit three consecutive three-pointers, Walton Jr. hit another three, and the Pistons returned a wave of 13-0. Gibson threw a throw to stop the bleeding, Bay hit a jumper, Randle sent a dunk, AndBe hit another three-pointer to give the Pistons an 18-11 lead. The Knicks suddenly blasted a 10-0 surge to overtake three points. Stanley threw a free throw and Quakely hit both free throws to give the Knicks a 23-20 lead into the second quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Burkes counterattacked, Robinson returned the three points, Burks threw a shot, Topin sent a dunk, then Burks sent another three points, Quakeley and Robinson scored consecutive points, the Knicks 36-23 to open up a 13-point gap. Bay and Diallo hit back-to-back three-pointers, Barrett dunked to stop the bleeding, and then Walker broke through the board to hit a hit, and the Knicks continued to have a 10-point advantage. Robinson made two free throws, Diallo rebounded, then Barrett returned the basket, Diallo sent a flying dunk, Walker pulled out, Barrett hit a strong shot, Bay sent a three-pointer, Randall hit a free throw, and the Knicks led 48-41 into the second half.
In the re-fight, Bay and Diallo scored 4 consecutive points, and the Knicks quickly called a halt. The Knicks still failed to break the deadlock, and the Pistons blasted an 11-0 run to overtake four points. Barrett hit two free throws, Diallo sent a jumper, Garza scored a three-pointer, Robinson made a basket and the Knicks trailed 52-57. Diallo scored from the basket and Bay scored consecutive points, Stanley scored on a layup, Walton Jr. hit a jumper, and the Pistons blasted a 9-0 wave to open the 14-point gap. Quickley hit all three free throws, Diallo broke through and threw, Burks sent a rebound, Topin hit a dunk under the basket, Gibson hit two free throws, and the Knicks trailed 61-68. Bay sent a three-pointer, Burks returned the 2+1, and the Pistons led 71-64 into the final quarter.
In the final quarter, BurksFawe hit a jumper in a row, and the Knicks opened with a wave of 14-0, instantly surpassing 7 points. Bay's three-pointer finally broke the deadlock, Quickley returned the three-pointer, Garza made two free throws and one shot, and the Pistons trailed 75-82. Quakeley hit a free throw and Burks hooked a shot. The Pistons then chased four consecutive points, and Burks hit a crucial three-pointer to open up the eight-point gap again. In the last 1 minute and 52 seconds, Burks sent 3+1, the Knicks led 12 points 92-80, the game completely lost suspense, and the Knicks took the game away in a wave.
Player ratings
Knicks: Walker: 5.2, Barrett: 8.7, Grimes: 4.3, Randall: 2.4, Mitchell Robinson: 9.2, Box: 9.9
Pistons: Sadik Bay: 9.8, Frank Jackson: 8.3, Wharton: 7.1, Diallo: 9.9, Garza: 2.9