New York takes on Detroit for conference showdown

By Canadian Press on April 9, 2025.

New York Knicks (50-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (43-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks take on Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons in Eastern Conference action.

The Pistons are 28-21 against Eastern Conference opponents. Detroit ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding with 44.9 rebounds. Jalen Duren leads the Pistons with 10.4 boards.

The Knicks are 33-16 in Eastern Conference play. New York ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference with 15.7 fast break points per game led by OG Anunoby averaging 3.4.

The Pistons are shooting 47.4% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 47.2% the Knicks allow to opponents. The Knicks average 116.1 points per game, 2.9 more than the 113.2 the Pistons give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cunningham is averaging 25.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 9.1 assists for the Pistons. Malik Beasley is averaging 16.1 points over the past 10 games.

Towns is scoring 24.4 points per game and averaging 12.8 rebounds for the Knicks. Anunoby is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 5-5, averaging 116.8 points, 42.2 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.7 points per game.

Knicks: 7-3, averaging 114.9 points, 42.5 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 8.7 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.9 points.

INJURIES: Pistons: Jaden Ivey: out (leg), Tobias Harris: day to day (achilles).

Knicks: Ariel Hukporti: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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