Detroit clamped up its defense and pestered New York into contested shots, which led to chances for Cade Cunningham to operate the offense in open space. Cunningham was the catalyst for Detroit, dropping a game-high 14 points in the first quarter on 5-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.

Both the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards may be without multiple key players in Sunday night's matchup.

A major variable in the Knicks’ path to the NBA Finals just changed. Cade Cunningham is out — with no timeline for a return. The Detroit Pistons announced Thursday that Cunningham has been diagnosed with a “mild” collapsed lung,

Slow starts have been the Knicks’ most consistent issue in Brown’s first season replacing Tom Thibodeau. But late-game execution hasn’t been airtight either.

The New York Knicks delivered a dominant win despite missing key players, but it was Jose Alvarado’s funny postgame comments that stole the spotlight.

The New York Knicks are battling in a tightly contested Eastern Conference race for the No. 2 seed, sitting just one game behind the Boston Celtics. They’ve been playing strong basketball as of late,

With Thursday's blowout of the Washington Wizards, the Pistons improved to 50-19 overall – the first time since 2007-08 that they've reached 50 wins.