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Divine, Jaylen Brunson scored 40 points + 3 points to win, Knicks advanced 4-2 to the second round

5:45am, 9 May 2025【Basketball】

Jaylen Brunson was excellent in Thursday night's game, helping the team eliminate the Detroit Pistons in six games.

The New York Knicks officially advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Knicks defeated the Detroit Pistons 116-113 in a fierce game Thursday night.

In this game, Knicks superstar Jaylen Brunson took control of the situation at the last moment of the game.

The former Villanova defender scored 8 of the game's highest 40 points in the last 2 minutes and 23 seconds of the game. This creates a legendary moment for the rising star of the Knicks. The

match was tied in the last few seconds, and Brunson's wonderful cross-step allowed Osal Thompson to take off. This allowed him to get an open three-pointer and hit to take the lead. Thompson did a great job with the Detroit Pistons’ defensive end, but his performance on the defensive end has never been so sluggish.

But the Pistons still have a little more than 4 seconds left and have received a timeout, which gives them a chance to push the goal. Pistons head coach J.B. Bickstaff developed a beautiful tactic to give Malik Beasley a wide open and have the chance to make a three-pointer to equalize the score.

But the ball that came from him bounced out of bounds, causing a mistake and the game was over.

If there is a game where momentum is reversed, this is it.

Knicks have a hot start and hope to end the series. After the first quarter, they led by 14 points. But the Detroit Pistons fought back strongly and defeated the New York Knicks 38-22 in the second quarter. This gave the Pistons two points ahead at the end of the half.

The Knicks regained their form in the locker room again. They led the Detroit Pistons by 13 points in the third quarter and led by 11 points in the final game.

Pistons failed to win again.

In the middle of the fourth quarter, the Pistons actually led by 6 points. This is largely due to the total incompetence of Carl Anthony Towns. He scored 10 points in 37 minutes and finally left the game with full bounce.

But this laid the foundation for Brunson to prove himself once again as one of the most critical players in the NBA.

New York Knicks advance to the second round and will face defending champion Boston Celtics. The Celtics won all four games in the regular season and were at least 20 points ahead of each.