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Knicks get first win of the season with a 111-97 victory over the previously unbeaten Pistons

— Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds, and the New York Knicks avoided what would have been the second 0-4 start by a defending champion in NBA history by beating the previously undefeated Detroit Pistons 111-97 on Tuesday night.
Oct 28, 2026, 11:03 am - AP

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  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)
  • Paul Reed misses layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • OG Anunoby makes 1-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Mikal Bridges misses 14-foot fade away jump shot
  • Paul Reed makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Paul Reed makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Duncan Robinson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Paul Reed makes running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)
  • OG Anunoby misses layup
  • Duncan Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot hook shot
  • Paul Reed makes driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists)
  • Mikal Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)
  • Cade Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Duncan Robinson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • John Collins misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Paul Reed makes 1-foot hook shot (Cade Cunningham assists)
  • Jalen Brunson makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Landry Shamet assists)
  • Cade Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Duncan Robinson assists)
  • Duncan Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Paul Reed makes reverse layup (Cade Cunningham assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Cade Cunningham makes driving dunk
  • Landry Shamet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
  • Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Miles McBride makes two point shot (Andre Drummond assists)
  • John Collins misses driving layup
  • John Collins makes tip shot
  • Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kevin Huerter makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists)
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cade Cunningham makes 9-foot two point shot (Paul Reed assists)
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kevin Huerter makes 11-foot jumper (Paul Reed assists)
  • Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Daniss Jenkins makes 9-foot two point shot
  • OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kevin Huerter makes 24-foot three pointer (Paul Reed assists)
  • Daniss Jenkins makes 23-foot running jump shot (Ausar Thompson assists)
  • OG Anunoby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)
  • Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tyler Kolek misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Daniss Jenkins misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Paul Reed makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
  • Mikal Bridges misses heave jump shot
  • Javonte Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Landry Shamet misses driving layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • Cade Cunningham misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Javonte Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • OG Anunoby makes 14-foot jumper (Tyler Kolek assists)
  • Cade Cunningham misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Mikal Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Paul Reed misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Paul Reed makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cade Cunningham makes 24-foot three pointer
  • OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Duncan Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Andre Drummond makes tip in dunk
  • Kevin Huerter misses 19-foot fade away jump shot
  • Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Landry Shamet makes 25-foot running jump shot (Miles McBride assists)
  • Kevin Huerter misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kevin Huerter misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Landry Shamet makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Landry Shamet makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Duncan Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tolu Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tolu Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Andre Drummond makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
  • Ausar Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • OG Anunoby misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • Daniss Jenkins misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • Landry Shamet makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Landry Shamet makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Duncan Robinson misses driving layup
  • Paul Reed makes tip shot
  • Mikal Bridges makes 22-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)
  • Daniss Jenkins misses driving floating jump shot
  • Daniss Jenkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • John Collins misses tip shot
  • Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Duncan Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Duncan Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 4-foot hook shot
  • OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Paul Reed misses 4-foot floating jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • OG Anunoby misses tip shot
  • Cade Cunningham makes 13-foot fade away jump shot
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Daniss Jenkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Paul Reed misses 19-foot jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)
  • Jalen Brunson makes two point shot
  • Cade Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jalen Brunson makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Ausar Thompson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Duncan Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot running jump shot (Josh Hart assists)
  • Jalen Brunson makes two point shot (OG Anunoby assists)
  • Ausar Thompson makes driving layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Duncan Robinson makes 18-foot two point shot (Ronald Holland II assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Ronald Holland II misses driving layup
  • Paul Reed makes tip in dunk
  • Ronald Holland II misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • OG Anunoby makes layup (Mikal Bridges assists)
  • OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Cade Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Cade Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)
  • Cade Cunningham misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Daniss Jenkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
  • Javonte Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Javonte Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Collins assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
  • Cade Cunningham makes driving layup
  • Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cade Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Andre Drummond makes alley oop layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
  • Cade Cunningham misses driving layup
  • Tolu Smith misses tip shot
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Landry Shamet makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
  • Duncan Robinson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Daniss Jenkins makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Andre Drummond misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tolu Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tolu Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Miles McBride misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Javonte Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Javonte Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
  • OG Anunoby misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Ausar Thompson misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Tyler Kolek assists)
  • Ausar Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Daniss Jenkins assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Landry Shamet misses tip shot
  • Cade Cunningham makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Miles McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Cade Cunningham misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
  • Duncan Robinson makes 26-foot running jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists)
  • Tyler Kolek misses driving layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot dunk (Tyler Kolek assists)
  • Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Miles McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Ausar Thompson makes dunk (Daniss Jenkins assists)
  • Daniss Jenkins misses driving layup
  • Ausar Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ausar Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Landry Shamet misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Andre Drummond makes tip shot
  • Ausar Thompson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists)
  • Ausar Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Ausar Thompson makes driving layup
  • Andre Drummond makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
  • Taurean Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ebuka Okorie assists)
  • Ronald Holland II makes 1-foot layup (Ebuka Okorie assists)
  • Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Cade Cunningham misses running pullup jump shot
  • Paul Reed makes driving layup
  • Cade Cunningham misses driving layup
  • Jalen Brunson makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Ausar Thompson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • OG Anunoby makes running layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
  • OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Duncan Robinson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
  • Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Duncan Robinson makes two point shot (Ausar Thompson assists)
  • Taurean Prince misses 27-foot running jump shot
  • Ronald Holland II makes tip in dunk
  • Josh Hart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
  • Paul Reed makes driving layup (Duncan Robinson assists)
  • Jalen Brunson misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot
  • Chaz Lanier makes 13-foot jumper (Isaac Jones assists)
  • Jalen Brunson misses two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 1-foot tip shot
  • Tyler Kolek misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tyler Kolek makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tyler Kolek makes free throw 2 of 2
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