Detroit Pistons win first playoff game since 2008 ECF, beating the Knicks in Game 2

Cade Cunningham had points and rebounds Dennis Schroder made the tiebreaking -pointer with seconds left and the Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record -game postseason losing streak by beating the New York Knicks - on Monday night in Battle of their playoff series The Pistons who hadn t even been to the postseason since recovered after the Knicks erased a -point deficit to earn their first playoff accomplishment since Tournament of the Eastern Conference finals against Boston The Celtics won the final two games of that series and the Pistons were then swept in and before dropping Championship at Madison Square Garden Now they are back in the win column all tied in the series and will host Competition on Thursday night Schroder who wasn t even on the Pistons until a agreement in February nailed the -pointer after the Knicks had used a - run to tie it at on Josh Hart s dunk He finished with points off the bench The Pistons engineered one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history this season going - after a -win season in - that included a -game losing streak longest ever in a single season They were then in good shape to win Battle with an eight-point lead after three quarters before the Knicks used a - run in the fourth to win - Detroit built another eight-point advantage after three Monday and this time made the big plays after another Knicks rally Jalen Brunson scored points for the No -seeded Knicks but Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby were each limited to after both finished with points in the opener Cunningham bounced back with a strong performance after the All-Star guard was just for in Tournament The Knicks struggled to keep him out of the paint and defend him without fouling as the Pistons shot free throws to the Knicks two while building a - lead at halftime The Pistons then held New York to just one basket in the first seven-plus minutes of the third quarter Cunningham and Tobias Harris each had two baskets in an - run that Paul Reed playing because backup center Isaiah Stewart was out with right knee inflammation capped with a basket that gave the Pistons their largest lead at - with remaining in the third Reporting by The Associated Press Want great stories delivered right to your inbox Create or log in to your FOX Sports account follow leagues teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily