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DETROIT, MI - JANUARY 4: Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons looks to pass the ball during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 4, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE   Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Chris Schwegler / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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Minnesota Timberwolves v Detroit Pistons

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1745295099931AFP__20250105__2191895948__v1__Preview__MinnesotaTimberwolvesVDetroitPistons.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons looks to pass the ball during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 4, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Chris Schwegler, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons looks to pass the ball during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 4, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. <em>Chris Schwegler, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP </em></span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES (UPDATED) -- The Detroit Pistons snapped their record 15-game NBA playoff losing streak with a 100-94 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday to level their Eastern Conference first-round series at one game apiece.</p><p>Cade Cunningham scored 33 points with 12 rebounds and Dennis Schroder added 20 points off the bench -- including a go-ahead three-pointer with 55.7 seconds left -- as the Pistons thwarted another Knicks&#x27; rally bid.</p><p>The Los Angeles Clippers also bounced back from a game-one defeat, beating the Nuggets 105-102 in Denver behind a brilliant 39-point performance from Kawhi Leonard.</p><p>Leonard made 15 of his 19 shot attempts and the Clippers withstood NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic&#x27;s triple-double of 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to level their Western Conference series at 1-1.</p><p>The Pistons, in the playoffs for the first time since 2019, notched their first playoff victory since game four of the 2008 Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics.</p><p>Two days after the Knicks authored a 21-0 scoring run to rally in game one, the Pistons were pushed to the finish in a fast-paced, physical encounter at Madison Square Garden.</p><p>They led by as many as 15 in the third quarter, but the Knicks had cut the deficit to eight going into the final period.</p><p>New York star Jalen Brunson scored 14 of his 37 points in the fourth and fed Josh Hart for a dunk that tied it at 94-94 with 1:15 to play.</p><p>But Schroder answered immediately, drilling a three-pointer that put the Pistons ahead for good.</p><p>The Knicks came up empty on three straight possessions while Schroder and Jalen Duren connected at the free-throw line to seal Detroit&#x27;s win.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Cz3mXssI98?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Tobias Harris scored 15 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and Duren had 12 points and 13 boards for the Pistons, who host game three on Thursday.</p><p>&quot;Feels good to represent the city like we did tonight,&quot; Cunningham said. &quot;It&#x27;s something that the city&#x27;s been waiting on a long time, so we feel good about it and we&#x27;re ready to get back to the crib and perform in front of them.&quot;</p><p>Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau was irked at what he considered inconsistent officiating, noting that the Pistons went to the free-throw line 34 times to the Knicks&#x27; 19.</p><p>&quot;If Cunningham&#x27;s driving and there&#x27;s marginal contact and he&#x27;s getting to the line, then Jalen (Brunson) deserves to be getting to the line,&quot; Thibodeau said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>- Vintage Leonard -</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ITG0hRjrTgo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>It was another pulsating contest in Denver, where the Clippers bounced back from a narrow game-one overtime defeat thanks to a vintage performance from Leonard -- an NBA champion in 2014 and 2019 who has been hindered by injury in recent seasons.</p><p>Leonard set the tone early, making nine of his 10 shots in the first half and sending the Clippers into halftime up 55-52 with a buzzer-beating three-pointer.</p><p>In a game that featured 18 lead changes, the Nuggets tied it at 100-100 with 2:07 to play on a three-pointer by Murray.</p><p>But Norman Powell came up with a steal and drained a three-pointer and Leonard made a jump shot to put the Clippers up 105-102. Leonard stole a Jokic pass with 37.3 seconds left and Los Angeles held on as Christian Braun and Jokic missed in the waning seconds.</p><p>&quot;I just kept going and stayed in the zone,&quot; Leonard said. &quot;I didn&#x27;t worry about what shots were making or missing. I just kept shooting.&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record 15-game playoff losing streak with a 100-94 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday to level their Eastern Conference first-round series at one game apiece.</p>

The Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record 15-game playoff losing streak with a 100-94 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday to level their Eastern Conference first-round series at one game apiece.

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