For their last game before flying to France, where they will play the “NBA Paris Game 2023” against the Chicago Bulls, Thursday January 19, the Detroit Pistons lost (104-117) to the New York Knicks on Sunday . Tom Thibodeau’s men continue their good run: 7 wins in the last 8 meetings.
Badly started in their meeting, the Pistons conceded 39 points in the first quarter. Between clumsiness in shooting, bad choices and loss of balls, the Detroit players let the Knicks take a lead which they kept until the end of the match, despite the last three tight quarters. But New York completely dominated the racket in this game: 18 offensive rebounds against 9 for Detroit, which left far too many second opportunities to its opponent.
Opposite, Julius Randle stood out. From the start, the 28-year-old strong winger showed that he was on pace (18 points at halftime). He finished with 42 points at 15/24 shooting and 4/7 three-pointers, to which he added 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Jalen Brunson himself achieved a performance in line with his previous outings: 27 points at 9/17 shooting.
Complicated meeting for Killian Hayes and the Pistons. Holder, the French leader remained on a good performance (17 points against the Pelicans on Friday). Despite his 9 passes delivered, he struggled to bring danger in particular because of his offensive clumsiness (4/14 in shooting including 1/5 at three points).
