Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points, five rebounds, 11 assists and one block while shooting 13/26 from the field and 4/7 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time. Via SNY's Ian Begley: "Knicks have wild celebration on floor while Pistons are apoplectic after no-call on final possession of Game 4.

Karl-Anthony Towns led the scoring for the Knicks with 31 points, eight rebounds and two blocks while shooting 10-of-18 from the field. Jalen Brunson added 30 points, shooting 11-of-13 from the free-throw line, along with nine assists and seven rebounds. OG Anunoby added 22 points, and Mikal Bridges had 20.

The former Villanova star limped off the court and toward the locker room with an apparent right knee injury, but he returned to spark the New York victory.