The Detroit Pistons snapped an NBA file 15-game playoff dropping streak by beating the New York Knicks 100-94 in Sport 2.
Cade Cunningham had 33 factors and 12 rebounds and Dennis Schroder chipped in 20 factors off the bench to assist stage the sequence at 1-1.
Karl-Anthony Cities, who averaged over 24 factors per recreation within the common season, managed simply 10 factors. He solely tried 11 subject targets and had zero free-throw makes an attempt. OG Anunoby and Josh Hart have been additionally restricted to 10 factors every whereas the bench managed simply eight factors.
The one gamers who confirmed up on the offensive finish have been Jalen Brunson with 37 and Mikal Bridges with 19.
That 15-game playoff dropping streak was the longest in NBA historical past. The Knicks are second with a 13-game streak between 2001 and 2012. The Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies have each had 12-game playoff dropping streaks.
Detroit’s streak very practically got here to an finish in Sport 1, however an eight-point lead heading into the fourth quarter was worn out by a 21-0 Knicks run.
New York rallied as soon as once more on this one to tie the sport at 94 however the Pistons confirmed higher resilience this time round.
Remembering the Pistons Streak
Detroit’s dropping streak started in 2008 when dropping to the Boston Celtics within the convention finals in six video games. After the sequence was tied 2-2, Boston took the ultimate two video games to advance to the NBA Finals. They went on to win the championship.
The Pistons returned to the postseason in 2009 however have been swept 4-0 by the Cleveland Cavaliers. That was adopted by a six-year absence from the playoffs earlier than returning in 2016 and getting swept 4-0 as soon as once more by the Cavs. That’s proper, LeBron James is primarily chargeable for greater than half the streak.
After a two-year hiatus, Detroit reached the primary spherical in 2019 however have been swept by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Dropping Sport 1 of this 12 months’s first spherical sequence to New York prolonged the dropping streak to fifteen.
Can the Pistons now begin a win streak? Sport 3 will likely be in Detroit on Thursday evening.
