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Knicks Beat Pistons 111-97 Victory, Giving Detroit Its First Loss of the Season
Towns added 27 points and 20 rebounds as New York outscored Detroit 37-13 in the third quarter to avoid a 0-4 start.
- On Tuesday, the New York Knicks defeated the Detroit Pistons 111-97 at Madison Square Garden, securing their first win of the season and snapping Detroit's undefeated start.
- New York entered the contest desperate to avoid becoming the first reigning champion to start 0-4 since the 1969-70 Boston Celtics, having lost their first three games this season.
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 27 points and 20 rebounds while Jalen Brunson added 23 points, as New York outscored Detroit 37-13 in the third quarter.
- Detroit played without All-Star center Jalen Duren due to a right hamstring strain, with backup Paul Reed scoring 22 points in his place but unable to contain New York's surge.
- New York travels to Chicago to face the Bulls on Wednesday night, while Detroit hosts the Charlotte Hornets the same evening, both teams looking to respond after Tuesday's outcome.
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Karl-Anthony Towns reminds Knicks of what they need to survive
Mike Brown issued the call, and Karl-Anthony Towns answered. After getting challenged by the Knicks’ head coach at halftime on Tuesday night against the Detroit Pistons, Towns went off, carrying his team to its first win of the season, 111-97, behind a monster 27-point, 20-rebound performance. “KAT is a grown man, a perennial All-Star. I...
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Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points and captured 20 rebounds for the New York Knicks, who avoided what would have been the second 0-4 start of a defending champion in NBA history by beating on Tuesday 111-97...
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