Pistons 106, Knicks 103: FULL Game 5 Log

The New York Knicks have set the stage for a major Garden party.

Up 3-1 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal set, the Knicks can secure advancement into round two with a win on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden against the Detroit Pistons. If the Knicks handle business on Tuesday night, it'll be the first time they earn a round-winning win at MSG since their previously trip to the NBA Finals in 1999.

New York is coming off a controversial 94-93 victory on Sunday afternoon in Game 4, one that ended with officials, who admitted to missing a Josh Hart foul on his defense of Tim Hardaway's would-be winner as time expired. It was a game that featured a comeback effort from Jalen Brunson, who earned 15 fourth quarter points after briefly fleeing for the locker due to an apparent ankle injury. Karl-Anthony Towns hit the game-winning three-pointer in the final minute.

Keep track of the full proceedings below, complete with games, news, stat, and score updates ...

Starting Lineups

KNICKS: OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns
PISTONS: Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Tim Hardaway Jr., Tobias Harris, Ausar Thompson

Tonight's Officials: Marc Davis, Tyler Ford, Jacyn Goble (alternate: Andy Nagy)

1st Quarter

Towns and Duren face off for the tip-off, won by the latter. Game 5 is underway.

11:22—The Knicks commit the game's first turnover through a shot clock violation.

11:13—Detroit scores the first points of the game through Ausar Thompson free throws. Hart charged with the game's first foul.

10:34—Hart gets the Knicks on the board, narrowing the gap to 4-2.

10:16—Detroit commits its first turnover when Tobias Harris steps out of bounds.

9:31—Brunson loses the ball out of bounds, committing the Knicks' second turnover.

9:21—Cunningham is charged with an offensive foul for shoving Brunson in the paint.

8:54—Mikal Bridges is charged with his first foul.

8:17—Harris hits the game's first three. Detroit leads 9-2.

8:09—Brunson take the Knicks' first free throws after he is fouled by Duren. He hits one of two.

6:56—Bridges is charged with his second foul on a reach-on of Cunningham. It draws a shocked reaction from the MSG crowd. Timeout on the floor (Pistons 11, Knicks 7)

6:45—The Knicks do not challenge and Bridges remains in the game despite the two fouls. Anunoby blocks a Cunningham shot out of the timeout.

6:17—Brunson commits his first foul, which sends Duren to the line. Miles McBride and Mitchell Robinson enter the game for the Knicks for Bridges and Towns respectively. Duren hits one of two. (12-7 DET)

5:45—Duren commits his second foul after landing on Hart in the fight for a rebound off his own miss. Paul Reed enters the game and is charged with a technical foul for engaging in a shoving match with Robinson. Brunson misses the technical foul shot. Malik Beasley also enters the game for Detroit, replacing Thompson

4:21—The Knicks gain momentum after another Anunoby block, this one of Hardaway. Hart hits a three in the corner and McBride hits a decue to tie the game. Detroit calls timeout after the latter's jumper. (12-12)

3:41—Anunoby gives the Knicks their first lead off a spinning double from Brunson (14-12 NYK)

3:24—Detroit immediately takes the lead back on a Beasley triple, their first field goal in just over four minutes (15-14 DET)

2:40—Brunson loses his second turnover and the Knicks' fifth. Ronald Holland enters for Harris.

2:18—Robinson loses the Knicks' sixth turnover and commits a shooting foul on Holland, who hits two (17-14 DET)

1:33—After the Knicks respond to a Beasley three with a Hart double, Cunningham is charged with an offensive foul. It's his second and he steps out for Hardaway (20-16 DET)

1:15—Robinson hits one of two at the line after a Dennis Schroder foul. They get the ball back after Hart causes a Holland turnover on the rebound (20-17 DET)

24.1—The Knicks take the lead off a Robinson putback and a Hart jumper. (21-20 NYK)

4.2—After Schroder's jumper gives the Pistons the lead back, Brunson is fouled by Holland and successfully hits two free throws. (23-22 NYK)

0.0—Schroder misses a lay-up as time expires.

End of the 1st: Knicks 23, Pistons 22

2nd Quarter

12:00—Bridges and Towns re-enter the game. Cameron Payne also enters for the first time for New York.

10:16—After hitting a jumper (25-22 NYK), Payne draws an offensive foul from Holland, who exits for Hardaway.

9:56—Following a Robinson dunk on a putback (27-22 NYK), Harris goes down after enduring friendly fire from Duren. Detroit calls timeout.

9:30—Harris is able to return to the game and immediately hits a three (27-25 NYK)

8:50—Harris scores again, this time from mid-range, to tie the game (27-27)

8:34—Bridges hits his first field goal the day (29-27 NYK)

8:14—Schroder responds with a driving layup on the other end (29-29)

8:00—With his ninth rebound of the day, Robinson scores on another putback to give the Knicks the lead back. (31-29 NYK)

7:12—Another drive from Harris, the game's leading scorer to date, leads to a Knicks timeout. (31-31) Cade Cunningham (1-of-6) re-enters the game after the timeout.

6:42—A Thompson drive off a feed from Hardaway gives Detroit the lead (33-31 DET)

5:50—Brunson (0-of-5) is charged with his second foul.

5:25—Following a Harris block of a Bridges drive, Hardaway is fouled on a successful fast break by Towns. He hits the awarded free throw (36-31 DET)

4:18—Following some exchanged baskets (40-35 DET), Duren commits a foul away from the ball. Schroder comes in for him.

3:54—Anunoby continues a streak of seven consecutive points for New York, hitting the team's first three of the period (40-38 DET).

3:34—The Knicks fall into the penalty after Hart fouls Thompson. The latter misses both awarded free throws.

3:18—The Knicks get the lead back on Towns' successful and-one, Harris on the foul. (41-40 NYK)

3:02—Schroder's drive give the Pistons the lead back (42-41 DET)

2:45—Further heroics from Towns, his first three off the feed from Hart, puts the Knicks back ahead. (44-42 NYK)

2:09—Schroder keeps his streak going with an equalizing double and go-ahead three (47-44 DET)

1:55—Duren becomes the latest to be charged with two fouls. Towns hits one of two. (47-45 DET)

1:30—Hart is charged with his third foul. Thompson misses both freebies.

1:10—Brunson hits his first field goal of the game to force another tie (47-47)

38.1—Hart corrals a Thompson block of Brunson and dishes it to a streaking Karl-Anthony Towns for the two and the lead (49-47 NYK)

16.1—Brunson goes to the line for two. Cunningham re-enters despite three fouls. The captain sinks the second, but Robinson is called for a foul. Hardaway sinks two on the other end via penalty foul shots (50-49 NYK).

0.0—Reed intercepts a Knicks pass on their last possession before Thompsons misses a desperation heave from over 50 feet away. The first half os over.

Halftime: Knicks 50, Pistons 49

3rd Quarter

10:57—Thompson scores the first points of the second half to give the Pistons the lead early (51-50 DET)

10:44—The Knicks get the lead via an Anunoby triple (53-51 NYK)

10:30—Following a Hardaway miss, Hart is charged with a loose ball foul, his fourth. He remains in the game.

9:09—Threes from Hardaway and Cunningham, the latter on an and-one, and a Thompson dunk gives Detroit a speedy 8-0 run. Knicks call timeout. Anunoby picks up two fouls in the early going of the fourth. (59-53 DET)

8:05—Following a Hart double, Anunoby is charged with his third foul but stays in. Cunningham sinks one of two at the line, (60-55 DET)

6:51—In the wake of a couple of potentially missed Detroit travels, Brunson is charged with a technical foul for arguing with officials, shortly after this second field goal of the game. Cunningham hits the technical free throw. (61-57 DET).

6:15—Harris hits a layup shortly before Detroit calls timeout (63-57 DET)

6:01—After the timeout, Harris creates the largest lead of the night with a three-pointers (66-57 DET)

4:58—Towns is not only charged with his fourth foul but the Knicks are placed in the penalty. Thompson hits one of two to give Detroit the first double-figure lead of the game (69-59 DET). Towns sits for Robinson.

2:30—A Brunson three kickstarts a 9-0 run, which also features Robinson freebies and a driving double from Hart. Detroit calls timeout. (71-70 NYK).

0.0—The Knicks fail to take further headway and let Detroit go up by five but Bridges hits a double in the final minute to trim the deficit to one possession for the final period.

End of the 3rd: Pistons 77, Knicks 74

4th Quarter

12:00—Brunson is not on the floor to start the fourth, with Miles McBride running the point.

10:25—Harris is charged with a shooting foul against Towns. Pistons head coach JB Bickerstaff is charged with a technical for arguing the call after it fails. Towns hit all three subsequent free throws (79-79)

8:02—Robinson and Duren endure hard falls on a play under the basket. Robinson gets a foul call after Duren's basket falls in. Robinson is charged with his fourth foul. Both remain in the game. Duren misses the foul shot (85-83 DET)

7:35—Towns is charged with his fifth foul after Bridges ties the game. Cunningham sinks the free throws. Brunson reenters the game. Towns sits down for Josh Hart. (87-85 DET)

6:53—Brunson's successful fadeaways draws a foul from Thompson. He hits the freebie ot give the Knicks the lead back (88-87 NYK)

6:34—Robinson's fifth foul leads to Duren free throws. He makes one to tie the game (88-88)

5:42—Cunningham goes coast-to-coast for a driving double for yet another lead change (90-88 DET)

5:15—Robinson puts back in a Brunson miss for his eighth offensive board of the game. He's fouled on the putback but misses it. (90-90)

5:01—The Knicks call timeout between Cunningham free throws following a Brunson foul (91-90 DET). Cunningham makes the second after the break (92-90 DET)

4:16—Cunningham hits another three, leading to a Knicks timeout (95-90 DET)

3:05—Following Cunningham's miss, Hart remains on the ground after an open Duren easily puts in the rebound. Hart goes to the locker room while Brunson is likewise bent over after some friendly fire. Hart goes to the locker room while Brunson steps out of the game during a timeout (97-95 DET)

4:16—Cunningham hits another three, leading to a Knicks timeout (95-90 DET)

3:25—Bridges hits a double and then Towns hits an open three to tie the game.

2:28—Towns offers an emphatic rejection of Cunningham but Duren is again open for another putback dunk (99-95 DET). Brunson and Hart report to the scorer's table.

1:57—Cunningham hits an eight-foot floater to re-establish the six-point lead (101-95 DET)

50.1—Bridges re-narrows the gap to four (101-97 DET). There have been no stoppages, so Brunson and Hart have been unable to check in.

27.1—After eating some clock, Thompson successfully expands the gap back to six (103-97 DET). The Knicks call their last timeout. Brunson and Hart re-enter.

25.0—Off a quick inbound feed from Brunson, Bridges sinks a three-pointer. Timeout Detroit (103-100 DET)

16.2—The Knicks nearly get the inbounds pass but Schroder gets to the foul line. He hits one of two. (104-100 DET)

5.7—Despite losing time in the backcourt, Anunoby hits a three-pointer to further narrow the gap. Timeout Detroit, its last (104-103 DET)

16.2—The Knicks nearly get the inbounds pass but Schroder gets to the foul line. He hits one of two. (104-100 DET)

5.7—Despite losing time in the backcourt, Anunoby hits a three-pointer to further narrow the gap. Timeout Detroit, its last (104-103 DET)

5.4—Cunningham gets the inbounds pass and is immediately fouled by Brunson. He hits both of them (106-103 DET)

2.6—McBride is fouled as he takes the ball up court. He goes to the line for two and misses the first. He intentionally misses the second one but the ensuing scrum runs the clock out.

FINAL: Pistons 106, Knicks 103

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