The New York Knicks had a statement-making night in Detroit, beating the Pistons 118-116 in Game 3 of their first-round series Thursday. Karl-Anthony Towns paced New York with 31 points, a stark difference from his Game 2 performance, where he only scored 10 points. It was a chippy game between the two sides who battled down to the wire.

The NY Knicks won Game 3 of their best-of-seven playoff series against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, 118-116, to take a 2-1 series lead. Jalen Brunson scored 30 points with nine assists, and Karl-A

Memphis led 77- 51 at the half, tying the franchise mark for most points in a playoff game and posting the second-largest halftime lead in team postseason history. The Grizzlies led by as many as 29 and tried to hold on with Morant, but it was too tall of a task.