Game 3 saw the Knicks edge out a 118-116 win, with Brunson scoring 30 points and Karl-Anthony Towns adding 31. New York took a 3-1 series lead with a 94-93 victory in Game 4, highlighted by a go-ahead three-pointer from Towns with 46.6 seconds left. The Pistons stayed alive in Game 5 with a 106-103 win, led by Ausar Thompson's 22 points.

The Knicks will face the No. 2 seed Boston Celtics, the defending NBA champions, a team with length and shooters all over the floor. Game 1 is Monday.

It was an up-and-down series for Karl-Anthony Towns, but regardless, his New York Knicks are still alive in the postseason. On Thursday night, Towns and the (3) Knicks took care of the (6) Pistons in a Game 6 elimination setting in Detroit,