Brunson sends Pistons packing
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What happened in Game 6 between the Knicks and Pistons?
Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily. I'm Zena Cato. We are going to be covering the game sixes across the Western and Eastern Conference. David DeFore is actually at the LA Clippers Denver Nuggets game. We'll catch up with him in a second. But first, James Edwards III is here to break down how the Detroit Pistons ended their season. James, how are you?
I'm good. I'm good. Running on fumes, but that's playoff basketball. I think we all are.
I think we all are, including the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons. They close out their series. I think, you know, if you're looking at the two sides of the NBA sphere, New York-Detroit was pretty much the most interesting, most fun series overall. You think about a series that ended 4-2. decisive scores, 15-point differential between all six games. Very tight series. Actually, second in NBA history to have four straight games decided by three points or fewer. The last time that happened was in 1984 in the Eastern Conference Finals with the Celtics and the 76ers. So... New York, Detroit making some history. Of course, Detroit made their own history, getting to the playoffs, winning a playoff game, but they weren't able to win at home, James.
I want to start first and foremost with the Knicks because We saw a Brunson clinic, a Brunson burner. As the Knicks would say, bad boy Brunson came out. I mean, 40-burger, four rebounds, seven assists, but particularly, once again, another unbelievable clutch performance. I mean, he cooks up the craziest moves, despite Asar Thompson having unbelievable clamps on him in the fourth quarter.
How did Jalen Brunson perform in the playoffs?
Like, are you surprised at all by what Brunson is capable of doing in the fourth quarter?
No, it's hard to describe. I'm tired of describing it. Not hard to describe. I'm tired of describing it. This guy's been doing it all year. Listen, there's been numerous game winners, numerous go-ahead buckets. If somebody tells you they remember them all this season, they're lying. There was like a five or six game stretch at the end of February and early March where he had... four or five game winning or go ahead buckets that really in the end were beneficial to the Knicks clenching home court advantage. This guy just has a poise about him. I asked him a few weeks ago if he remembers this first like clutch moment and he talked about in high school how he shot a shot in a high school game without confidence and his dad sent him videos of NBA players shooting clips or shooting shots make or miss with confidence in the clutch time and A week later, he hit his first game winner in a high school game.
This guy, there's something about him. The it factor is real. I believe in clutch genes. I do think that is a real gene, even though we can't define it. I mean, I'm going to write about this for my story that you guys can read on Friday morning, but... This bucket may have had big ramifications, right? If they lose to the Pistons in seven games, this franchise, there was going to be changes that came. I don't think that the owner would be okay with... investing all this their draft capital their money and they couldn't get out of the first round and right the pistons have won in new york twice so who's to say that if the pistons take a game seven to madison square garden that they wouldn't win like this shot had ramifications that could alter the franchise uh that's how big this was even though it's the first round and even though people might say that they shouldn't have struggled with the pistons uh this was a big shot this this was a very big shot now the reward is going to play boston
There you go. And that's the thing, though. As you look ahead to the next series, I'm looking at the New York offense. Of course, Tobias Harris did his thing in shutting down a Carl Anthony Towns. Finished with 10 points. Yes, 15 rebounds, but definitely not the production that you'd expect out of
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in Game 6 between the Knicks and Pistons?
0:26–2:18
2
How did Jalen Brunson perform in the playoffs?
2:18–5:41
3
What are the key takeaways for the Pistons after their playoff run?
5:41–8:44
4
What challenges do the Knicks face against the Celtics?
8:44–16:22
5
How did the Clippers force a Game 7 against the Nuggets?
16:22
6
What role did James Harden play in the Clippers' victory?
16:22–30:05