DETROIT — This is why you pay OG Anunoby and trade for Mikal Bridges — even if the cost of doing business is steep. Because when the Knicks need stops, they call on the wings.

The New York Knicks held off the Detroit Pistons, who nearly stole a win late in Game 3, to secure a 118-116 victory. The Knicks are now up 2-1 in the first-round series entering Game 4. And teams that go up 2-1 have won their series in 80.

The New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 118–116 to take a 2–1 series lead on Thursday night. The ending of the game was downright weird.