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Refusing to tiebreak! Brunson scored 40+7 and scored a key three-pointer with a decisive victory: advance to the semi-finals to challenge the defending champion

8:29pm, 8 May 2025【Basketball】

On May 2, the NBA playoffs continued. The Knicks G6 defeated the Pistons 116-113 away, eliminated the Pistons 4-2 in total and advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals. The next round will challenge the defending champion; in the battle of G6's promotion, Brunson made 15 of 33 shots, scored 40 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds, and won three-pointers highlighting the true nature of the key king.

series G5 Knicks lost 3 points at home. At that time, Brunson made 4 of 16 shots and only scored 16 points. In the key game of G6 today, Brunson rebounded strongly and ushered in a big explosion.

The Knicks started 20-8 in the first quarter with a 12-point lead early. Faced with the Pistons' counterattack, the Knicks hit back strongly, and after New York scored 14 points 37-23 in the first quarter, Brunson opened fire and killed all the money in the first quarter, and scored 15 points with 7 of 9 shots in the first quarter.

The Knicks led by 15 points in the second quarter and then cut off the power of the offense, and the Pistons equalized 22-7. After that, the two teams were in a stalemate. In the last 2.4 seconds of the half, Beasley hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer. After the Knicks were 59-61, they fell behind by 2 points. New York lost 16 points in a single quarter 22-38.

Knicks continued to lead in the final quarter, but while New York was playing, the Pistons took the lead in an instant with a 13-0 wave; Brunson assisted Hart to make a layup, and the Pistons immediately hit a 5-0 attack, Brunson broke through and was blocked for a layup and missed a three-pointer, Hardaway scored a mid-range shot, Brunson fell to the ground 2+1 and went to the penalty area to pull up a layup, Towns made a steal and made a foul, and one of two free throws, Brunson was blocked in the key ball, and then Brunson made an iron shot, Bridges tied the ball, and Cunningham missed a layup.

The Knicks had a key attack in the last 20.6 seconds. Brunson hit a three-pointer with 4.3 seconds left in the game, celebrating wildly. In the end, the Knicks refused to reverse and won the G6 to advance to the semi-finals.

Knicks eliminated the Pistons 4-2 in total and advanced to the semi-finals. The Knicks will challenge the defending champion Celtics in the next round.