Led by Cade Cunningham, the Pistons avoided elimination with a hard-fought Game 5 win at Madison Square Garden

Cade Cunningham had 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Detroit Pistons stayed alive in their first postseason appearance since 2019 by beating the New York Knicks 106-103 on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series.

Jalen Brunson, who had 30 or more points in the first four games of the series, scored just 16 on 4-for-16 shooting as New York was forced back to Detroit.