National Basketball Association
Detroit 112, New York 90
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials:
#11 Lauren Holtkamp, #15 Bennett Salvatore, # Eric Dalen
Attendance:
19812
By The Sports Xchange
NEW YORK -- The Detroit Pistons ended their season by stopping a four-game road losing streak, defeating the New York Knicks 112-90 Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
Detroit center Andre Drummond recorded his 48th double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Only Chicago's Pau Gasol had registered more double-doubles this season.
Guard Reggie Jackson contributed 24 points and 11 assists, and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 17 points for Detroit, which finished 12th in the Eastern Conference.
The Knicks concluded the franchise's worst season at 17-65 in Derek Fisher's first season as coach. Guard Tim Hardaway Jr. paced New York with 25 points, and center Cole Aldrich scored a career-high 24 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked two shots.
The Pistons (32-50) completed their seventh consecutive losing season and missed the postseason for a sixth straight season. Detroit lost at least 50 games for a fifth straight campaign free of a work stoppage.
Caldwell-Pope scored eight straight points to put his team ahead 93-72 with 9:30 left.
The Knicks whittled away at the seemingly comfortable Detroit lead in the third quarter, drawing within 71-67 with 4:26 left in the quarter, but Detroit used a 13-3 run to end the quarter with an 84-70 cushion. Jackson scored five points in the burst.
Detroit held a double-digit lead throughout most of the second quarter and led 55-46 at the half.
Drummond contributed 11 points and six rebounds to the Pistons' 34-25 first quarter lead. New York got to within 24-20 before the Pistons went on a 10-5 run to end the quarter.
NOTES: New York, which was averaging 91.9 points, second fewest in the NBA, reached 112 points for just the fifth time all season in a win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. ... Only six Knicks who were active when the season started ended the season with the team. ... New York used 36 starting lineups this season. ... C Jason Smith was the only Knick to play in all 82 games this season. ... Detroit went 2-13 in its first 15 home games, then went 16-10 at The Palace over the last 26 home games. ... Pistons F Greg Monroe and C Andre Drummond were one of two teammate duos that averaged a double-double this season. Los Angeles Clippers G Chris Paul and C DeAndre Jordan were the other pair.
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
New York |
Reggie Jackson 24 |
Scoring |
Tim Hardaway Jr. 25 |
Reggie Jackson 11 |
Assists |
Langston Galloway 7 |
Andre Drummond 12 |
Rebounds |
Cole Aldrich 15 |
Reggie Jackson 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 |
Greg Monroe 4 |
Steals |
Langston Galloway 2 |
Andre Drummond 2 |
Blocks |
Cole Aldrich 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Detroit
|
112 |
50.6 |
10-26 |
20-27 |
20 |
44 |
3 |
14 |
13 |
New York
|
90 |
42.9 |
7-19 |
17-27 |
19 |
40 |
3 |
6 |
21 |