NEW YORK – Cade Cunningham had 29 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons defeated the New York Knicks 120-111 on Saturday night.

Malik Beasley had 23 points off the bench and Jaden Ivey added 16 for the Pistons, who were snapping a three-game losing streak.

It was Cunningham’s fifth triple-double of the season, three behind league leader Nikola Jokic.

Jalen Brunson had 31 points and 10 assists and Mikal Bridges finished with 20 points for the Knicks, whose four-game winning streak was halted.

New York played without Karl-Anthony Towns, who was sidelined with a right knee injury, and backup Cam Payne. The Knicks also lost Josh Hart in the fourth quarter after he picked up his second technical foul.

Detroit led by 17 points in the third quarter before the Knicks outscored them 27-14 in the final 10 minutes of the period to cut the lead to 89-85.

New York made it a two-point tie in the first minute of the fourth quarter with a dunk by Ariel Hukporti. The Pistons responded with a 12-2 run and capitalized on four New York turnovers to extend the lead to 103-89 with 7:55 left.

Takeaways

Pistons: Cunningham scored 21 points in the first half on 7-for-11 shooting from the field, including 5-for-7 from long range

Knicks: Jericho Sims started for Towns and was held scoreless in just six minutes of the first half.

Key moment

New York honored a number of its former players who attended the game during a halftime ceremony on the field.

Key statistics

Detroit shot 26-for-46 from the field and 13-for-23 from beyond the arc in the first half.

Next

New York visits Toronto on Monday evening. Detroit visits Boston on Thursday night.

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