Malik Beasley sank two 3-pointers in the final minute on Monday night to clinch the game for the visiting Detroit Pistons, who held off a fourth-quarter surge from the New York Knicks to win 124-119 win.

The Pistons led by as many as 11 points in the first quarter and led 101-92 early in the fourth quarter before the Knicks began to slowly pull away. New York got within two points five times before Mikal Bridges drained a three-pointer to cut the deficit to 118-117 with 1:26 left.

Cade Cunningham, who scored 29 of his game-high 36 points in the second half, missed a fallaway jumper on the Pistons’ next possession, but the Knicks turned the ball over when Karl-Anthony Towns was whistled for a foul while putting a pick against it Ausar Thompson.

Then, as the shot clock expired, Tim Hardaway Jr. passed a shot at the top of the key and beat it to Beasley, who drained a corner three-pointer with 39 seconds left. Jalen Brunson hit a layup to cut the Pistons’ lead to 121-119, but the Knicks didn’t foul on the next possession and Hardaway – again with a shot clock near zero – gave Beasley another three-pointer with six seconds left the left wing.

Beasley finished the game with 22 points off the bench while going 6 of 8 from 3-point range in under 18 minutes. It was the ninth time this season that Beasley made at least six 3-pointers in a game.

Thompson and Tobias Harris each had 11 points, while Hardaway and Jalen Duren finished with 10 points each as the Pistons (21-19) moved two games above .500 for the first time since March 30, 2019. Detroit has won 12 of its last 16 .

Brunson (31 points, 11 assists). Towns (26 points, 12 rebounds) and Josh Hart (12 points, 14 rebounds) all posted double-doubles for the Knicks, who led 63-59 at halftime before losing for the fifth time in the last seven games. Bridges finished with 27 points.

–Field level media