尼克擊敗活塞搶下季後賽首勝。圖/路透
今日東區第二場季後賽由尼克在主場迎戰活塞，尼克首節率先打出了10-3的攻勢，但活塞後續迅速反擊，靠著Malik Beasley投進三分後將比分反超，首節最後時刻尼克在OG Anunoby拿下兩分後，雙方以27-27戰成平手進入第二節。
Coast-to-coast Cade
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Ends it with a tough finish!
DET-NYK | Game 1 | ESPN pic.twitter.com/gDLeoXbKHy
12 PTS in the 1Q and OG's just getting started pic.twitter.com/dGdEbZt0gO
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第二節開始Cameron Payne、Tim Hardaway Jr.接連命中三分讓比分再度戰平，Karl Anthony-Towns也幫助尼克拿下分數取得領先，隨後雙方持續拉鋸，在Tobias Harris投進三分縮小分差後，尼克以57-55領先活塞進入下半場。
back-to-back KAT pic.twitter.com/PPvgtdLmnC
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MITCH SLAM ALERT pic.twitter.com/9fNOIywoxi
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Tobias Harris from downtown
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He's got 17 PTS in the first half with 3 minutes to go!!
Pistons/Knicks battling in Game 1 on ESPN pic.twitter.com/Avxmn8CxQ9
第三節活塞靠著Cade Cunningham、Malik Beasley的得分下，幫助活塞以91-83領先尼克進入末節。不過活塞在末節陷入進攻乾旱，讓尼克打出一波21-0的攻勢，Josh Hart的活躍表現更是讓尼克成功取得領先的關鍵表現之一。
THIS WAS NASTY, AUSAR
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Spin move into the layup through the double team!!
Pistons/Knicks, Game 1 on ESPN pic.twitter.com/Vwp2Ik5lf2
Schröder block to Beasley layup.
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Schröder AST to Beasley triple.
Beasley shimmy.
This Pistons sequence to take a 7-point lead
DET-NYK | Game 1 | ESPN pic.twitter.com/JnRupHyLqK
CAM PAYNE TIES IT UP FROM DEEP
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8-0 run from the Knicks in Game 1
DET-NYK | 7:47 to go | ESPN pic.twitter.com/k5pIhNYRIZ
Cade Cunningham雖是命中三分幫助活塞讓落後分差縮小到六分，不過尼克在Hart、Brunson拿下分數後奠定比賽勝基，最終尼克以123-112擊敗活塞，拿下系列賽首勝。
KAT hits the goggles celebration after this no-look DIME
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DET-NYK Game 1 on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/VONBjpugTP
