Knicks edge Pistons 94-93 in Game 4, take 3-1 series lead

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    Karl-Anthony Towns hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.6 seconds left and finished with 27 points

    Karl-Anthony Towns hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.6 seconds left and finished with 27 points, while Jalen Brunson scored 32 points and dished out 11 assists to lift the New York Knicks past the Detroit Pistons 94-93 on Sunday, giving New York a 3-1 lead in their first-round series.

    The game ended in controversy after Tim Hardaway Jr. drew contact from Josh Hart on a last-second 3-point attempt, but no foul was called. Crew chief David Guthrie later admitted the officials missed the call. “Hart makes body contact that is more than marginal to Hardaway Jr. and a foul should have been called,” Guthrie said.

    Had the foul been called, Hardaway would have gone to the line with a chance to win it for Detroit. Instead, the Knicks survived after rallying from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit.

    Towns hit a turnaround fadeaway before connecting from 27 feet for the decisive basket. “He shoots the ball like a guard, and he has unlimited range,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said.

    Cade Cunningham posted 25 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds for Detroit’s third-ever playoff triple-double but faltered late, missing two shots and committing a turnover in the final 67 seconds. “That's a heavy burden on him, but he has come through so many times,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said.

    New York built a 16-point lead early before Detroit stormed back with a big third quarter, outscoring the Knicks 28-14 behind Cunningham’s surge. Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas remains the only other Piston to record a playoff triple-double.

    The Knicks also had a scare when Brunson limped off late in the third quarter but returned to finish the game. “Moments like tha,t you have to take a breath and relax,” Brunson said.

    Game 5 is Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

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