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DETDetroit Pistons2-0 · 2026-27
NYKNew York Knicks0-2 · 2026-27Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks preview
Model: our NBA season simulator (50,000 simulated seasons, run nightly). Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1DET has won 4 of the last 5 meetings (since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs).
- 2Last meeting: DET beat NYK 126–111 — Feb 19, 2026.
DET recent form
Last 5 games played (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs)
- W10/23@
MIA128–111 - W10/20vs
BOS121–113 - L5/17vs
CLE94–125Playoffs - W5/15@
CLE115–94Playoffs - L5/13vs
CLE113–117Playoffs
NYK recent form
Last 5 games played (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs)
- L10/23@
BOS103–107 - L10/20vs
PHI100–106 - W6/13@
SAS94–90Playoffs - W6/10vs
SAS107–106Playoffs - L6/8vs
SAS111–115Playoffs
Key players

DET
Cade Cunningham
23.9 PTS · 5.5 REB · 9.9 AST per game
2025-26 regular season · 64 games

NYK
Jalen Brunson
26.0 PTS · 3.3 REB · 6.8 AST per game
2025-26 regular season · 74 games
NBA: the top scorer per game on the current roster over the latest regular season in our logs (2025-26; min. 20 games).
Head to head
DET 4 – 1 NYK · last 5Meetings since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs.
- 2/19/26DET 126 @ NYK 111
- 2/6/26NYK 80 @ DET 118
- 1/5/26NYK 90 @ DET 121
- 5/1/25NYK 116 @ DET 113Playoffs
- 4/29/25DET 106 @ NYK 103Playoffs
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.