Donte DiVincenzo scored a career-high 40 points with 11 3-pointers, and the New York Knicks routed the Detroit Pistons 124-99.
The Knicks led by as many as 31 and never trailed, pulling away with a 29-8 run in the first quarter.
Jalen Brunson had 28 points and 6 assists. DiVincenzo and Brunson set each other up for 7 baskets and 19 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pistons, Marcus Sasser had 24 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists, and Evan Fournier added 15 points (8 in the fourth quarter) off the bench.
The Knicks shot 50.6% from the field and 41.3% from 3 to the Pistons’ 38.6% and 29.4%. The Pistons got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Pistons 49-20 in 14 minutes together.