Detroit
Pistons
126
–
111
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 28 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 126 |
| NYK | 26 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Paul Reed
DET
18
PTS
7
REB
2
AST
+14
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.13
Impact Composite54.4
Hustle: 13.0Defense: 39.0Impact: 2.4
3 blocks+14 plus/minusonly 6 pts allowed on 47.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Cade Cunningham
DET
42
PTS
8
REB
13
AST
+12
+/−
Game Performance
FG17-34 (50.0%)
3PT5-11
FT3-3
TS%59.5%
eFG%57.4%
STL1
BLK2
TOV5
ORTG126
DRTG112
NET+13
42 pointsDouble-Double5-11 from 3+12 plus/minusonly 32 pts allowed on 70.8 possessions
Box Score
| DET | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Reed | 29:24 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7-9 | 78% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +14 |
| Tobias Harris | 31:35 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-16 | 25% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-4 | 50% | +17 |
| Ausar Thompson | 30:50 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Duncan Robinson | 20:40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Cade Cunningham | 38:28 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 17-34 | 50% | 5-11 | 46% | 3-3 | 100% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Holland II | 12:10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Daniss Jenkins | 18:11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Javonte Green | 20:10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-5 | 80% | +4 |
| Caris LeVert | 20:03 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Tolu Smith | 18:29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 44 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 48-93 | 52% | 13-30 | 43% | 17-20 | 85% | — |
Marcus Sasser —
Jalen Duren —
Chaz Lanier —
Isaiah Stewart —
Kevin Huerter —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 31:35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3-13 | 23% | 1-8 | 13% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 25:28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 30:55 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 6-6 | 100% | 0 |
| Josh Hart | 27:49 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| Jalen Brunson | 37:44 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12-20 | 60% | 3-7 | 43% | 6-6 | 100% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jose Alvarado | 20:31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 8:38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 9:56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 19:10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | -15 |
| Landry Shamet | 28:14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-8 | 38% | 4-6 | 67% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 38 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 41-87 | 47% | 8-35 | 23% | 21-28 | 75% | — |
Tyler Kolek —
Jordan Clarkson —
Ariel Hukporti —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DET48/93 (52%)
Paint
30/53 (57%)
Mid
8/16 (50%)
3PT
13/30 (43%)
RA 59%ATB3 37%Corner 3 55%Paint 46%Mid 50%
NYK41/87 (47%)
Paint
28/46 (61%)
Mid
10/13 (77%)
3PT
8/36 (22%)
RA 62%ATB3 24%Paint 67%Corner 3 14%Mid 100%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Karl-Anthony Towns
defended Paul Reed
7.1 min • 14 pts • 56%
Best Defender
OG Anunoby
held Cade Cunningham
4.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Landry Shamet
vs Caris LeVert
2.8 min • 6 pts • 67%
| NYK Defense | Ausar Thompson | Cade Cunningham | Caris LeVert | Daniss Jenkins | Duncan Robinson | Javonte Green | Paul Reed | Ronald Holland II | Tobias Harris | Tolu Smith |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 6.5m 11pts 50% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| OG Anunoby | 1.0m 4pts 50% | 4.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1m 14pts 56% | — | 1.8m 4pts 67% | 1.2m 2pts 0% |
| Josh Hart | 1.2m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 4.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Landry Shamet | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 6pts 67% | 2.0m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 0% | — | — |
| Mikal Bridges | — | 2.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.9m 2pts 0% |
| Jose Alvarado | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Sochan | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Mohamed Diawara | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 3.2m 2pts 25% | 2.4m 4pts 67% | 1.7m 4pts 100% | — | 3.9m 3pts 100% | 2.8m 7pts 43% | — | 3.3m 1pts 0% | 2.0m 5pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = DET leads
NYK Largest Lead
7
Q1 3:14
DET Largest Lead
19
Q4 4:10
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DET 8-0 run
Q1 6:28 – Q1 7:19
+1 → -5
DET 9-0 run
Q2 10:58 – Q3 0:14
-5 → -12
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 1:42 – Q3 3:06
-7 → -2