Snell leads Pistons past Knicks
DETROIT — Tony Snell scored 24 points on 9of9 shooting and the shorthanded Detroit Pistons had little trouble with New York, beating the Knicks
122102 on Wednesday night.
Andre Drummond had 27 points,
12 rebounds and seven assists, and Markieff Morris added
22 points for Detroit. The Pistons played without their injured trio of Blake Griffin, Derrick Rose and Reggie Jackson. Detroit still shot 56 percent from the field and dropped the Knicks to an NBAworst 17.
The Pistons have won eight straight meetings with New York.
NBA
PISTONS 122
KNICKS 102
Detroit led 6459 at halftime. It was 7472 when Morris made a 3pointer while being fouled. That fourpoint play started a
100 run that pushed the lead into double digits.
Langston Galloway also had a fourpoint play for the Pistons in the fourth quarter.
Julius Randle led the Knicks with 20 points, and Marcus Morris contributed
18.
SHARING THE BALL
The Pistons had a seasonhigh 37 assists, even though they were playing without some of their most experienced playmakers. Drummond finished one assist short of a career high. Luke Kennard had 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Galloway and Bruce Brown had six assists apiece.
TIP-INS
Knicks: New York was without Dennis Smith (personal reasons), Kadeem Allen (right foot strain), Elfrid Payton (right hamstring strain) and Reggie Bullock (cervical disk herniation). Mitchell Robinson left the game with concussionlike symptoms. Pistons: Griffin hasn’t played this season because of hamstring and knee issues. Jackson, who has had back problems, has only appeared in two games. Rose missed a third straight game with a right hamstring strain. Detroit was also without Tim Frazier, who has a right shoulder strain.
UP NEXT
Knicks: Visit the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. Pistons: Visit the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.