After the Knicks hit the clutch shots to pull away in crunch time, they escaped for a physical Game 3 win against the Pistons to take a 2-1 lead.

Karl-Anthony Towns failed to build off his strong Game 1 performance that included 23 points on 10-for-14 shooting, five assists and zero turnovers. He finished Game 2 with just 10 points and didn’t record a single assist. Even worse: he didn’t score a single point in the game’s second half.