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Jalen Brunson was the hero in Game 6 as he scored a game-high 40 points – including the eventual game-winner – to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons to advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The Knicks trailed by 20 points in the second half of both Games 1 and 2. They came back to win Game 1 in overtime. They won Game 2 by one point in regulation, and Jalen Brunson hit the game-winning free throws before Mikal Bridges sealed the victory by stripping Jayson Tatum on the Celtics' final possession.