Karl-Anthony Towns has scored 31 points and Jalen Brunson 30 to give the visiting New York Knicks a 118-116 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round NBA playoff series.
OG Anunoby also put up 22 points for the Knicks, who hold a 2-1 lead heading into Game 4 of the best-of-seven series on Sunday in Detroit.
The Pistons have not won a home playoff game since May 2008.
Brunson, who averaged 35.5 points in the first two games, also had nine assists and seven rebounds in Game 3.
Cade Cunningham and Tim Hardaway Jr. led Detroit with 24 points apiece, and Cunningham dished out a game-high 11 assists. Dennis Schroder scored 18 points.
Detroit started out the second half with aggressive play to erase a 13-point halftime deficit and climb within 72-71.
New York then clamped down on defence and held the Pistons without a basket over the last four minutes of the quarter, producing a 93-83 edge.
The Pistons made a late run in the fourth quarter to cut it to 116-113 on Hardaway’s 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds left.
Brunson then split a pair of free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining to put New York up 117-113.
Following a quick 3-pointer by Tobias Harris and a foul on an inbound play, Brunson then split another pair of free throws with just under a second left to seal the win.
