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Jalen Brunson's late 3-pointer dooms Pistons, Knicks advance

DETROIT -- Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, Mikal Bridges had 25 points and OG Anunoby added 22 to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night and into the second round of the NBA playoffs.

The score was tied at 113 with 5.1 seconds left when Brunson made a 25-foot three-pointer to give the third-seeded Knicks the lead.

New York will next face second-seeded Boston in the Eastern semifinals. New York hasn't made the conference finals since 2000.