ESPN.com · Apr 30, 2025
2025 NBA playoffs: Pistons-Knicks Game 5 live updates, highlights
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It's closing time for the New York Knicks.
Holding a 3-1 lead, the Knicks host the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first round series on Tuesday. A win clinches the series for New York and moves them on to face the winner of the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic in the conference semifinals.
The Knicks have a 10-1 series record when holding a 3-1 series lead, with their only loss coming in 1997 against the Miami Heat. On the other end, the Pistons have a 1-5 series record when down 3-1, their lone win coming in the 2003 first round against the Magic.