{"id":609354,"date":"2026-02-18T07:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/609354\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T07:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:15:12","slug":"detroit-faces-new-york-seeks-4th-straight-road-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/609354\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit faces New York, seeks 4th straight road win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detroit Pistons<\/a> (40-13, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks<\/a> (35-20, third in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n

New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

Knicks -4.5; over\/under is 222.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit visits New York looking to extend its three-game road winning streak.<\/p>\n

The Knicks are 24-13 in conference play. New York ranks third in the Eastern Conference in team defense, allowing only 111.9 points while holding opponents to 45.9% shooting.<\/p>\n

The Pistons are 26-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. Detroit is fifth in the NBA scoring 18.4 fast break points per game led by Cade Cunningham<\/a> averaging 3.7.<\/p>\n

The Knicks make 47.2% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.1 percentage points higher than the Pistons have allowed to their opponents (44.1%). The Pistons average 5.3 more points per game (117.2) than the Knicks allow (111.9).<\/p>\n

The teams square off for the third time this season. The Pistons won the last meeting 118-80 on Feb. 7. Daniss Jenkins<\/a> scored 18 points to help lead the Pistons to the win.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> is averaging 19.8 points and 11.9 rebounds for the Knicks. Jalen Brunson<\/a> is averaging 23.3 points and 6.1 assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Cunningham is averaging 25.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.5 steals for the Pistons. Duncan Robinson<\/a> is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 8-2, averaging 119.0 points, 46.3 rebounds, 29.6 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.7 points per game.<\/p>\n

Pistons: 8-2, averaging 118.7 points, 43.9 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 11.5 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.4 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Knicks: OG Anunoby<\/a>: day to day (toe), Miles McBride<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

Pistons: Ronald Holland II<\/a>: day to day (personal).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.br\/]<\/p>\n

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