Brunson leads New York against Detroit after 44-point game

Detroit Pistons (20-19, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (26-14, third in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -7; over/under is 225

BOTTOM LINE: New York hosts the Detroit Pistons after Jalen Brunson scored 44 points in the New York Knicks’ 140-106 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Knicks are 19-9 in conference games. New York ranks eighth in the NBA allowing only 110.4 points per game while holding opponents to 46.7% shooting.

The Pistons are 14-14 against Eastern Conference opponents. Detroit has a 7-10 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Knicks make 49.5% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.7 percentage points higher than the Pistons have allowed to their opponents (46.8%). The Pistons average 13.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, the same that the Knicks give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is scoring 25.4 points per game with 14.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Knicks.

Tobias Harris is averaging 13.4 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Pistons.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 6-4, averaging 116.9 points, 45.2 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.5 points per game.

Pistons: 8-2, averaging 113.2 points, 44.2 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 9.1 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.0 points.

INJURIES: Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).

Pistons: Jaden Ivey: out (leg).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.