2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East First Round: #3 New York Knicks vs #6 Detroit Pistons (Series tied 1-1)

[PhilBlackson]

Knicks in 6.

[Ssj16]

Damn it, I voted wrong. I mean to put Knicks 4-1 but I voted on Pistons 4-1 instead.

I think the lack of experience is going to severely hinder Detroit.

[LFGK]

Pistons seem like they are going to be physical as hell. I hope the Knicks are ready for it. Cade also seems to give Brunson fits. I need to give this one a think. The Duren/Beef Stew/Paul Reed matchup versus KAT/Mitch/Precious will be fun though.

Fits? He averaged 34 and 9 in the 4 games man lol

[RunOKC]

Knicks in 5

[mademan]

Pistons have that "happy to be here" feel. They take at max 2 games, imo

[Mr Peanut]

Pistons seem like they are going to be physical as hell. I hope the Knicks are ready for it. Cade also seems to give Brunson fits. I need to give this one a think. The Duren/Beef Stew/Paul Reed matchup versus KAT/Mitch/Precious will be fun though.

Fits? He averaged 34 and 9 in the 4 games man lol

Cade didn't really give Brunson fits but you shouldn't try embellish the stats either. Brunson averaged 28.3 ppg and 7.8 apg in those 4 games, not 34 and 9 (source: Basketball Reference).

[JujitsuFlip]

Pistons lead regular season series, 3-1.

I think it's worth pointing out, there was no KAT or Robinson in the December 7th game.

No Robinson the January 13th game.

There was no Robinson, OG, or Hart in the April 10th game.

Pistons now are going to be going against a fully healthy Knicks squad, at least to start the series.

[Los_29]

Knicks with the gentleman’s sweep.

[Han Solo]

Pistons lead regular season series, 3-1.

I think it's worth pointing out, there was no KAT or Robinson in the December 7th game.

No Robinson the January 13th game.

There was no Robinson, OG, or Hart in the April 10th game.

Pistons now are going to be going against a fully healthy Knicks squad, at least to start the series.

Going to be glorious watching you explain how bad JB is - after we knock out NY.

Cade is the best player in the East. The whole world will know now.

[Wargreymon]

Pistons lead regular season series, 3-1.

I think it's worth pointing out, there was no KAT or Robinson in the December 7th game.

No Robinson the January 13th game.

There was no Robinson, OG, or Hart in the April 10th game.

Pistons now are going to be going against a fully healthy Knicks squad, at least to start the series.

Going to be glorious watching you explain how bad JB is - after we knock out NY.

Cade is the best player in the East. The whole world will know now.

[JujitsuFlip]

Pistons lead regular season series, 3-1.

I think it's worth pointing out, there was no KAT or Robinson in the December 7th game.

No Robinson the January 13th game.

There was no Robinson, OG, or Hart in the April 10th game.

Pistons now are going to be going against a fully healthy Knicks squad, at least to start the series.

Going to be glorious watching you explain how bad JB is - after we knock out NY.

Cade is the best player in the East. The whole world will know now.

And you're going to give me zero credit when you witness how god awful jb is at player rotation/minute allocation, x and o basketball/ATOs, and series adjustments.

Homie, I've watched this man coach post season basketball the last 3 years in a row, it's painful.

I know what I'm talking about and i will let you hear about it, when history repeats itself, yet again.

[Han Solo]

I think it's worth pointing out, there was no KAT or Robinson in the December 7th game.

No Robinson the January 13th game.

There was no Robinson, OG, or Hart in the April 10th game.

Pistons now are going to be going against a fully healthy Knicks squad, at least to start the series.

Going to be glorious watching you explain how bad JB is - after we knock out NY.

Cade is the best player in the East. The whole world will know now.

And you're going to give me zero credit when you witness how god awful jb is at player rotation/minute allocation, x and o basketball/ATOs, and series adjustments.

Homie, I've watched this man coach post season basketball the last 3 years in a row, it's painful.

I know what I'm talking about and i will let you hear about it, when history repeats itself, yet again.

JB never had Cade Cunningham before. All you do is bash JB. He took a group of kids and turned them into a threat this year.

Pistons are better than the casuals on here think. Cade is also better than the casual fan knows.

Like I said - the whole world will know after this series.

[JujitsuFlip]

Going to be glorious watching you explain how bad JB is - after we knock out NY.

Cade is the best player in the East. The whole world will know now.

And you're going to give me zero credit when you witness how god awful jb is at player rotation/minute allocation, x and o basketball/ATOs, and series adjustments.

Homie, I've watched this man coach post season basketball the last 3 years in a row, it's painful.

I know what I'm talking about and i will let you hear about it, when history repeats itself, yet again.

JB never had Cade Cunningham before. All you do is bash JB. He took a group of kids and turned them into a threat this year.

Pistons are better than the casuals on here think. Cade is also better than the casual fan knows.

Like I said - the whole world will know after this series.

Cade has played zero playoff games man. Plus even if he has a great individual series, it doesn't mean the Pistons will win 4 of 7 times.

jb did have guys named Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, and Evan Mobley... You may have heard of them, they were all 2025 All- Stars.

Or heck maybe Jarrett Allen or Lauri Markkanen, those names ring a bell? Previous season All-Stars.

He even had washed All-Star Rajon Rondo lol

jb has had talent the past 3 post seasons, trust me, it's the coaching that was the issue.

[Chuck Everett]

Pistons seem like they are going to be physical as hell. I hope the Knicks are ready for it. Cade also seems to give Brunson fits. I need to give this one a think. The Duren/Beef Stew/Paul Reed matchup versus KAT/Mitch/Precious will be fun though.

Fits? He averaged 34 and 9 in the 4 games man lol

Cade didn't really give Brunson fits but you shouldn't try embellish the stats either. Brunson averaged 28.3 ppg and 7.8 apg in those 4 games, not 34 and 9 (source: Basketball Reference).

Cade Cunningham has averaged 25.1 points, 8.0 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 9 games versus the Knicks in his career.

I didn't even say he outplays Brunson. I said he gives him fits. These numbers aren't something to scoff at.

[NYPiston]

Experience means a ton in the NBA playoffs, the Knicks have a ton of it while the Pistons, outside of their vet role players, have none of it. It's going to be a rude awakening for the Pistons, Knicks in 4 or 5 most likely unfortunately.

[Mr Peanut]

Fits? He averaged 34 and 9 in the 4 games man lol

Cade didn't really give Brunson fits but you shouldn't try embellish the stats either. Brunson averaged 28.3 ppg and 7.8 apg in those 4 games, not 34 and 9 (source: Basketball Reference).

Cade Cunningham has averaged 25.1 points, 8.0 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 9 games versus the Knicks in his career.

I didn't even say he outplays Brunson. I said he gives him fits. These numbers aren't something to scoff at.

I think it depends if you're using "gives him fits" to refer to his defense on Brunson or his offense with Brunson defending him. I perceived it as the former but now see you were actually referring to the latter, and I do agree with you on that.

My main point was LFGK saying Brunson averaged 34 and 9 which is clearly wrong.

[LFGK]

Pistons seem like they are going to be physical as hell. I hope the Knicks are ready for it. Cade also seems to give Brunson fits. I need to give this one a think. The Duren/Beef Stew/Paul Reed matchup versus KAT/Mitch/Precious will be fun though.

Fits? He averaged 34 and 9 in the 4 games man lol

Cade didn't really give Brunson fits but you shouldn't try embellish the stats either. Brunson averaged 28.3 ppg and 7.8 apg in those 4 games, not 34 and 9 (source: Basketball Reference).

Forgot to tally up the last game, but a 15 point will never happen, he will prob avg 30-10 this series

[LFGK]

Going to be glorious watching you explain how bad JB is - after we knock out NY.

Cade is the best player in the East. The whole world will know now.

And you're going to give me zero credit when you witness how god awful jb is at player rotation/minute allocation, x and o basketball/ATOs, and series adjustments.

Homie, I've watched this man coach post season basketball the last 3 years in a row, it's painful.

I know what I'm talking about and i will let you hear about it, when history repeats itself, yet again.

JB never had Cade Cunningham before. All you do is bash JB. He took a group of kids and turned them into a threat this year.

Pistons are better than the casuals on here think. Cade is also better than the casual fan knows.

Like I said - the whole world will know after this series.

Kid is good but they will prob be swept, max 5. Where is the scoring coming beyond Cade? Rest of that teams offense stinks

[LFGK]

Fits? He averaged 34 and 9 in the 4 games man lol

Cade didn't really give Brunson fits but you shouldn't try embellish the stats either. Brunson averaged 28.3 ppg and 7.8 apg in those 4 games, not 34 and 9 (source: Basketball Reference).

Cade Cunningham has averaged 25.1 points, 8.0 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 9 games versus the Knicks in his career.

I didn't even say he outplays Brunson. I said he gives him fits. These numbers aren't something to scoff at.

And what has Brunson done against the pistons? lol, those number you posted won't be enough to win more then 1 game, not buying Tobias Harris and THJR, guys suck, sorry.

[LFGK]

Fits? He averaged 34 and 9 in the 4 games man lol

Cade didn't really give Brunson fits but you shouldn't try embellish the stats either. Brunson averaged 28.3 ppg and 7.8 apg in those 4 games, not 34 and 9 (source: Basketball Reference).

Cade Cunningham has averaged 25.1 points, 8.0 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 9 games versus the Knicks in his career.

I didn't even say he outplays Brunson. I said he gives him fits. These numbers aren't something to scoff at.

27.7/7.1 against Detroit in 11 games since coming to NY, not sure if you meant fits defensively or offensively. Defensively Brunson won't be on him it'll most likely be OG