Final result Pistons vs. Knicks: Pistons lose embarrassingly in blowout to the Knicks

It was bad – everything was bad. For the Detroit Pistons and for Pistons fans. It was the kind of game that had people saying “goodnight” to each other in the game thread after the first quarter.

The Pistons were down 26 (!) points after the first 12 minutes of the game. They actually got a puppy point in the second round, but were still down 69-46 at halftime. The turnover problems continued at 11 – and worse, it wasn't Cade. It's never good when lower effort players constantly turn the ball over. There wasn't much perimeter defense as the Knicks went 9-for-17 from deep. Detroit's 46 points in the first half were a season low.

The Knicks began the first possession of the second half with a KAT isolation on Duren, which led to an easy layup and Isaiah Stewart was immediately subbed. Duren struggled on both ends of the court tonight – even Paul Reed got some minutes (and played well!). Defending JD continues to be a roller coaster ride, and for those keeping track, there are far more downs than ups.

The Pistons ended up losing 128-98 – time to forget about the game and prepare for Sunday's afternoon matinee against the Brooklyn Nets. You must arrive on time for this game.

The Pistons were led by Cade Cunningham with 22 points. Simone Fontecchio had 12 on an efficient 5-of-7 shooting in garbage time (because the whole game was garbage time) and Tobias Harris had 13 and eight rebounds.

The Knicks were led by Jalen Brunson, who effortlessly scored 36 points. Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby each added 21 points.

I would like to at least commend JB Bickerstaff for his decisions tonight. He wasn't afraid to try out different looks or take a look at new lineups. There was a nice stretch the Pistons had with Tobias at five – they took advantage of a five-out look on offense that led to Cade having an easy layup over Brunson because the help was too far away. Moments like this make me hope he'll be more willing to try things like this in the future.

He also wasn't afraid to substitute players if he wasn't happy with their defensive performance. He was active on the sideline when his team was down 30 points, and I can at least appreciate that we have a real head coach leading these guys.