Pistons Avoid Collapse, NBA Scores

Anthony Tolliver's only shot of the game helped the Detroit Pistons avoid a colossal collapse.

Tolliver's 3-pointer with 1:47 remaining put the Pistons ahead again after they'd blown a 27-point lead, and Detroit went on to beat the New York Knicks 111-105 on Thursday night. Reggie Jackson added two more big shots from beyond the arc in the final 90 seconds.

"I knew that obviously I hadn't really touched the ball much," Tolliver said. "At the end of the day, it's about the big shots, and I took one and made one."

The Knicks went ahead 97-95 on a layup by Robin Lopez, but Tolliver answered with his 3-pointer, and Jackson added another to make it 101-97.

After a dunk by Lopez cut the margin back to two, Jackson made another 3-pointer, and the Pistons were able to hold on.

Jackson finished with 21 points, and Stanley Johnson added 22 and nine rebounds. Andre Drummond had 17 points and 13 rebounds for Detroit.

Lopez had 26 points and 16 rebounds, and Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points for New York, which lost for the seventh time in eight games.

The Knicks started the game 1 of 10 from the field and trailed 12-2 -- with Detroit's first 12 points all coming from 3-point range. The Pistons led by 12 after one and began the second quarter with a 21-6 run, taking a 48-21 lead on a dunk by Aron Baynes.

"There's no explanation for that," Knicks coach Derek Fisher said. "Our guys just didn't come to play in the first half, and we dug ourselves the kind of hole where everything has to go right for you to have a chance."

Thursday, February 4 Scoreboard
    
Detroit 111, New York 105

Houston 111, Phoenix 105

Los Angeles 99, New Orleans 96

Toronto 110, Portland 103

Friday, February 5 Schedule (All Times Central)

Indiana at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Denver, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 6 Schedule (All Times Central)

Portland at Houston, 4 p.m.

Washington at Charlotte, 6 p.m

Detroit at Indiana, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 8

Sunday, February 7 Schedule (All Times Central)

Denver at New York, noon

Atlanta at Orlando, noon

Sacramento at Boston, noon

Los Angeles at Miami, 1 p.m.