The Pistons had a one-point lead late in the game when Malik Beasley hit a three-pointer in the corner and ran back up the court pointing at fans. After Jalen Brunson made a layup to get back within two points, Beasley had another answer.

In Cunningham’s final visit to MSG this regular season, he dropped a second-half, season-high 29 points en route to 36 total. He had it rolling all evening, and when the Knicks showed a hard double-team, he trusted his teammates.

Malik Beasley scored 23 points, Cade Cunningham had 13 points and the Detroit Pistons won their fifth straight game, 113-98 over the Brooklyn Nets.

Following a brief home stand, the Detroit Pistons traveled to New York for a one-game road trip against the Knicks. They'd managed to keep their hot streak aliv

Malik Beasley drained two 3-pointers in the final minute Monday night to put the game away for the visiting Detroit Pistons, who held off a fourth-quarter rally by the New York Knicks to earn a 124-119 win.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 36 points, Malik Beasley had 22 and a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds and the surging Detroit Pistons beat New York 124-119 on Monday night, their second straight victory over the Knicks after dropping the previous 16 meetings.