Knicks escape for thrilling Game 3 win over Pistons to retake series lead

This time, the Knicks didn’t start out slow, and they didn’t fold in crunch time.

And after they hit the clutch shots to pull away in crunch time, they escaped for a physical, 118-116 Game 3 win against the Pistons to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round series.

Karl-Anthony Towns, who managed just 10 points in Game 2, led the Knicks with 31 points, while Jalen Brunson added 30.

Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 24 points, and ex-Knick Tim Hardaway Jr. hit six 3-pointers.