Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, Cam Payne had 11 of his 14 in the fourth quarter and the New York Knicks stunned the Detroit Pistons with a 21-0 run in the final period to rally for a 123-112 victory on Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

The Pistons, with a young core led by Cade Cunningham making its playoff debut, acquitted themselves well most of the night before the stunning collapse. It was the Pistons’ first postseason game since 2019 and their NBA-record playoff losing streak was extended to 15 games dating back to 2008.

If ever there was a 51-win, third-seeded playoff team that could be considered a disappointment, the New York Knicks would be it. After seismic trades for Karl-Anthony Towns and M