By Tanner Bowen | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-22 11:24:14
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生涯首次季后赛的凯德·坎宁安的回暖表现，帮助底特律将系列赛总比分扳成1-1
在第一场比赛中崩盘输给纽约尼克斯队后，底特律活塞队决心今晚不再重蹈覆辙。比赛一开始节奏就非常快，双方你来我往，不断推进进攻，互相得分。直到比赛进行到4分50秒时才出现第一次暂停，而双方直到第一节还剩57秒时，才由底特律中锋贾伦·杜伦站上罚球线。活塞队利用尼克斯队替补阵容在最后时刻的糟糕表现，以25-18的领先优势进入第二节。
尼克斯队主教练汤姆·锡伯杜在第二节开始时派出了相同的阵容，结果活塞队得以将领先优势扩大到10分。贾伦·布伦森回归后稳定了纽约的进攻，但活塞队仍然能够凭借积极的进攻和富有灵感的防守，将尼克斯队控制在有效距离内，限制了除布伦森之外的其他尼克斯球员。米卡尔·布里奇斯开始发力，分担了布伦森的一些压力，而纽约队也在本节末尾找到了自己的防守节奏。尼克斯队幸运地以仅落后6分的劣势进入中场休息。
下半场开始时双方的进攻都非常缓慢，双方开局都只有7投1中，前几分钟的大部分得分都来自罚球线。在凯德·坎宁安的带领下，底特律率先稳定下来，并在第三节还剩6分多钟时将领先优势再次扩大到两位数。对于尼克斯队来说，他们的进攻复苏所需的时间更长，但他们再次设法抓住机会，将比赛控制在进入第四节时的可追赶范围之内。
锡伯杜不想看到活塞队在最后一节开始时将领先优势再次扩大到两位数，因此在第四节开始时派出了布伦森和卡尔-安东尼·唐斯(Karl Anthony-Towns)一同上场。但第三节开始时困扰纽约队的问题再次出现，尼克斯队的进攻过多地依赖单打，发现自己被活塞队积极的防守所扼制。布伦森的一些不可避免的得分让纽约队在比赛进入最后几分钟时将分差缩小到4分，为激动人心的结局奠定了基础。尼克斯队在比赛进入最后一分钟时成功将比分扳平，但施罗德投中了当晚最重要的一个球，让活塞队以97-94领先。这最终成为了制胜球，因为尼克斯队错失了几次三分球的机会。系列赛将在周四移师底特律，双方战成1-1平。
观察
- 尼克斯队的首发球员在比赛的大部分时间里都待在场上，其中三人出场时间超过40分钟。季后赛期间，球队比平时更加依赖他们的最佳球员，但这可能会引起人们对球员疲劳的担忧。汤姆·锡伯杜执教的球队以首发球员出场时间长而闻名，无论是在常规赛还是季后赛中。
- 这是底特律自2008年季后赛以来的首场季后赛胜利。
- 贾伦·布伦森有时看起来可以摆脱活塞队的任何球员。在第一节，他多次能够突破活塞队积极的包夹，并进入油漆区。布伦森和活塞队后卫丹尼斯·施罗德(Dennis Schroeder)整场比赛都在进行一场非常激烈的身体对抗，多次出现激烈的争抢。在下半场的大部分时间里，布伦森是纽约队唯一高效的进攻点，他在第四节得到了全场最高的37分中的12分。
- 很多人都在讨论这是凯德·坎宁安(Cade Cunningham)第一次参加季后赛，而且在第一场比赛表现平平后，这种声音越来越大。坎宁安在第二场比赛开始时显得毫不畏惧，开局表现出色。他在上半场就得到了20分和7个篮板，最终全场得到33分，并投中了一些关键球。无论未来围绕坎宁安的讨论是什么，肯定不会是关于他是否无法适应这个舞台。
- 感觉卡尔-安东尼·唐斯几乎所有的进攻都始于罚球线以上。唐斯是一名出色的射手，并且非常擅长在远离篮筐的位置运球创造进攻机会，进入他的低位单打。尼克斯队需要唐斯提供更多的帮助，因为他今晚只得到了10分。
- 底特律的替补席给予了球队巨大的支持，他们的得分以35-8大幅超过尼克斯队的替补席，这主要归功于施罗德的20分。
- 作为尼克斯队第一场比赛的英雄之一，卡梅隆·佩恩(Cameron Payne)在第二场比赛中不到3分钟就领到了3次犯规。佩恩在比赛的剩余时间里都坐在替补席上。
- 活塞队上半场获得了14次罚球机会，而尼克斯队只有2次。他们最终获得了34次罚球机会，而尼克斯队只有19次。
- 在首场比赛中表现出色后，OG·阿奴诺比在第二场比赛开始时在进攻端明显低调。阿奴诺比上半场只有4分，但他在防守端的努力从一开始就很明显。阿奴诺比是一名非常全面的防守球员，如果情况需要，他可以换防任何位置。
- 托拜厄斯·哈里斯(Tobias Harris)在第一场比赛中开局火热，今晚也是如此。底特律在进攻端使用二人配合，让哈里斯在肘区接球，同时他也是活塞队在篮板球方面表现出色的球员之一，是三名篮板上双的活塞球员之一。
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Final Score: Detroit Pistons outlast the New York Knicks 100-94
A bounce back game from playoff first-timer Cade Cunningham helps Detroit tie the series at 1 game apiece
The Detroit Pistons were determined not to beat themselves again tonight after their collapse in Game 1 against the New York Knicks. The game got out to a frantic start, with both teams going back and forth, pushing the ball and trading buckets. The first timeout didn’t come until the 4:50 mark, while neither team took free throws until Detroit center Jalen Duren went to the line with 57 seconds left in the frame. Detroit took advantage of some poor NYK bench play in the final minute to head into the 2nd with a 25-18 lead.
Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau brought the same lineup out to start the 2nd and as a result, Detroit was able to push their lead to 10. Jalen Brunson returned and steadied the offense for New York, but the Pistons were still able to keep the Knicks at arm’s length thanks to some aggressive play on offense and an inspired defensive effort that stifled any Knick not named Brunson. Mikal Bridges got it going, taking some of the heat off Brunson in the process, while New York found their own defensive footing as the quarter came to a close. The Knicks headed into the locker room at halftime fortunate to be down just 6 points.
The 2nd half got off to an extremely slow start, with both teams going 1/7 out of the locker room and the bulk of the scoring coming from the free throw line for the first few minutes of the 3rd quarter. Led by Cade Cunningham, Detroit settled down first, pushing their lead back to double digits with a little more than 6 minutes left in the quarter. For the Knicks it took their offense much longer to wake up, once again managing to grab hold of the rope and keep the game within striking distance heading into the 4th.
Not looking to see the Pistons push the lead back up to double digits to start the final frame, Thibs started the 4th with both Brunson and Towns out on the court. The issues that plagued New York to start the 3rd reared their head again, as the Knicks offense, relegated to heavy doses of isolation, found itself stifled against an aggressive Detroit defense. Some inevitable buckets from Brunson had New York within 4 though as the game entered its final minutes, setting the stage for an exciting finale. The Knicks managed to tie the game heading into the final minute of the game, only for Schroder to hit the biggest shot of the night to put the Pistons up 97-94. That ended up being the game winner, as the Knicks missed a few looks at a 3. The series heads to Detroit on Thursday all tied up at 1 game each.
Observations
- The Knicks had their starters out on the court the majority of the game, with three of them playing 40+ minutes. Playoff time means teams rely on their best players even more than usual, but there could be cause for concern going forward in regards to fatigue. Tom Thibodeau teams are notorious for starters playing high minutes, regardless of regular season of postseason.
- This was Detroit’s first playoff win since the 2008 postseason.
- Jalen Brunson at times looked like he could get by anyone on the Pistons. Numerous times in the first quarter he was able to beat aggressive Detroit traps and find his way into the paint. Brunson and Pistons guard Dennis Schroeder spent all game engaged in a very physical fight for possession that was extremely chippy on more than one occasion. Brunson was New York’s only efficient offense for large parts of the 2nd half, scoring 12 of his game-high 37 in the 4th quarter.
- There’s been a lot of talk about this being Cade Cunningham’s first time in the playoffs, with the noise only growing louder after a so-so performance in Game 1. Cunningham looked unfazed to start Game 2, getting off to a great start in this one. He had 20 points and 7 rebounds in the first half alone, finishing the game with 33 points and hitting some big shots in the process. Whatever the conversation going forward around Cunningham is, it surely won’t be about whether or not the stage is too big for him.
- It feels like almost all of Karl Anthony-Towns’ offense begins above the free throw line. KAT is a phenomenal shooter and is pretty adept at creating offense off the dribble so far away from the rim, getting into his post-ups. The Knicks needed much more from Towns, as he finished with just 10 points tonight.
- Detroit received a huge boost from their bench, which outscored the Knick bench 35-8 largely thanks to 20 from Schroder.
- One of the heroes of Game 1 for the Knicks, Cameron Payne picked up 3 fouls in less than 3 minutes in Game 2. Payne stayed on the bench for the rest of the game.
- The Pistons had a 14 free throw attempts in the first half compared to just 2 for the Knicks. They finished the game with 34 trips to the free throw line, while the Knicks had 19.
- After a big performance in the opening game, OG Anunoby was noticeably quiet on the offensive end to start Game 2. Anunoby had just 4 points in the first half, but his effort on defense was evident from the jump. Anunoby is an incredibly versatile defender, capable of switching onto any position should the situation call for it.
- Tobias Harris got off to a hot start in Game 1 and it was a similar story tonight. Detroit went to a 2-man action to get Harris the ball at the elbows on offense, while he was part of an impressive Pistons performance on the glass, one of three Pistons to register double digit boards.
By Tanner Bowen, via Pounding The Rock