The Knicks beat the Pistons 111-97 on October 28, 2026, their first win of the season after an 0-3 start. New York trailed by 13 in the first quarter before holding Detroit to 25 points across the middle two quarters. The discussion focuses on the high-post Karl-Anthony Towns offense starting too slowly and on Jalen Brunson getting aggressive to bend the defense. It now also weighs the result against Detroit's sweep of last season's three meetings, won by 31, 38 and 15 points.