Brunson, who had 40 points, helped clinch their first-round series after the Knicks blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter.

The New York Knicks are moving on to the second round after they survived the Detroit Pistons, 116-113, in Game 6 on the strength of a Jalen Brunson game-winning 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds to play.

Thanks to an 11-1 run to close the game and Jalen Brunson's game-winning three, the Knicks beat the Pistons in Game 6 on Thursday night, 116-113, and are off to the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs to face the Boston Celtics.