Basketball world champion Dennis Schröder celebrated a 100: 94 (55:49) away win at the New York Knicks with the Detroit Pistons. The Braunschweig played a crucial role in the final phase.
As with the defeat in the first playoff duel (April 20th), the Piston A high leadership in the final quarter – only this time the result was different. And that was also due to Schröder, who brought another lead to 97:94 55 seconds before the end. With a successful free throw 8.1 seconds before the final siren, the 31-year-old sealed the away success.
“To throw the in means a lot, you know you are plus three”said Schröder of the German Press Agency. He had the feeling Top scorer To have to help Cade Cunningham in the phase. “I did a free throw, but I did the last one so that we are plus four, that was definitely important.”
Schröder and Piston’s claws home advantage
Schröder posted in the legendary Madison Square Garden in new York 20 points for the pistons, the best thrower of the guests was Cunningham with 33 points. The 37 points of New York Jalen Brunson were in the end. In the first game, the Knicks had turned and won the game with a 21-0 run in the final quarter. In the playoff series, both teams have now won.
The two upcoming games are in Detroit (April 25/27). “We have to go home and really put a step on it. They are very tough to play”said Schröder. “I am definitely happy that we can play in front of our fans. It is going crazy.”
Detroit ends negative series and hopes for more
Since the fourth game in the semi-finals of the 2007/08 season against the Boston Celtics (2: 4), the Pistons had lost 15 playoff games in a row-NBA negative record. Now the sobering series has come to an end after 0: 4 bankruptcies in the rendering endings in 2009, 2016 and 2019.