Knicks beat Pistons 111-97 for first win of the season

Towns posts 27 points and 20 rebounds in the opening win

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What happened: New York beat Detroit 111-97 for its first win of the season, after starting 0-3. Karl-Anthony Towns led all scorers with 27 points and 20 rebounds. Jalen Brunson added 23 points and 7 assists.

Detroit Pistons shot chart: every field-goal attempt by court location, final DET 97, NYK 111 — Knicks 111, Pistons 97 (Oct. 27, on the road). Paul Reed led the Pistons with 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting. The Pistons shot 37-of-87 (42.5%) and 9-of-37 from 3. Every Pistons field-goal attempt, by location: Graphic: wire.report

New York Knicks shot chart: every field-goal attempt by court location, final NYK 111, DET 97 — Knicks 111, Pistons 97 (Oct. 27, at home). Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 27 points on 12-of-21 shooting. The Knicks shot 38-of-88 (43.2%) and 12-of-36 from 3. Every Knicks field-goal attempt, by location: Graphic: wire.report

Why it matters: Detroit entered on a five-game winning streak. New York had lost its first three games.

By the numbers: Towns: 27 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST. Brunson: 23 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST. Paul Reed (Pistons): 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST.

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