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New York Knicks Preview: Keys To Defeating Detroit Pistons

By Maxwell Ogden

Nov 1, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) drives to the basket as Detroit Pistons guard Ish Smith (14) and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) defend during the first quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) drives to the basket as Detroit Pistons guard Ish Smith (14) and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) defend during the first quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /
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The New York Knicks will have an opportunity for revenge on Wednesday, November 16. How can the Knicks defeat the Detroit Pistons?

Nov 1, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) drives to the basket as Detroit Pistons guard Ish Smith (14) and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) defend during the first quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) drives to the basket as Detroit Pistons guard Ish Smith (14) and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) defend during the first quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

The New York Knicks completed the first 10 games of the 2016-17 NBA regular season with a record that can be worked with. For all of the flaws that were placed on display, New York fell just one win short of a .500 record at 4-6.

New York will have a chance to defeat one of the teams it lost to when it hosts the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, November 16.

New York and Detroit met on Tuesday, November 1, but the result wasn’t in the Knicks’ favor. The Pistons pulled out a 102-89 victory after the Knicks went cold and scored a grand total of 34 points in the second half.

That includes a 10-point fourth quarter that left fans around New York pondering whether or not the Knicks played with a concerted effort.

Seven games later, the Knicks will look to achieve a measure of revenge at Madison Square Garden. Detroit is still without starting point guard Reggie Jackson. Starting center Andre Drummond is hobbled by an ankle injury.

The question is: what must New York do to defeat the shorthanded Pistons in front of the home crowd?

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