Game 1 was a test of nerve. For three quarters, Detroit refused to blink. The Knicks fell behind by as many as nine. Then the fourth quarter hit — and with it, the kind of avalanche only a veteran playoff team can summon. The Knicks unleashed a 21-0 run that flipped the game, the momentum, and the mood in the building all at once.

With the New York Knicks facing an eight-point deficit to the upstart Detroit Pistons entering the fourth quarter on Saturday, Jalen Brunson returned to the locker room to change his sneakers and watched the first few minutes from the bench.

The New York Knicks defeated the Detroit Pistons on Saturday at Madison Square Garden to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Knicks outscored the Pistons 40-21 in the fourth quarter to win the game by a final score of 123-112.