On Monday evening, the Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks (at Madison Square Garden) by a score of 100-94.
Cade Cunningham led the way with 33 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and two steals while shooting 11/21 from the field and 1/4 from the three-point range in 42 minutes of playing time.
Via ESPN’s SportsCenter: “PISTONS SNAP THEIR 15-GAME PLAYOFF LOSING STREAK
IT WAS THE LONGEST SUCH STREAK IN NBA HISTORY AND THEIR FIRST PLAYOFF WIN SINCE 2008″
PISTONS SNAP THEIR 15-GAME PLAYOFF LOSING STREAK ‼️
IT WAS THE LONGEST SUCH STREAK IN NBA HISTORY AND THEIR FIRST PLAYOFF WIN SINCE 2008 🤯 pic.twitter.com/zxxmdQHW86
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 22, 2025
After the game, NBA legend Magic Johnson made a post to X that had over 2,500 likes and 130,000 impressions in three hours.
Johnson wrote: “Pistons guard Cade Cunningham showed America he’s a superstar in the making scoring 33 points tonight in their win over the New York Knicks! Dennis Schroeder scored 20 points and hit the biggest shot of the game to break the tie that helped the Pistons pull it out in the stretch 100-94. This Pistons vs. Knicks Series is great to watch!”
Pistons guard Cade Cunningham showed America he’s a superstar in the making scoring 33 points tonight in their win over the New York Knicks! Dennis Schroeder scored 20 points and hit the biggest shot of the game to break the tie that helped the Pistons pull it out in the stretch…
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 22, 2025
Many people commented on Johnson’s post.
@mrichardsonwwj: “A successful Detroit vs. Everybody night”
@depressivehacks: “Okay, Magic, but who do you have winning the series? 👀🏀”
@zwill20: “The difference this series will be the benches. 8 points from New York tonight from the bench. The starters can’t keep playing the whole game the entire series. You saw tired legs from the last shots they put up! Detroit has tons of perimeter defense and length also!”
@CryptoCurb: “Cade Cunningham perennial Superstar in the making”

Game 3 of the series will be on Thursday in Detroit.