Brunson Drops 40 and the Game Winner as Knicks Advance - Knicks vs Pistons Game 6 Reactions

The Mike Francesa Podcast

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Sports, Baseball, Football, Basketball

4.8 • 816 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Jalen Brunson was a machine all night as he hit a huge three-pointer with time winding down to secure a 116-113 Knicks victory over the Detroit Pistons. Mike Francesa shares his thoughts on New York's shaky win in a back-and-forth game and why he wasn't fully confident in the team as they prepare to face the defending champion Boston Celtics in the second round. Plus, updates on the Yankees & Mets.

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0:00.0	It's the Mike Francesa podcast on the Bet Rivers Network.
0:04.0	Hello, good, everybody, and welcome to the Mike Francesa podcast on the Mike Francesa channel on the BetRivers Network on YouTube.
0:10.7	On this Thursday evening, as the Knicks finally dispensed to the Pistons in six games in a game that was, I guess, emblematic of what we saw for the first five games.
0:25.9	Back and forth, Nicks having their moments, Pistons having their moments.
0:30.6	And then the team's taking turns, throwing away big leads until the Knicks finally made a basket as Brunson has a habit of doing,
0:41.0	and they get a win against a team they should have been able to put away.
0:47.0	If you're looking for great things to be said about the Knicks after this game, I'm not going to do it.
0:55.0	I wasn't impressed. I wasn't,
1:00.4	I wasn't impressed. I don't think it sets them up well for the next series. We will get into that. Let's take it. Let's get through with this one first. The Knicks came out tonight,
1:07.4	and I thought their first quarter was the best basketball they've played in the whole playoff.
1:12.0	They clearly were conscious of getting people involved. They took Brunson off the ball.
1:19.8	Now, he had a huge first quarter. He couldn't miss. They couldn't miss. They wound up having a great first quarter. They put the finishing touches on
1:29.9	it with the McBride basket. And they have a 3723 lead after the first quarter. And really
1:38.9	couldn't have played better than they did in the first quarter. I mean, they did everything right,
1:43.9	shot the ball brilliantly. And of course, handed it all back in the second quarter.
1:50.1	Finally, the third quarter wasn't their ruination.
1:53.1	They came back with a big third quarter, had a 11-point lead with nine minutes to play, and then completely threw that away.
2:02.0	And should have thrown the game away because they again reverted to no offense, no ball movement, don't get
2:09.4	the ball to anybody, don't get the, don't get up and down the floor and just watch Brunson
2:16.4	and once in a while towns play with the basketball.
2:20.3	And then the Pistons threw the game away. Let's be honest.
2:24.3	This was a piston team that wasn't ready to win yet.
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