As precious seconds ticked away in the fourth quarter Tuesday night, New York star Jalen Brunson was waiting at the scorer's table for a whistle in the Knicks' 106-103 loss to the Detroit Pistons, who stayed alive in this Round 1 series,

Detroit contains New York's All-Star duo, Jalen Brunson becomes a bystander late in the 4th quarter and the Pistons force Game 6.

The Knicks consistently blitzed Cunningham's pick-and-rolls, effectively daring the other Pistons to beat them. Over and over again, they did. More specifically, 22-year-old guard Ausar Thompson and 21-year-old center Jalen Duren did.