The New York Knicks had a statement-making night in Detroit, beating the Pistons 118-116 in Game 3 of their first-round series Thursday. Karl-Anthony Towns paced New York with 31 points, a stark difference from his Game 2 performance, where he only scored 10 points. It was a chippy game between the two sides who battled down to the wire.

In a series of thin margins, especially without Ja Morant in Game 4, the Memphis Grizzlies' turnover problems ultimately proved too much to overcome.

The NBA playoffs continued Thursday with three Game 3s, with only the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in position to take a 3-0 series lead. New York Knicks 118, Detroit Pistons 116 Oklahoma City Thunder 114,