DETROIT — The Knicks heard all of the chatter about their toughness, or lack thereof.
They got here out for Recreation 3 decided to bully the bullies.
With slightly below a minute left within the first quarter of their conflict in opposition to the Pistons Thursday night time at Little Caesars Area, Mitchell Robinson and Paul Reed acquired in a dust-up earlier than Karl-Anthony Cities got here in and shoved Reed.
Reed aggressively tried to return at Cities, however was held again by officers.
Robinson and Reed have been issued double technicals, whereas Cities was issued a further technical as effectively.
That gave the Pistons one free throw, however Cade Cunningham subsequently missed it.
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The Knicks led 30-27 on the time and completed the primary quarter up 33-27.
Earlier Thursday morning, Tobias Harris took a slight dig on the Knicks’ toughness.
“It’s a different dynamic, for sure,” Harris, who additionally performed in opposition to the Knicks within the playoffs final 12 months with the 76ers, stated of how this 12 months’s Knicks workforce compares to final 12 months’s. “That’s all I’m gonna say. … It’s part of our game plan.”
