NBA roundup: Knicks battle back to beat Rockets as Pistons and Spurs motor on

[p]Meanwhile, the NBA's Eastern Conference-leading [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-pistons/UcjMRj6J/"]Detroit Pistons[/a] romped to a fifth straight win, and the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]San Antonio Spurs[/a] kept the pressure on West leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oklahoma-city-thunder/0fHFHEWD/"]Oklahoma City Thunder[/a] with an eighth straight triumph.[/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-knicks/WCNO4nbt/"]Knicks[/a]' victory was a rebound from a humbling loss to Detroit with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/houston-rockets-Sr9PQALP/new-york-knicks-WCNO4nbt/?mid=vRVT3T03"]a gutsy victory[/a] that put them back into a tie for third place in the East.[/p][p]"[b]Just found a way[/b]," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brunson-jalen/YLRvL3v7/"]Brunson[/a] said. "[b]Kept chipping away. Got some stops, made some shots and there it is[/b]."[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/towns-karl-anthony/8np46E9P/"]Karl-Anthony Towns[/a] scored 25 points and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anunoby-og-ogugua/jiNJMxEa/"]OG Anunoby[/a] added 20 for New York, who led by as many as 13 points in the first half but trailed 75-93 with 10:53 left to play.[/p][p]Brunson's layup -- after teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarado-jose/hOlBVHj1/"]Jose Alvarado[/a]'s second steal in 20 seconds -- knotted it at 103-103 with 1:26 remaining and Brunson put the Knicks up for good, 105-103, with 29 seconds left.[/p][embed guid="cc323243-fe1c-4918-aacd-35c343a66cfb" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2025429500868141197" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/durant-kevin/pKXcd9rI/"]Kevin Durant[/a] scored a game-high 30 points for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-rockets/Sr9PQALP/"]Rockets[/a], but 20 Houston turnovers leading to 30 Knicks points proved too much to overcome.[/p][p]The Pistons shook off a sluggish start to roll to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/chicago-bulls-bPjc49q0/detroit-pistons-UcjMRj6J/?mid=j5kZsnvp"]126-110[/a] victory over the slumping [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-bulls/bPjc49q0/"]Bulls[/a] in Chicago.[/p][p]Detroit out-scored the Bulls 44-26 in the third quarter to seize control, leading by as many as 28 as they pushed their record to 42-13.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duren-jalen/xva6ve5b/"]Jalen Duren[/a] led the way, returning from a two-game suspension for his role in a February 9th brawl at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/charlotte-hornets/xftMikUg/"]Charlotte[/a] to score 26 points and grab 13 rebounds.[/p][embed guid="5592946c-6232-4ead-86bf-647da2b8c11e" url="https://x.com/statmuse/status/2025409350647320691" social-type="twitter" /][p]Star guard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cunningham-cade/0YleT8PG/"]Cade Cunningham[/a] added 18 points and 13 assists and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harris-tobias/A7GXRiFJ/"]Tobias Harris[/a] chipped in another 18 points for the Pistons, who are six games clear of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-celtics/KYD9hVEm/"]Boston Celtics[/a] atop the East with the Knicks and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-cavaliers/xGk13Tb6/"]Cleveland Cavaliers[/a] both a further game back.[/p][p]Aussie guard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/giddey-josh/4bVmGKp2/"]Josh Giddey[/a] scored 27 points to lead the Bulls, but Chicago have dropped eight in a row.[/p][p]San Antonio also took advantage of a struggling opponent, beating the reeling [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sacramento-kings/CvwE1OCB/"]Sacramento Kings[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/sacramento-kings-CvwE1OCB/san-antonio-spurs-IwmkErSH/?mid=OImstQ8d"]139-122[/a].[/p][p]Sacramento suffered a franchise record 16th straight defeat.[/p][p]Spurs' French superstar [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wembanyama-victor/jFmM1MFl/"]Victor Wembanyama[/a] scored 28 points and pulled down 15 rebounds. He added a steal and four blocked shots -- three of them within the first two minutes.[/p][embed guid="4a34ae48-b22c-44ad-87c8-a8040dc07a71" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2025416908414009403" social-type="twitter" /][p]Starters [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fox-de-aaron/Ysw8Hl5J/"]De'Aaron Fox[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/castle-stephon/Kzd3IGeT/"]Stephon Castle[/a] and reserve [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/johnson-keldon/xj823cMg/"]Keldon Johnson[/a] scored 18 points apiece for the Spurs, who fended off a third-quarter Sacramento charge that saw the Kings cut the deficit to one before San Antonio pulled away again.[/p][h2]Green delivers[/h2][p]In [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/phoenix-suns/M1Gy2pra/"]Phoenix[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/green-jalen/AwTz9mYp/"]Jalen Green[/a] drilled a buzzer-beating three-pointer from the corner to lift the Suns to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/orlando-magic-QZMS36Dn/phoenix-suns-M1Gy2pra/?mid=Ic2nijHc"]113-110[/a] double-overtime victory over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-magic/QZMS36Dn/"]Orlando Magic[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carter-jevon/OSkqWTn8/"]Jevon Carter[/a] had tied it for the Magic with 1.1 seconds left in the second extra period before Green swished the game-winner.[/p][p]It was just Green's sixth basket on 26 attempts on a tough shooting night.[/p][p]He finished with 16 points for the Suns, who were led by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/allen-grayson/QazGs022/"]Grayson Allen[/a]'s 27 points off the bench in his return from a four-game injury absence.[/p][p]Orlando's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bane-desmond/dCwE0YA5/"]Desmond Bane[/a] led all scorers with 34 points but fouled out early in the first overtime.[/p][p]Phoenix's celebrations were tempered by a hand injury to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brooks-dillon/WrpCfI6r/"]Dillon Brooks[/a], who departed in the first quarter and didn't return. They were already without [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/booker-devin/4MFGDB1n/"]Devin Booker[/a], who has a right hip strain.[/p]