That made for an ugly finish to a historic game for Cunningham. He finished with 25 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds — just the third playoff triple-double in franchise history. The first two belonged to Isiah Thomas in 1986 and 1989.

Cade Cunningham scored 33 points and the Pistons, who lost a big lead in Game 1, withstood a furious Knicks rally to win Game 2 and tie the series.

Referee David Guthrie admitted during a postgame interview with a pool reporter that the officiating crew had erred by not calling a foul on the last play.