Pistons vs Knicks Match Player Stats | Thursday, February 19th 2026

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Todays Thursday, February 19th Matchup Details

Thursday | Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks
NBA Game is on Thursday, February 19th 2026
19/02/26 19:30:00 PM EST Tipoff

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Offensive rebounds maintain possession and bring about more opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Knicks grade out 2nd-best in in the league as the home team with 14.2 offensive boards per game this year.

This year when they are on their home court, the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted 5.7 free throws per game (2nd-highest in the league) against the Detroit Pistons, easily managing to get to the foul line.

Paul Reed has tallied 11.4 points per game over the last 5 games, 5.1 more than he’s tallied overall this year.

The Pistons have been the 4th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore lead to new opportunities for scoring and assists).

The matchup vs. the Pistons may be a good one for drawing fouls; opposing starting SGs have attempted an enormous 4.8 foul shots per game over the last 10 games (2nd-most in the league).

The matchup against Detroit is a good one for three-point shots; when the Pistons are the visiting squad, the opposition’s starting SFs have shot for the 4th-highest 3-point rate in the NBA this year (45.0%).

Duncan Robinson has tallied 16.2 points per game over the last 5 games, 4.0 more than he’s tallied over the course of the year.

This year when they are the visiting squad, the other team’s starting SGs have compiled 21.5 points per game (highest in the league) against the Knicks, creating a favorable matchup for offensive performance.

This year, the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted 4.3 foul shots per game (6th-highest in the NBA) against the New York Knicks, easily managing to draw fouls.

This year when they are on their home court, the other team’s starting PGs have tallied 6.5 three attempts per game (7th-most in the NBA) against the Detroit Pistons, designating this as a positive matchup.

This year when they are on the road, the opposition’s starting SGs have tallied 7.6 three attempts per game (highest in the league) vs. the New York Knicks, designating this as a favorable matchup.

OG Anunoby has totaled 22.8 points per game over the last 5 games, 6.0 higher than he’s totaled over the course of the year.

The matchup vs. the Detroit Pistons may be a positive one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a monstrous 5.0 free throws per game over the last 10 games (6th-most in the NBA).

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The matchup against Detroit is a challenging one for shots from the field; when the Detroit Pistons are the visiting squad, opposing starting PGs have posted the 2nd-lowest FG% in the league this year (37.4%).

The 3rd-slowest pace team in the league over the last 15 games has been the New York Knicks.

The New York Knicks will likely see a decline in plays in this game from squaring off against the 5th-most sluggish pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Detroit Pistons).

With respect to getting to the free-throw line, the New York Knicks’s poor 21.9 free throw attempts per game while at home measures as the 6th-worst in the NBA this year.

The Detroit Pistons have been the 3rd-least aggressive offense in the league this year as it relates to shot attempts from beyond the arc.

The 5th-slowest tempo team in the league over the last 5 games has been the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons are expected to suffer a reduction in opportunities in this game from sharing the court with the 3rd-most lethargic tempo offense in the league over the last 15 games (the New York Knicks).

The matchup against New York is a challenging one for 3-pointers; when the New York Knicks are at home, the other team’s starting PFs have put up the lowest three rate in the NBA this year (18.6%).

This year when they are away from home, the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted 2.6 free throws per game (5th-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Knicks, facing an uphill battle to get to the free-throw line.

This year, the other team’s starting SGs have averaged 27.6% on 3-pointers (2nd-weakest in the NBA) vs. the Detroit Pistons, creating a tough matchup.

This year when they are on the road, the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged 33.3% on field goal attempts (lowest in the NBA) vs. the New York Knicks, resulting in a challenging matchup.

Over the last 15 games, opposing starting SFs have attempted 2.5 free throws per game (9th-fewest in the league) against the New York Knicks, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.

Relative to last season’s 23.8 mark, Karl-Anthony Towns’s points per game have declined this season to 19.3.

Over the last 10 games when they are away from home, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 1.9 foul shots per game (3rd-lowest in the league) against the Knicks, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.

The matchup against the New York Knicks is a challenging one for shots from behind the three-point arc; the opposing team’s starting PGs have tallied the 2nd-least three attempts per game in the NBA this year (4.8).

This year, the opposing team’s starting PFs have tallied 3.0 three attempts per game (2nd-fewest in the NBA) against the Detroit Pistons, creating a tough matchup.

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