DETROIT (AP) – Daniss Jenkins scored 18 points in his final game as a player on a two-way contract and the Detroit Pistons routed New York 118-80 on Friday, ending the Knicks’ winning streak at eight games.
Jenkins was playing his 42nd game of the season, meaning he is no longer eligible for NBA games under his two-way contract. The Pistons must convert his contract to a full contract to retain him. He is averaging 8.2 points and 3.3 assists in 16.8 minutes as a backup point guard.
Jalen Duren (knee) did not play for Detroit, while the Knicks played without Karl-Anthony Towns (eye) and OG Anunoby (toe).
Tobias Harris and Isaiah Stewart each scored 15 points for the Pistons, who have won five straight regular-season games against New York but lost to the Knicks in the first round of last season’s playoffs.
Mikal Bridges scored 19 points for New York. Jalen Brunson finished with 12 shooting 4 of 20 from the field, including 0 of 8 on three-pointers. New York’s 80 points were a season low, surpassing the 90 they scored in a 31-point loss to the Pistons on January 5.
