It was a matchup that went down to the wire, but the Pistons got what they needed. With Detroit improving to two games above .500, defeating the Knicks twice on their home floor,

NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 36 points, Malik Beasley had 22 and a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds and the surging Detroit Pistons beat New York 124-119 on Monday night, their second straight victory over the Knicks after dropping the previous 16 meetings.

But as Knicks fans are aware, sometimes all that smack-talking can backfire. In the closing moments of Monday night’s game, Detroit Pistons shooting guard Malik Beasley received that New York love from a fan.