The New York Knicks took on the Detroit Pistons on Saturday evening, completely dominating them in a stellar victory. In the first quarter, the Knicks scored 41 points, with Julius Randle scoring 20, more than the entire Detroit team managed, settling with just 15 points. The Knicks ultimately won 125–81, as Detroit struggled to get anything going, falling to 14-35.
In the contest, the Knicks went deep into their depth pieces to give them some playing time as they ran the score up, and one player who featured was new big-man Norvel Pelle, who was on the floor for just three minutes.