The No. 3 seed New York Knicks will try to take a commanding lead in their first-round series against the No. 6 seed Detroit Pistons when they meet in Game 4 Sunday afternoon. Detroit bounced back from a Game 1 loss with a 100-94 win in Game 2, but New York regained the series advantage with a 118-116 win in Game 3. The series will shift back to Madison Square Garden for Game 5 Tuesday.
Tipoff from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit is set for 1 p.m. ET Sunday. The Pistons are 2-point favorites in the latest Pistons vs. Knicks odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 217. The Pistons are -134 on the money line (risk $134 to win $100), while the Knicks are +114 (risk $100 to win $114).
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