NBA 1986-87Regular season

Final

New York Knicks111–122Detroit Pistons

New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday 7 January 1987
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1986-87Regular season
Meeting: 261st meetingof 425 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Gerald Henderson	30:00	4–15	0–2	2–2	1	2	3	7	0	0	1	5	10
Patrick Ewing	—	12–23	0–0	6–10	5	9	14	2	3	4	1	5	30
Pat Cummings	—	7–13	0–0	2–2	4	4	8	0	0	1	1	4	16
Bill Cartwright	—	7–16	0–0	1–3	4	2	6	1	2	0	2	2	15
Trent Tucker	—	5–13	2–3	1–2	1	2	3	3	2	1	2	3	13
Gerald Wilkins	—	3–12	1–3	2–4	4	0	4	7	1	0	2	0	9
Rory Sparrow	—	4–7	0–0	0–0	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	3	8
Chris McNealy	—	2–4	0–0	1–2	2	5	7	0	0	0	1	2	5
Louis Orr	—	1–4	0–0	3–5	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	5
Team totals	30:00	45–107	3–8	18–30	23	28	51	23	10	6	10	25	111

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Isiah Thomas	—	11–18	0–2	11–11	0	4	4	19	2	0	5	2	33
Bill Laimbeer	—	11–18	0–0	2–3	4	9	13	2	2	0	1	1	24
Sidney Green	—	7–10	0–0	2–6	0	6	6	0	0	2	1	4	16
Vinnie Johnson	—	6–15	0–0	2–3	6	4	10	4	1	0	2	1	14
Chuck Nevitt	—	5–6	0–0	2–4	6	4	10	0	0	5	2	4	12
Dennis Rodman	—	5–13	0–0	0–0	2	5	7	0	0	3	4	5	10
John Salley	—	3–5	0–0	1–3	1	3	4	0	0	1	0	4	7
Joe Dumars	—	2–8	0–1	2–2	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	3	6
Tony Campbell	—	0–2	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	0
Team totals	—	50–95	0–3	22–32	19	37	56	33	5	11	15	27	122

This season

Detroit Pistons 6, New York Knicks 0 in NBA 1986-87.

7 Jan 1987111–122 this game
31 Jan 1987Detroit Pistons 114–113 New York Knicks
22 Feb 1987New York Knicks 110–122 Detroit Pistons
10 Mar 1987Detroit Pistons 116–93 New York Knicks
13 Apr 1987Detroit Pistons 120–100 New York Knicks
15 Apr 1987New York Knicks 114–118 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

New York Knicks: 10–22
Detroit Pistons: 18–10

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 192, New York Knicks 233.

11 Apr 1986Detroit Pistons 108–95 New York Knicks
31 Jan 1987Detroit Pistons 114–113 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.