Tom Thibodeau’s team lost control of the game in the third quarter but regained it in the fourth, using a 21-0 run to rush past Detroit and beat the Pistons 123-112 at Madison Square Garden Saturday night. "I thought our defense got us going," Thibodeau said. "We got some stops, got into the open floor."

The Detroit Pistons were a little more than nine minutes from ending the longest postseason losing streak in NBA history, playing with poise for three quarters Saturday night. A mistake-filled final quarter meant the wait will go on for the Pistons.