New York, NY – Amare Stoudemire led a balanced Knicks attack with 17 points, and New York overwhelmed the Pistons, 101-79, on Saturday.
Tyson Chandler scored 15 and grabbed 17 rebounds, Carmelo Anthony netted 15 points of his own and J.R. Smith and Jeremy Lin finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively.
New York shook off a loss to Toronto on Friday, its first defeat first under interim coach Mike Woodson, to improve to 6-1 during his tenure. It swept the season series 3-0 over Detroit in the process.
Ben Gordon drained 4-of-8 three-point attempts en route to a game-high 20 points for the Pistons, as they suffered their fifth consecutive loss.
