The Detroit Pistons are grappling with that irony after their 116-113 loss to the New York Knicks in Game 6 on May 1 — an elimination game that brought the most successful, exhilarating Pistons season in nearly two decades to an unceremonious end.

Jalen Brunson was the hero in Game 6 as he scored a game-high 40 points – including the eventual game-winner – to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons to advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The New York Knicks closed out their first-round series against the Detroit Pistons in dramatic fashion. In Game 6, New York withstood a furious Detroit comeback and pulled out a 116-113 series-clinching victory thanks to a clutch 3-pointer from Jalen Brunson in the final seconds of regulation.