Knicks’ heroes and zeros from their 106-103 Game 5 loss to the Pistons on Tuesday:
Hero
Ausar Thompson poured in 22 points, marking a season high and tying his career high. He also finally was able to shut down Jalen Brunson, who had 16 points on rough 4-for-16 shooting from the field.
Zero
The Knicks have not been able to get Miles McBride going the entire series.
He struggled with his shot again, finishing with four points on 2-for-7 shooting from the field.
He also missed all three of his 3-pointers.
He missed both free throws — the second on purpose — with the Knicks trailing 106-103 with 2.6 seconds left.
Unsung hero
Jalen Duren had nine points, but more importantly, 14 rebounds — seven of which were on the offensive glass.
Key stat
59.3 Knicks shooting from the free throw line (16-of-27). Hard to win leaving that many free points missing.
