Derrick Rose

Rose contributed 13 points (4-6 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds and six assists across 16 minutes during Friday's 130-106 victory over the Pistons.

Rose hit shots more consistently for the Knicks second unit after shooting just 25.0% in the team's opening game Wednesday night.

[Game Recaps](/nba/game-recaps.php) - NBA - MLB Rose is averaging 8.5 points per game while posting an impressive 26.1% usage rate in just 14.1 minutes per game this season. [Knicks Correspondent](/nba/team-news.php?team=NYK) [Chris Schommer](/news/correspondents/chris-schommer.php)

Hosting the Detroit Pistons in their first official 2022-23 contest at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks enjoyed relief efforts in more ways than one from their ...

[Click Here](https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/) [.](http://dallasbasketball.com/) 11 for the second of four meetings this season. The Pistons return to Manhattan on Nov. A lasting lead that summitted at 29 was built primarily through a 42-point second quarter, which opened with eight Rose points over the first eight minutes. and even a couple of threes ... Such antics were highlighted by a game-best 20 points for Immanuel Quickley and several show-stopping dunks ...

Immanuel Quickley scored 20 points off the bench to lead six players in double figures Friday night for the New York Knicks, who were rarely threatened in ...

Toppin had seven points in the spurt, including a dunk 84 seconds into the fourth that gave New York a 109-81 lead. Brunson had nine points and Rose scored eight points as New York outscored Detroit 42-32 in the period to take a 72-52 halftime lead. The Knicks took their biggest lead at 85-56 following a 9-0 run early in the third. Saddiq Bey scored 26 points for the Pistons, including 10 during a 23-6 run that cut the Knicks’ lead to 12 points late in the third quarter. New York finished the quarter on an 11-2 run, a span in which Detroit missed seven straight shots and four consecutive free throws. The Pistons were trying to start 2-0 for the first time since 2018-19, when they opened 4-0.

Thus it came to pass that the New York Knicks won their home opener 130-106 over the Detroit Pistons, the rare night where everything went right. Coupled with ...

If they bring the same spirit, tempo and togetherness they did last night, they could be 2-1 and feeling pretty good. Quoth charluca: “Everyone played well.” Sometimes that’s a cliché, sometimes it’s akin to a participation trophy, but in this case it’s truth. By the end of this game he’d tied the franchise record for most assists to begin a Knick career without a turnover (15), previously set by Miles McBride. The joy persisted even after the final buzzer. With an altogether alternate approach to ascendance, a depth of quality and quality of depth not often seen in these parts. The game was over by the half, with the Knicks up by 20 having blitzed their way to 72 points. The bench! Thus it came to pass that the New York Knicks won their home opener 130-106 over the Detroit Pistons, the rare night where everything went right. Especially impressive was that Barrett was his usual insistent self pushing to the rim, but showed better touch and decision-making on those drives, two focal points of his offseason. Coupled with the spirit shown Wednesday forcing Memphis to overtime, it’s fair to feel New York’s future pointing — if ever so precariously — up. 48 minutes holds a lotta subatomica: whether he’s dancing deftly along the baseline without losing his dribble, deking guards on the perimeter or stopping, spinning and scoring in the paint, Brunson appears to be the genuine article. On the eighth, after sleeping in and a bit of tidying up, they found a bit of extra joy and promise lying about.

Maybe someday Jalen Brunson can look back and savor the roars from a sold-out crowd that officially welcomed him to Madison Square Garden.

... Casey said G [Alec Burks](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6429/alec-burks), who played the last two seasons for the Knicks, wasn't close to returning from a fractured bone in his left foot. [RJ Barrett](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395625/rj-barrett), who also struggled in an overtime loss in Memphis in the season opener, rebounded with 18 points. He was eventually traded to Detroit as the Knicks were lining up their books to make a run at Brunson. "This is a very good team," Casey said. Rose made another 3 for New York's first basket of the second, this time starting a 12-2 burst that extended it to 42-24. "Opening night for the other team, they were a hot team," Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. Detroit fell behind by 15 in the first quarter before working its way back in that victory, but there was no comeback from the type of deficit the Pistons faced Friday. "The playmaking was great," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. [Bojan Bogdanovic](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3593/bojan-bogdanovic) scored 18 points and rookie [Jaden Ivey](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4433218/jaden-ivey) had 17. But I mean, all that goes out the window if you don't try to win games," Brunson said. [Immanuel Quickley](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395724/immanuel-quickley) bounced back from a rough opener with 20 and the Knicks beat the [Detroit Pistons](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/det/detroit-pistons) 130-106 on Friday night for their first victory of the season. [Obi Toppin](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4278355/obi-toppin) scored 16, [Julius Randle](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3064514/julius-randle) had 15 and there was no chance of another tense finish after the Knicks seized control late in the first quarter.

Derrick Rose has been impactful in small doses through two games for the Knicks, even with a lessened workload due to the addition of $104 million starting ...

As far as minutes, I don’t worry about it because of the saying, ‘if you stay ready, you don’t got to get ready.’ That’s my mindset.” They played well as a group, and that was the most pleasing thing. “I’m not trying to downplay my play but understanding that I still got to get my timing on, my jump shot, still got to get my timing on. But it’s gonna come the more I play.” “I can’t get too high, can’t get too low. I’m feeling out the games, trying not to mess up the game by being out there and being too aggressive.