Death, taxes, New York Knicks instead of Detroit Pistons.

The Knicks prevailed again in the Motor City on Friday night, leading in a tie and defeating the Pistons 128-98 in the finale at Little Caesars Arena. Fueled largely by 36 points from Jalen Brunson, the Knicks handled business thoroughly, jumping out to a massive 39-13 lead after the opening period and never looking back.

With the win, the Knicks (3-2) surpass .500 and have won consecutive games for the first time this season. They also extended their personal winning streak against the Pistons to 16 games, extending the active NBA record for most consecutive triumphs against a single opponent.

The Knicks kept several other active trends going in the blowout win: Karl-Anthony Towns (21 points, 11 rebounds) posted a double-double for the fourth straight game, while OG Anunoby matched him in the scoring department. With Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart scoring 15 and 13 points, respectively (the latter dropping a rebound on his fourth straight double-double), each of the Knicks' five starters scored at least 10 points again, securing the first such streak of at least four point games since February/March 1989.

After getting its first win in five tries on Wednesday (1-5), Detroit failed to end a winning streak against the Knicks. Cade Cunningham had 22 points for the Pistons, who face the Knicks again on December 7th.

With the Knicks halfway through a four-game road trip, they return to action on Monday night in Houston (8:45 p.m. ET, MSG).

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