Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Charts for Game 1 (April 19)

Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Charts for Game 1 (April 19) | 2025 NBA Playoffs

By Rajdeep Barman

Modified Apr 19, 2025 12:34 GMT

Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Charts for Game 1 (April 19) | 2025 NBA Playoffs (Image Credits: Imagn and Getty)

The Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks matchup is one of the four 2025 NBA Playoffs games scheduled for Saturday. This is Game 1 of the third vs. sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Pistons had a long journey back to relevancy after last making the playoffs in the 2018-19 season. They were particularly bad in 2023-24 when they finished with the worst record in the league at 14-68. They, however, turned things around this season to register 30 more wins and ended with a 44-38 record.

Detroit finished the season losing two straight games and six of the final 10. In its final regular-season game, it lost 140-133 in OT to the Milwaukee Bucks. Malik Beasley came off the bench to lead the team in scoring with 23 points.

The Knicks have been one of the best teams in the East. They greatly benefited from adding Karl-Anthony Towns in the offseason, who led the team offensively. He was especially important when Jalen Brunson went down with an ankle injury and missed 15 straight games.

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New York ended the regular season with a 113-105 win against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Landry Shamet led the team in scoring with 29 points as the starters were rested.

Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks: Injury Reports

Pistons injury report for April 19

Detroit’s only injury concern is Jaden Ivey, who continues to recover from a broken left fibula. While he has been cleared for basketball activities, he is still some way off from making a return on the court.

Knicks injury report for April 19

New York has just one injury concern as well. Ariel Hukporti is questionable for Saturday’s game with a knee injury.

Here’s a look at the Pistons vs Knicks’ starting lineups and depth charts for April 19.

Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks: Starting lineups and depth chart

Pistons starting lineup and depth chart

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Cade Cunningham	Dennis Schroder	Marcus Sasser
SG	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Malik Beasley	Marcus Sasser
SF	Ausar Thompson	Ronald Holland II	Tim Hardaway Jr.
PF	Tobias Harris	Simone Fontecchio	Lindy Waters III
C	Jalen Duren	Isaiah Stewart	Paul Reed

Knicks starting lineup and depth chart

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Jalen Brunson	Miles McBride	Cameron Payne
SG	Mikal Bridges	Cameron Payne	Landry Shamet
SF	Josh Hart	Landry Shamet	Mikal Bridges
PF	OG Anunoby	Josh Hart	Precious Achiuwa
C	Karl-Anthony Towns	Mitchell Robinson	Precious Achiuwa

Where and how to watch Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks?

The Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks game will tip off at 6 p.m. EDT at Madison Square Garden. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN and will air locally on MSG and FanDuel Sports Network - Detroit. Fans can also stream it live on NBA League Pass and FuboTV.

About the author

Rajdeep Barman is a U.S. Sports Editor at Sportskeeda and occasionally writes about basketball. He studied journalism at Mizzou, and prior to working at Sportskeeda, he spent 2.5 years at the Columbia Missourian in the U.S.

He worked as an Assistant Sports Editor and helped cover Mizzou Athletics and local high school sports. There, he formed close professional and personal bonds with The Denver Post's Bennett Durando, OKC Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and Alabama beat writer Nick Kelly.

Rajdeep's interest in the NBA stems from his love for the Golden State Warriors and his appreciation of the team's distinctive playing style, heavily influenced by coach Steve Kerr's inspiration from Barcelona's Tiki-Taka. For Rajdeep, basketball is a platform that fosters community and brings people together.

Rajdeep stays in constant touch with some of the best beat writers in the NBA, which helps him learn and stay closer to the news. Being trained in the AP Handbook, he ensures highest levels of relevance, accuracy and ethics in his content.

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Edited by Rajdeep Barman