The New York Knicks had a statement-making night in Detroit, beating the Pistons 118-116 in Game 3 of their first-round series Thursday. Karl-Anthony Towns paced New York with 31 points, a stark difference from his Game 2 performance, where he only scored 10 points. It was a chippy game between the two sides who battled down to the wire.

This game just ripped the hearts out of the Grizzlies and their fans. Memphis came out with the desperation of a team down 0-2 in a series — the Grizzlies had a 40-point first quarter (they had 36 in the entire first half of Game 1).

Up 3-0 in their Round 1 playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder will enter Game 4 against the Memphis Grizzlies with a significant advantage. Ja Morant (hip contusion) is listed as doubtful for Saturday's game. ESPN has reported he'll be out.

Chet Holmgren scored all but one of his 24 points in the second half as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 29-point deficit after Ja Morant left the game with a hip injury and beat the Memphis G