The New York Knicks will open the 2025 NBA postseason with a first-round best-of-seven series against the resurgent Detroit Pistons. New York is aiming to win a first-round series for the third straight year, before potentially meeting the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals if it can advance.

The Knicks can lose to the Pistons in the first round, obviously they can. But they can’t lose.

We’ve got the Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks Game 1 Results according to NBA 2K25 to see who the game predicts will be our winner. The First Round of the NBA Playoffs is here, and winning the first game of a series can set the tone.