Shortly after the Detroit Pistons closed out their regular season on Sunday, the NBA revealed that Game 1 against the New York Knicks would take place on Saturd

DETROIT – The full schedule for the Detroit Pistons’ first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks. Obviously, the final three games in that series will only be played if necessary. This is the most anticipated playoff series at Little Caesars Arena since the Pistons and Red Wings moved there in 2017.

The Pistons won the regular-season series over the Knicks, 3-1, including the final three games, however the 3-seed Knicks are the heavy favorites over the 6-seed Pistons. The playoffs are a different beast and the Knicks have the experience advantage entering Saturday night’s Game 1 in the first round at Madison Square Garden.