Cade Cunningham scored 33 points and Dennis Schroder hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 55.7 seconds left as the visiting Detroit Pistons evened their Eastern Conference first-round series, escaping with a physical 100-94 Game 2 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday night.Game 3 is Thursday in Detroit.After struggling through a rough playoff debut on Saturday when the Pistons blew an eight-point lead in the fourth quarter and were outscored 40-21, Cunningham delivered a masterful performance with 11-of-21 shooting from the field and helped Detroit overcome 37 points by New York star Jalen Brunson.Even with Cunningham’s big showing, the Pistons nearly did not do enough to avoid folding down the stretch as they blew a 13-point lead, getting outscored 19-6 in a span of 5:55.The Knicks roared back from an 88-75 deficit and forged a 94-94 deadlock with 1:15 remaining when Brunson passed out of a double team to a cutting Josh Hart, who converted a dunk.On the next possession, the Pistons regained the lead when Schroder hit a 3 from the left side over Brunson late in the shot clock.Brunson missed a potential tying 3 with 46.5 seconds left and Mikal Bridges was off on another 3-pointer with 11 seconds left. Detroit finished it off by sinking three free throws in the final 8.1 seconds.Schroder added 20 for the Pistons, who stopped an NBA-record 15-game postseason losing streak that dated to Game 4 of the 2008 Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics. Tobias Harris added 15 points and 13 rebounds while Jalen Duren collected 12 points, 13 boards and three blocks as the Pistons outrebounded New York 48-34.