Malik Beasley had an epic celebration and kissed the MSG Crowd in the Pistons’ win

The Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 124-116 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. The game came to an end and one of the bench players made two big shots to secure the victory for the Pistons. And the ensuing celebration was so over the top that he now has to be listed alongside Reggie Miller and Trae Young as one of the greatest Knicks killers in NBA history.

Sorry, those are the rules.

The Pistons had a one-point lead late in the game when Malik Beasley hit a three-pointer in the corner and ran back up the court pointing at fans. After Jalen Brunson made a layup to get back within two points, Beasley had another answer.

As the Knicks called timeout, Beasley broke out of every celebration you can imagine. He danced. He stood still. He high-fived teammates. He jumped and jumped around the field blowing kisses to the crowd.

Beasley finished with 22 points and made six of eight three-point attempts.

It was the Pistons’ tenth win in their last 12 games, while the Knicks have lost five of their last seven. If the playoffs started today, the Pistons would be the eighth seed. Considering they haven’t been to the playoffs since 2019, this is a very big deal.

And that is certainly worth celebrating.