NEW YORK -- Kristaps Porzingis heard the roar of the fans and looked up at the scoreboard to see why they were cheering.The board showed that Porzingis had his first 30-point game in the NBA, and the New York Knicks think it could be the first of many.Hes figuring everything out, point guard Derrick Rose said. Like, hes going out here scoring 30 and he really dont know the NBA yet.Porzingis scored a career-high 35 points and the Knicks held on for a 105-102 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.The 7-foot-3 forward from Latvia hit three 3-pointers and converted a dazzling three-point play in the first half after dunking a lob pass on the fast break.You see the whole package tonight, coach Jeff Hornacek said. He was inside, he was outside. I thought he was great.Carmelo Anthony added 22 points to help the Knicks win their second straight. Joakim Noah bounced back nicely with seven points and 15 rebounds after he was benched in the second half of the Knicks victory over Dallas on Monday night while Porzingis moved to center in a smaller lineup.Porzingis played some more center Wednesday and everywhere else on the floor, drawing MVP! MVP! chants while also grabbing seven rebounds.It was just happening, and a lot of stuff that I worked on during the summer came out, he said.It almost wasnt enough, as Detroit pulled within two in the final minute and had a chance to tie but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed a 3-pointer on the last possession.He finished with 21 points and Tobias Harris added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, who had won two straight.Porzingis was 4 for 5 for nine points in the first quarter, then had 16 more in the second quarter, highlighted by his slam that broke a 33-all tie. Kyle OQuinn had blocked a shot to trigger a fast break, with Porzingis running ahead to catch Brandon Jennings lob and slam it down while being fouled by Jon Leuer, landing awkwardly but getting up quickly as Knicks players from the nearby bench spilled onto the floor in celebration.The guy had a great night and some of what he did is unstoppable, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. But when he outruns you down the floor for a dunk off a missed shot, not a turnover, thats inexcusable.TIP-INSPistons: Andre Drummond had 15 points and nine rebounds after missing a game with a sprained right ankle. ... Detroit is 5-0 at home but 1-6 on the road.Knicks: Jennings averaged 14.1 points and 6.6 assists in 144 games with Detroit from 2013-16. ... New York has won three straight and 12 of the last 14 meetings at Madison Square Garden.STAN SPEAKSA day after LeBron James criticized Knicks President Phil Jackson for using the word posse in an interview to describe James friends and business partners, Van Gundy was reflective Wednesday when thinking about his own words, calling on people to be aware of their language and attitudes.Im going to be perfectly honest here, Ive used that word before, OK, Van Gundy said , and when that all came out I had to ask myself, have I ever used that word before with a white player, and the answer is no. So, I think, look, you have to be aware of the language and you have to be aware a little bit of your own biases if youre going to overcome them and so I took that seriously.GOOD GUYHarris was honored with the NBA Cares Community Assist Award for October for his leadership and dedication to mentoring at-risk youth throughout the community. Hell be presented with the award Saturday at home against Boston, and Kaiser Permanente and the NBA will donate $10,000 on his behalf to Feeding Children Everywhere.FOOTBALL FANSNFL stars Von Miller of the Denver Broncos and Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants were at the game.UP NEXTPistons: Visit Cleveland on Friday. The Cavaliers swept the Pistons in the first round of last seasons playoffs.Knicks: Visit Washington on Thursday. The Wizards have won the last two meetings. Dylan Larkin Jersey . Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands. Trevor Daley Red Wings Jersey . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December. http://www.redwingshockeyauthentic.com/kris-draper-jersey/ . 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LAS VEGAS -- Maryland trailed for much of the game, grew frustrated by its miscues and needed to make key plays down the stretch under pressure.Just what the No. 6 Terrapins were craving.Brionna Jones had 20 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and Maryland pulled away late to beat Washington State 79-69 on Saturday.Maryland (6-0) entered having won each game by at least 32 points. The Terrapins largest deficit was 2-0 and it had trailed for less than 2 minutes total in five games.This team is really, really competitive, so I think theyd much rather play in games like this where youre tested to be able to see how to work through a game, coach Brenda Frese said. We really enjoyed it.The Cougars led by six in the first half and for much of the third quarter. With game tied at 61, Jones hit two free throws and Destiny Slocum added a 3-pointer and two free throws in a 10-2 run to put Maryland ahead 71-63 with 1:39 left at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout.I think this just shows how hard we have to compete going forward, Jones said.The senior centers offensive rebounds helped keep her teammates in it in the first half. She delivered clutch plays down the stretch as her teammates found a rhythm.She was huge, Frese said. We knew we were going to be able to go inside, but her presence, they had no answer for her on both ends of the floor.Kaila Charles scored 19 points, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough had 15 and Slocum 11 for Maryland in its final tuneup before its showdown at No. 4 Louisville on Thursday.Borislava Hristova scored 25 points on 11-of-19 shooting for Washington State (4-2). The Cougars were 7 of 21 from the foul line.Im really proud of our team. I thought we had a good tournament here, Washington State coach June Daugherty said. We played very well the other night against Nebraska and I thought for about three and a half quarters, we played pretty well against the No. (6) team in the couuntry.ddddddddddddBIG PICTUREMaryland: Winning games by 56, 45 and 64 points before routing No. 23 Arizona State by 41 Friday may have led to a lack of intensity. There were plenty of missed layups and poor passes allowing the Cougars to gain confidence in a physical game.Washington State: The Cougars, picked to finish 10th in the Pac-12, have plenty of contributors. For the sixth straight game, 12 players saw action. Daugherty, in her 10th season, had her players diving for loose balls and drawing charges in an inspired performance.POLL IMPLICATIONS:Maryland could move up a spot by jumping over the loser of Sundays game between No. 3 South Carolina and No. 4 Louisville. Thursdays matchup with the Cardinals in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge figures to be the top game of the week.JONES DOMINANCEJones said she maybe had a 20-20 game in high school, but not recently. Her previous career high was 19 rebounds.HRISTOVA SHINESHristova, the Pac-12s second-leading freshman scorer last season, was held to nine points against Nebraska and previously suffered through 4-of-13 and 5-of-14 shooting games.She has not been happy with her play on both ends of the floor, Daugherty said. To her credit, she just relaxed a little bit and let the game come to her for a while. Then she got some confidence and she tried to take over the game, which is great to see.FREE THROW WOESDaugherty looked at the stats sheet and the 14 missed free throws and declared, Thats ballgame.Caila Hailey went 2 for 8 from the line.UP NEXTThursday will be Marylands first trip to Louisville since beating the Cardinals to advance to the 2014 Final Four.Washington State returns home to face San Diego on Friday, its fourth West Coast Conference opponent of the season. The Pac-12 opener is Dec. 27 at No. 15 Washington. ' ' '