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Detroit Pistons forward/center Isaiah Stewart (knee) has been ruled out for Monday's Game 2 against the New York Knicks. This isn't a surprise, as Stewart missed time at the end of the regular season due to inflammation in his right knee and sat out the end of Game 1. He was listed as questionable on the initial injury report. With Stewart absent, Paul Reed will move up the depth chart, but Detroit may also opt to deploy smaller lineups more in Monday's game.

Detroit Pistons forward/center Isaiah Stewart (knee) has been listed as questionable for Game 2 of the team's first-round series against the New York Knicks on Monday night. Stewart has been dealing with inflammation in his right knee since the end of the regular season and made an early exit in Game 1, leaving with over nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. The 23-year-old big man had two points in the contest with five rebounds and two blocks. Paul Reed is likely to enter the rotation on Monday if Stewart can't play, although he probably won't see much time on the court behind starting center Jalen Duren, who will aim to bounce back in Game 2 after being held to seven points and six rebounds in Saturday's loss.

Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart (knee) is set to return after a two-game absence on Saturday against the New York Knicks. The big man has recently experienced inflammation in his right knee and did not play in the team's last two regular-season games. Stewart and starting center Jalen Duren will face a tough challenge in the first-round series against Karl-Anthony Towns. In four regular-season matchups with the Knicks, Stewart managed only 3.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in 22.5 minutes.

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (knee) is set to make his postseason debut in Saturday's Game 1 against the New York Knicks. Cunningham's name is not on the injury report after he missed Detroit's regular-season finale against the Milwaukee Bucks last Sunday due to a knee issue. Detroit's rising star made his penultimate regular-season appearance against the Knicks, scoring 36 points in a 115-106 win. Overall, he has averaged 30.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 8.3 assists in the matchup this season.

Detroit Pistons center/forward Isaiah Stewart (knee) has been ruled out of Friday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks due to right knee inflammation. Since he's been playing more of a backup role, it shouldn't cause too much of a shakeup in the rotation. Jalen Duren should see a big chunk of minutes and Paul Reed will likely get some more playing time as well. The Bucks have a lot of size in the frontcourt, so Reed may be a sneaky, yet risky, play in DFS. Reed has only played more than 19 minutes in a game one time this year, so the safest bet is finding a different option.