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Tobias Harris plays 43 minutes for Detroit in playoff victory
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No. 6 seed Detroit defeated No. 3 seed New York , 106-103, Tuesday in the first round of the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference playoffs at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
Former Tennessee basketball player Tobias Harris started and played 43 minutes for the Pistons. He totaled 17 points, eight rebounds, four blocks, two steals and two assists. Harris converted 6-of-13 field goal attempts, 3-of-5 three-point attempts and 2-of-2 free throw attempts.
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New York leads the best-of-seven series, 3-2.
Harris played for the Vols from 2010-11 under head coach Bruce Pearl . In his one season at Tennessee, he averaged 15.3 points and 7.3 assists per game. He was a Second-Team All-SEC performer and a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team. Harris received Second-Team Freshman All-America honors by the USBWA.
The former Vol was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft (No. 19 overall) by the Bobcats.
In his NBA career, Harris has played for Milwaukee (2011-13), Orlando (2013-16), Detroit (2016-18, 2024-25), the Clippers (2018-19) and Philadelphia (2019-24).
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