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Cunningham had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and three
steals for Detroit, which outscored Cleveland 31-17 in the
fourth quarter. Frank Jackson had 19 points, Trey Lyles supplied
15 and Isaiah Stewart added 14 while grabbing 12 rebounds.
Darius Garland led Cleveland with 24 points and seven assists,
while Evan Mobley had 18 points and nine rebounds. Jarrett Allen
contributed 15 points and nine rebounds and Dean Wade added 14
points. The Cavs had won eight of their previous nine.
The Cavaliers scored the first 15 points of the game as Detroit
missed its first eight field goal attempts during the opening
four-plus minutes. Wade had five points during that span.
A Bey bucket and foul ended Detroit's drought. The Pistons cut
the deficit to five, 29-24, by the end of the quarter.
Cleveland held the lead throughout the rest of the half but
couldn't pull away. Garland drained a trio of 3-pointers in the
final 2:17 as the Cavs led 55-49 at the break. Garland finished
the half with 14 points while Jackson led the Pistons with 17.
Another Garland long ball two minutes into the second half gave
Cleveland a 10-point lead. When Garland knocked down another
with 5:33 left in the quarter, Cleveland's lead increased to
80-68.
Detroit responded with a 9-0 run, including seven points from
Bey. He also made a layup in the closing seconds of the quarter
but the Cavs had an 88-84 lead entering the fourth.
Okoro knocked down a 3-pointer with nine minutes left for a
98-89 Cavs lead. The Cavs then went scoreless for more than four
minutes while the Pistons reeled off 13 points to take the lead
for the first time. Cunningham had five of those points,
including a 3-pointer to cap the outburst.
Stewart scored on back-to-back possessions to give Detroit a
106-100 lead with 2:24 left. Cunningham hit a 3-pointer on the
Pistons' next possession for a nine-point advantage.
--Field Level Media
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