Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers
· National Basketball AssociationMitchell, Wade help Cavaliers beat Pistons 113-101 in Bickerstaff's return to Cleveland
Jarrett Allen added 17 and 11 rebounds as the Cavs won their 10th straight over the Pistons to give new coach Kenny Atkinson a win in his home debut and a 2-0 start.
Bickerstaff got a mixed reaction from fans in his return after being fired after last season despite leading the Cavs to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Cade Cunningham scored 33 and Jaden Ivey 22 for the Pistons, who were still within eight in the fourth quarter when Wade made back-to-back 3-pointers in a 31-second span to put the Cavs ahead 105-91 with 6:17 left.
Cavaliers: For the second straight game, they handled business against a weaker team. It's been a solid start under Atkinson, who is still toying with rotations as he learns more about his team.
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 101 - 113 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 101 - 113 | |
4th 17.2 | Georges Niang defensive rebound | 101 - 113 | |
4th 22.0 | Ronald Holland II misses 26-foot three point jumper | 101 - 113 | |
4th 25.1 | Marcus Sasser offensive rebound | 101 - 113 |
Statistics
DET | CLE | |
---|---|---|
38-81 | FG | 42-82 |
46.9 | Field Goal % | 51.2 |
13-32 | 3PT | 13-34 |
40.6 | Three Point % | 38.2 |
12-17 | FT | 16-23 |
70.6 | Free Throw % | 69.6 |
42 | Rebounds | 39 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
34 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
25 | Assists | 28 |
3 | Steals | 13 |
5 | Blocks | 4 |
22 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
22 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
32 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 25 |
14 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
34 | Points in Paint | 44 |
22 | Fouls | 15 |
5 | Largest Lead | 18 |
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