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CLEVELAND – The Detroit Pistons got hit by a Cavalanche on Monday night.
A 24-0 run doomed the Pistons in Game 4. With the series tied 2-2, they now have to protect their home floor.The Pistons fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers, 112-103, on Monday, May 11, at Rocket Arena to knot the best-of-seven series in the second round.
The Pistons opened the third quarter with a 56-52 lead, when the Cavaliers opened the half with a 22-0 run, picking up where they left off after scoring the final bucket of the first half. It’s the longest run of uninterrupted points scored in postseason history, according to NBA Stats.
The Pistons had no answer for Donovan Mitchell, who finished with 43 points – an NBA record-tying 39 in the second half – and came alive with 21 points in the third quarter after entering halftime with just four. He scored the final bucket of the run with a hook, before Paul Reed finally got the Pistons on the board with a dunk at the 5:57 mark.
Reed was one of the lone bright spots for the Pistons, scoring 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting in 14 minutes. It was a poor performance for Jalen Duren, who finished with eight points, two rebounds, two steals, four turnovers and five fouls. Duren replaced Reed with 10:28 to play in the fourth, after Reed scored 13 in the third.
Caris LeVert led the Pistons with 24 points, scoring 17 in the first half for his strongest performance of the NBA playoffs. Cade Cunningham finished 7-for-16 for 19 points. Tobias Harris' streak of eight consecutive games with at least 20 points ended after he finished with 16 on 6-for-17 shooting, 0-for-8 in the second half.
The Pistons had 16 turnovers, with five from Cunningham, and four each from Ausar Thompson and Duren.
Game 5 is Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, where the Pistons won the first two games by 10 points each. The Cavs are 0-5 on the road this postseason. Game 6 will be Friday night in Cleveland.
The Pistons trailed 16-5 at the 7:01 mark of the first quarter, committing five turnovers within the first five minutes of the game as James Harden knocked (24 points, 11 assists) down three 3-pointers. Thompson picked up two fouls in the same stretch, prompting coach J.B. Bickerstaff to sit him and turn to Caris LeVert.
The veteran forward immediately impacted the game on both ends and scored 10 points during a 23-5 run to take the lead by the end of the first quarter, 24-21. The run turned an 11-point Pistons deficit into a seven-point lead, 28-21, at the 11:03 mark of the second quarter. Turnovers remained an issue, though, as they finished the game with 18.
They also suffered from a big free throw disparity, with the Cavaliers taking 34 free throw attempts to the Pistons’ 12.
Cleveland's Evan Mobley was the game's best big, compiling 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists, five blocks and three steals.
Here are two more takeaways from Game 4:
After Duren picked up his third foul early in the second half on a moving screen, Bickerstaff turned to Reed for the second time in two games. He scored 11 points in the third quarter, helping the Pistons whittle an 18-point deficit to nine, 82-73, at the 1:41 mark.
It was the second game in a row Reed was their best big man and made an impact in the third. Duren checked back into the game early in the fourth quarter and immediately picked up his fourth foul, a loose ball foul, followed by a turnover after losing the ball in the paint. Other than one two-way sequence where he dunked over Jarrett Allen and blocked him on the other end, it was a rough night for the fourth-year big man.
It also was a quiet night for Isaiah Stewart, who tallied four points and three rebounds in seven minutes.
LeVert got going the moment he checked in, hitting a midrange jumper his first possession of the night. He generated points on the Pistons’ next two trips on the offensive end – a baseline bounce pass to Harris for a corner 3-pointer, followed by a 3-pointer of his own to cut an 11-point deficit to three, 18-15.
He remained hot in the second quarter, scoring nine points for a game-high 17 points at halftime. It wasn’t just offense – after knocking down another midrange shot to push the lead to 31-27, he swatted a Jarrett Allen layup attempt on the other end.
Harris’ play was a big reason the Pistons went into halftime with a 56-52 lead. After Dennis Schroder tied the game at 38 with a 3-pointer, Harris came up with steals the following two Cavaliers possessions to help them re-take the lead. His 3-pointer at the 3:36 mark pushed their lead back to four, 45-41.
Another LeVert 3-pointer, after two offensive rebounds from Harris, gave the Pistons a 52-48 lead with 1:27 on the clock. The veteran forwards were their leading scorers at halftime, and Harris also grabbed eight rebounds.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Pistons Game 4 dreams crushed by Donovan Mitchell, Cavs; series tied
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A 24-0 run doomed the Pistons in Game 4. With the series tied 2-2, they now have to protect their home floor.The Pistons fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers, 112-103, on Monday, May 11, at Rocket Arena to knot the best-of-seven series in the second round.
The Pistons opened the third quarter with a 56-52 lead, when the Cavaliers opened the half with a 22-0 run, picking up where they left off after scoring the final bucket of the first half. It’s the longest run of uninterrupted points scored in postseason history, according to NBA Stats.
The Pistons had no answer for Donovan Mitchell, who finished with 43 points – an NBA record-tying 39 in the second half – and came alive with 21 points in the third quarter after entering halftime with just four. He scored the final bucket of the run with a hook, before Paul Reed finally got the Pistons on the board with a dunk at the 5:57 mark.
Reed was one of the lone bright spots for the Pistons, scoring 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting in 14 minutes. It was a poor performance for Jalen Duren, who finished with eight points, two rebounds, two steals, four turnovers and five fouls. Duren replaced Reed with 10:28 to play in the fourth, after Reed scored 13 in the third.
Caris LeVert led the Pistons with 24 points, scoring 17 in the first half for his strongest performance of the NBA playoffs. Cade Cunningham finished 7-for-16 for 19 points. Tobias Harris' streak of eight consecutive games with at least 20 points ended after he finished with 16 on 6-for-17 shooting, 0-for-8 in the second half.
The Pistons had 16 turnovers, with five from Cunningham, and four each from Ausar Thompson and Duren.
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Game 5 is Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, where the Pistons won the first two games by 10 points each. The Cavs are 0-5 on the road this postseason. Game 6 will be Friday night in Cleveland.
The Pistons trailed 16-5 at the 7:01 mark of the first quarter, committing five turnovers within the first five minutes of the game as James Harden knocked (24 points, 11 assists) down three 3-pointers. Thompson picked up two fouls in the same stretch, prompting coach J.B. Bickerstaff to sit him and turn to Caris LeVert.
The veteran forward immediately impacted the game on both ends and scored 10 points during a 23-5 run to take the lead by the end of the first quarter, 24-21. The run turned an 11-point Pistons deficit into a seven-point lead, 28-21, at the 11:03 mark of the second quarter. Turnovers remained an issue, though, as they finished the game with 18.
They also suffered from a big free throw disparity, with the Cavaliers taking 34 free throw attempts to the Pistons’ 12.
Cleveland's Evan Mobley was the game's best big, compiling 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists, five blocks and three steals.
Here are two more takeaways from Game 4:
Paul Reed plays over Jalen Duren in third quarter, again
After Duren picked up his third foul early in the second half on a moving screen, Bickerstaff turned to Reed for the second time in two games. He scored 11 points in the third quarter, helping the Pistons whittle an 18-point deficit to nine, 82-73, at the 1:41 mark.
It was the second game in a row Reed was their best big man and made an impact in the third. Duren checked back into the game early in the fourth quarter and immediately picked up his fourth foul, a loose ball foul, followed by a turnover after losing the ball in the paint. Other than one two-way sequence where he dunked over Jarrett Allen and blocked him on the other end, it was a rough night for the fourth-year big man.
It also was a quiet night for Isaiah Stewart, who tallied four points and three rebounds in seven minutes.
Caris LeVert, Tobias Harris spark offense in 1st half
LeVert got going the moment he checked in, hitting a midrange jumper his first possession of the night. He generated points on the Pistons’ next two trips on the offensive end – a baseline bounce pass to Harris for a corner 3-pointer, followed by a 3-pointer of his own to cut an 11-point deficit to three, 18-15.
He remained hot in the second quarter, scoring nine points for a game-high 17 points at halftime. It wasn’t just offense – after knocking down another midrange shot to push the lead to 31-27, he swatted a Jarrett Allen layup attempt on the other end.
Harris’ play was a big reason the Pistons went into halftime with a 56-52 lead. After Dennis Schroder tied the game at 38 with a 3-pointer, Harris came up with steals the following two Cavaliers possessions to help them re-take the lead. His 3-pointer at the 3:36 mark pushed their lead back to four, 45-41.
Another LeVert 3-pointer, after two offensive rebounds from Harris, gave the Pistons a 52-48 lead with 1:27 on the clock. The veteran forwards were their leading scorers at halftime, and Harris also grabbed eight rebounds.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Pistons Game 4 dreams crushed by Donovan Mitchell, Cavs; series tied
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