Cavaliers 116-88 Pistons (21 Nov, 2017) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

10-7, 6-3 away

116

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	36	37	28	15	116
DET	23	23	16	26	88

Detroit Pistons

11-6, 7-2 home

Tobias Harris makes 29-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
Tobias Harris misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Avery Bradley makes 23-foot pullup jump shot (Andre Drummond assists)
Tobias Harris makes three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
Avery Bradley makes 5-foot two point shot (Andre Drummond assists)
Andre Drummond misses layup
Andre Drummond makes driving layup (Reggie Jackson assists)
Avery Bradley makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
Reggie Jackson misses 5-foot two point shot
Avery Bradley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)
LeBron James blocks Andre Drummond 's 6-foot layup
Tobias Harris misses 2-foot tip shot
Andre Drummond makes tip shot
Ish Smith makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Ish Smith misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Ish Smith misses driving layup
Langston Galloway misses 28-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Langston Galloway misses 23-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson makes driving layup (Reggie Jackson assists)
Langston Galloway makes three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
Langston Galloway misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Tobias Harris assists)
Reggie Jackson makes two point shot
Reggie Jackson makes 27-foot three pointer
Reggie Jackson misses layup
Avery Bradley misses 23-foot jumper
Stanley Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andre Drummond assists)
Anthony Tolliver makes 29-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
Reggie Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
Tobias Harris misses 5-foot two point shot
Reggie Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)
Reggie Jackson misses driving layup
Tobias Harris makes 5-foot two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
Tobias Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris misses 8-foot jumper
Andre Drummond misses layup
Andre Drummond makes dunk
Avery Bradley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson makes two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
Tobias Harris makes driving dunk
Tobias Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 27-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Avery Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond misses layup
Anthony Tolliver makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Ish Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Avery Bradley misses 27-foot three point jumper
Luke Kennard misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Langston Galloway makes 27-foot three pointer (Eric Moreland assists)
Langston Galloway misses 19-foot jumper
Luke Kennard misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ish Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Langston Galloway makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Henry Ellenson misses two point shot
Luke Kennard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Henry Ellenson assists)
Ish Smith misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Luke Kennard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Henry Ellenson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Moreland makes driving layup
Luke Kennard makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Ish Smith assists)
Cedi Osman blocks Luke Kennard's layup
Reggie Bullock makes layup
Langston Galloway misses 26-foot three point jumper
Henry Ellenson makes three point jumper (Langston Galloway assists)
Eric Moreland makes 2-foot two point shot (Reggie Bullock assists)
Eric Moreland misses 8-foot two point shot
Henry Ellenson misses two point shot
Luke Kennard misses layup
Eric Moreland makes layup (Langston Galloway assists)
Reggie Bullock makes 2-foot dunk
Luke Kennard misses pullup jump shot
Reggie Bullock makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Henry Ellenson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reggie Bullock assists)
JR Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup
Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 4-foot hook shot (Jose Calderon assists)
LeBron James makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Jae Crowder makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder misses layup
Kevin Love makes hook shot
LeBron James misses 2-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 7-foot hook shot
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 14-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kevin Love makes layup (JR Smith assists)
Kevin Love makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 6-foot two point shot
Dwyane Wade misses layup
Kevin Love makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Dwyane Wade makes two point shot
Eric Moreland blocks Dwyane Wade 's 4-foot layup
Dwyane Wade makes layup (JR Smith assists)
Channing Frye makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Korver assists)
Channing Frye makes 13-foot two point shot (Kyle Korver assists)
Kyle Korver makes two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
JR Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kevin Love misses 11-foot two point shot
Kyle Korver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Dwyane Wade misses layup
Kevin Love makes layup
Jae Crowder misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Jae Crowder makes driving layup (Kevin Love assists)
Jose Calderon makes 23-foot jumper (Kyle Korver assists)
Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder misses layup
Jae Crowder misses layup
JR Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jose Calderon assists)
Jose Calderon misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Jae Crowder makes 24-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Jose Calderon makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
JR Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love makes layup (LeBron James assists)
JR Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Jose Calderon makes 29-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Jae Crowder makes 24-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Cedi Osman makes 27-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Eric Moreland blocks Jeff Green 's 16-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jeff Green makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Kyle Korver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 2-foot hook shot
Dwyane Wade misses 13-foot two point shot
Channing Frye makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
Channing Frye misses 5-foot hook shot
Channing Frye misses 27-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 11-foot hook shot
Jeff Green makes dunk (Channing Frye assists)
Cedi Osman misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Holland misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
Jeff Green misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cedi Osman assists)
Cedi Osman makes 3-foot two point shot
Jose Calderon makes two point shot
Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point jumper

CAVALIERS

PISTONS

TIME		CLE	DET
12:00	Kevin Love vs. Andre Drummond (Tobias Harris gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Andre Drummond lost ball turnover (JR Smith steals)	0	0
11:40	JR Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:36	Stanley Johnson defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Andre Drummond bad pass (LeBron James steals)	0	0
11:22	LeBron James makes layup	2	0
11:22	Stanley Johnson shooting foul	2	0
11:22	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	3	0
11:08	Tobias Harris makes 29-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)	3	3
10:54	Jose Calderon bad pass (Stanley Johnson steals)	3	3
10:51	Jose Calderon shooting foul	3	3
10:51	Stanley Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2	3	3
10:51	Pistons offensive team rebound	3	3
10:51	Stanley Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	3	4
10:38	Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper	3	4
10:36	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	3	4
10:28	Tobias Harris bad pass	3	4
10:15	Kevin Love makes 4-foot hook shot (Jose Calderon assists)	5	4
9:57	Tobias Harris misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	5	4
9:54	Kevin Love defensive rebound	5	4
9:49	LeBron James makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	7	4
9:30	Avery Bradley makes 23-foot pullup jump shot (Andre Drummond assists)	7	6
9:14	Kevin Love bad pass (Andre Drummond steals)	7	6
9:08	Tobias Harris makes three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)	7	9
8:51	Jae Crowder makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	10	9
8:34	Avery Bradley makes 5-foot two point shot (Andre Drummond assists)	10	11
8:11	Andre Drummond shooting foul	10	11
8:11	Jae Crowder makes free throw 1 of 2	11	11
8:11	Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 2	12	11
7:55	Andre Drummond misses layup	12	11
7:52	Kevin Love defensive rebound	12	11
7:44	LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper	15	11
7:28	Andre Drummond makes driving layup (Reggie Jackson assists)	15	13
7:03	Jae Crowder misses layup	15	13
7:02	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	15	13
6:50	Avery Bradley makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	15	15
6:30	Kevin Love makes hook shot	17	15
6:13	Reggie Jackson misses 5-foot two point shot	17	15
6:11	Kevin Love defensive rebound	17	15
6:03	LeBron James misses 2-foot two point shot	17	15
6:01	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	17	15
5:56	Avery Bradley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)	17	18
5:55	Cavaliers Full timeout	17	18
5:33	LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper	20	18
5:10	Avery Bradley traveling	20	18
5:01	Kevin Love misses 7-foot hook shot	20	18
4:58	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	20	18
4:45	LeBron James blocks Andre Drummond 's 6-foot layup	20	18
4:42	LeBron James defensive rebound	20	18
4:38	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper	23	18
4:24	Jose Calderon kicked ball violation	23	18
4:24	Ish Smith enters the game for Stanley Johnson	23	18
4:24	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Reggie Jackson	23	18
4:15	Avery Bradley bad pass	23	18
4:15	Dwyane Wade enters the game for Jose Calderon	23	18
3:55	LeBron James makes 14-foot two point shot	25	18
3:48	Pistons Full timeout	25	18
3:31	Tobias Harris misses 2-foot tip shot	25	18
3:30	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	25	18
3:30	Andre Drummond makes tip shot	25	20
3:08	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	20
3:04	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	25	20
2:51	Ish Smith makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	25	22
2:26	Kevin Love makes layup (JR Smith assists)	27	22
2:12	Kevin Love shooting foul	27	22
2:12	Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2	27	22
2:12	Pistons offensive team rebound	27	22
2:12	Langston Galloway enters the game for Avery Bradley	27	22
2:12	Kyle Korver enters the game for JR Smith	27	22
2:12	Jeff Green enters the game for LeBron James	27	22
2:12	Channing Frye enters the game for Jae Crowder	27	22
2:12	Andre Drummond makes free throw 2 of 2	27	23
2:02	Kevin Love makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)	29	23
2:02	Ish Smith shooting foul	29	23
2:02	Eric Moreland enters the game for Andre Drummond	29	23
2:02	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1	30	23
1:51	Ish Smith misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	30	23
1:48	Kevin Love defensive rebound	30	23
1:44	Anthony Tolliver personal foul	30	23
1:35	Dwyane Wade makes 6-foot two point shot	32	23
1:26	Ish Smith misses driving layup	32	23
1:26	Kevin Love defensive rebound	32	23
1:21	Stanley Johnson enters the game for Tobias Harris	32	23
1:11	Dwyane Wade misses layup	32	23
1:07	Anthony Tolliver defensive rebound	32	23
1:00	Langston Galloway misses 28-foot three point jumper	32	23
57.0	Eric Moreland offensive rebound	32	23
54.0	Stanley Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper	32	23
51.0	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	32	23
39.0	Kevin Love makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)	35	23
29.0	Stanley Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper	35	23
25.0	Jeff Green defensive rebound	35	23
4.0	Ish Smith shooting foul	35	23
4.0	Jeff Green misses free throw 1 of 2	35	23
4.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	35	23
4.0	JR Smith enters the game for Kevin Love	35	23
4.0	Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2	36	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	23

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Cavaliers
116
Pistons
88

Game 1

21/11

Pistons
104
Cavaliers
121

Game 2

28/1

Cavaliers
114
Pistons
125

Game 3

31/1

Pistons
90
Cavaliers
112

Game 4

6/3

Little Caesars Arena

12:00 AM, 21 November 2017

Detroit, MI

Attendance: 20,491

Referees:
Brent Barnaky
Jason Goldenberg
Tom Washington

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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