Cavaliers 121-104 Pistons (28 Jan, 2018) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

22-26, 9-16 away

104

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	28	33	26	17	104
CLE	33	25	32	31	121

Cleveland Cavaliers

29-19, 18-6 home

121

LeBron James makes driving layup
Kevin Love makes jumper
JR Smith misses three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Tristan Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)
Tristan Thompson makes driving layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Kevin Love makes 11-foot two point shot (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
JR Smith makes three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
Tristan Thompson makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
Channing Frye makes three point jumper (JR Smith assists)
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James misses tip shot
Stanley Johnson blocks Kevin Love 's 7-foot driving layup
Channing Frye misses 23-foot jumper
Kyle Korver misses driving floating jump shot
Derrick Rose misses layup
Jae Crowder makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Jeff Green makes 1-foot dunk (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Moreland blocks Isaiah Thomas 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Isaiah Thomas misses three point jumper
Jeff Green misses layup
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver misses three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes 1-foot layup (Kyle Korver assists)
Kyle Korver misses 29-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes dunk
Eric Moreland blocks Jeff Green's driving floating jump shot
Jae Crowder misses driving layup
Kyle Korver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Tristan Thompson makes 9-foot two point shot
Isaiah Thomas misses 12-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses jump bank shot
LeBron James makes two point shot
Dwight Buycks blocks Derrick Rose's driving layup
Kevin Love makes two point shot
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 14-foot two point shot
Isaiah Thomas makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Kevin Love misses 22-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
JR Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Kevin Love misses layup
Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Love makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Kevin Love misses driving layup
Isaiah Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Tristan Thompson misses alley oop layup
JR Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Thomas makes two point shot (Jeff Green assists)
Kyle Korver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes layup
Kyle Korver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes dunk (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Andre Drummond blocks Isaiah Thomas 's 7-foot driving layup
Eric Moreland blocks Channing Frye 's 2-foot layup
Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Kyle Korver makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Channing Frye makes 2-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
JR Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
JR Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver makes driving layup
JR Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Kyle Korver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Tobias Harris makes 7-foot two point shot (Ish Smith assists)
Anthony Tolliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)
Anthony Tolliver makes 27-foot three point jumper (Andre Drummond assists)
Reggie Bullock misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris makes 9-foot jumper
Tobias Harris misses 28-foot three point jumper
Reggie Bullock misses 14-foot jumper
Anthony Tolliver makes 27-foot three point jumper (Reggie Bullock assists)
Ish Smith misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Ish Smith misses driving layup
Ish Smith makes driving layup
Tobias Harris makes driving layup
Dwight Buycks misses 6-foot two point shot
Andre Drummond makes tip shot
Andre Drummond misses 10-foot jumper
Stanley Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwight Buycks assists)
Anthony Tolliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
Luke Kennard misses 10-foot two point shot
Andre Drummond misses jumper
Stanley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luke Kennard misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Stanley Johnson makes driving layup (Dwight Buycks assists)
Dwight Buycks makes 19-foot jumper
Luke Kennard makes driving layup (Stanley Johnson assists)
Dwight Buycks misses 12-foot jumper
Stanley Johnson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stanley Johnson assists)
Stanley Johnson misses 30-foot three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Ish Smith misses three point jumper
Andre Drummond misses alley oop dunk shot
Reggie Bullock misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond makes 8-foot two point shot (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Reggie Bullock makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andre Drummond assists)
Stanley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ish Smith misses 12-foot two point shot
Stanley Johnson misses 9-foot jumper
Reggie Bullock makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Andre Drummond makes dunk (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Stanley Johnson misses layup
Dwight Buycks makes driving layup (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Eric Moreland makes layup (Reggie Bullock assists)
Reggie Bullock misses layup
Reggie Bullock makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwight Buycks assists)
Stanley Johnson misses 35-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris misses driving floating jump shot
Anthony Tolliver makes two point shot (Andre Drummond assists)
Tobias Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Reggie Bullock makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Tobias Harris misses two point shot
Andre Drummond makes alley oop dunk shot (Ish Smith assists)
Tobias Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond misses tip shot
Tobias Harris makes driving layup (Reggie Bullock assists)
Ish Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stanley Johnson assists)
Andre Drummond makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Reggie Bullock assists)
Ish Smith makes 12-foot jumper
Andre Drummond makes alley oop layup (Ish Smith assists)
Luke Kennard misses layup
Stanley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris misses driving floating jump shot
Dwight Buycks misses 27-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond makes alley oop layup (Luke Kennard assists)
Luke Kennard misses 27-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson makes driving layup (Eric Moreland assists)
Stanley Johnson misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Kyle Korver blocks Luke Kennard 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Dwight Buycks misses driving layup
Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Buycks misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Dwight Buycks makes two point shot (Eric Moreland assists)
Stanley Johnson makes driving layup
Dwight Buycks makes 2-foot layup (Eric Moreland assists)
Jae Crowder blocks Stanley Johnson 's 4-foot driving layup
Stanley Johnson makes 16-foot jumper (Tobias Harris assists)
Tobias Harris misses 21-foot jumper
Tobias Harris misses two point shot
Andre Drummond misses driving layup
Tobias Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andre Drummond assists)
Ish Smith makes driving layup
Ish Smith misses driving layup
Andre Drummond misses driving floating jump shot
Anthony Tolliver misses 14-foot two point shot
Andre Drummond misses layup
Anthony Tolliver misses tip shot
Tobias Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cedi Osman blocks Anthony Tolliver's jumper

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Andre Drummond vs. Tristan Thompson (Tobias Harris gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Tobias Harris makes 7-foot two point shot (Ish Smith assists)	2	0
11:17	LeBron James makes driving layup	2	2
11:00	Tristan Thompson shooting block foul	2	2
11:00	Andre Drummond makes free throw 1 of 2	3	2
11:00	Andre Drummond makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
10:52	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	2
10:39	Anthony Tolliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)	7	2
10:25	Kevin Love makes jumper	7	4
10:10	Anthony Tolliver makes 27-foot three point jumper (Andre Drummond assists)	10	4
9:59	JR Smith misses three point jumper	10	4
9:57	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	10	4
9:51	Reggie Bullock misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	4
9:48	JR Smith defensive rebound	10	4
9:42	Kevin Love makes layup (LeBron James assists)	10	6
9:21	Anthony Tolliver misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	6
9:18	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	10	6
9:08	Isaiah Thomas makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	10	8
8:55	Ish Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	8
8:35	Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)	10	11
8:13	Tobias Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	11
8:09	LeBron James defensive rebound	10	11
8:06	Tristan Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	10	13
7:57	Pistons Full timeout	10	13
7:45	Tobias Harris makes 9-foot jumper	12	13
7:22	Tristan Thompson makes driving layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)	12	15
7:08	Tobias Harris misses 28-foot three point jumper	12	15
7:05	Kevin Love defensive rebound	12	15
7:03	Tobias Harris shooting foul	12	15
7:03	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	12	16
7:03	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	12	17
6:50	Reggie Bullock misses 14-foot jumper	12	17
6:47	Kevin Love defensive rebound	12	17
6:38	Kevin Love makes 11-foot two point shot (Isaiah Thomas assists)	12	19
6:26	Anthony Tolliver makes 27-foot three point jumper (Reggie Bullock assists)	15	19
6:09	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	19
6:07	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	15	19
5:57	Ish Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	19
5:57	Derrick Rose enters the game for Isaiah Thomas	15	19
5:44	JR Smith makes three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)	15	22
5:18	Ish Smith misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	15	22
5:16	Kevin Love defensive rebound	15	22
5:11	LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot	15	22
5:08	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	15	22
5:03	Ish Smith misses driving layup	15	22
4:59	Kevin Love defensive rebound	15	22
4:57	Tristan Thompson makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	15	24
4:57	Anthony Tolliver shooting foul	15	24
4:57	Stanley Johnson enters the game for Anthony Tolliver	15	24
4:57	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1	15	25
4:50	Ish Smith makes driving layup	17	25
4:50	Tristan Thompson shooting foul	17	25
4:50	Ish Smith makes free throw 1 of 1	18	25
4:37	LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot	18	25
4:34	Ish Smith defensive rebound	18	25
4:32	Ish Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	25
4:32	Channing Frye enters the game for Tristan Thompson	18	25
4:17	JR Smith lost ball turnover (Reggie Bullock steals)	18	25
4:11	Tobias Harris makes driving layup	20	25
4:02	Tobias Harris shooting foul	20	25
4:02	Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 2	20	26
4:02	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Ish Smith	20	26
4:02	Luke Kennard enters the game for Reggie Bullock	20	26
4:02	Dwight Buycks enters the game for Tobias Harris	20	26
4:02	Derrick Rose makes free throw 2 of 2	20	27
3:42	Dwight Buycks misses 6-foot two point shot	20	27
3:36	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	20	27
3:36	Andre Drummond makes tip shot	22	27
3:26	Channing Frye makes three point jumper (JR Smith assists)	22	30
3:11	Andre Drummond misses 10-foot jumper	22	30
3:08	Channing Frye defensive rebound	22	30
3:04	LeBron James misses layup	22	30
2:59	LeBron James offensive rebound	22	30
2:59	LeBron James misses tip shot	22	30
2:57	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	22	30
2:53	Stanley Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwight Buycks assists)	25	30
2:28	Stanley Johnson blocks Kevin Love 's 7-foot driving layup	25	30
2:27	Dwight Buycks defensive rebound	25	30
2:27	Channing Frye personal foul	25	30
2:27	Cavaliers Full timeout	25	30
2:15	Anthony Tolliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)	28	30
1:53	Jae Crowder enters the game for Kevin Love	28	30
1:53	Kyle Korver enters the game for JR Smith	28	30
1:50	Channing Frye misses 23-foot jumper	28	30
1:47	Dwight Buycks defensive rebound	28	30
1:35	Luke Kennard misses 10-foot two point shot	28	30
1:32	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	28	30
1:30	Andre Drummond misses jumper	28	30
1:27	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	28	30
1:13	Kyle Korver misses driving floating jump shot	28	30
1:10	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	28	30
59.0	Stanley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	30
55.0	Channing Frye defensive rebound	28	30
47.0	Derrick Rose misses layup	28	30
44.0	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	28	30
35.0	Andre Drummond bad pass (Channing Frye steals)	28	30
31.0	Jae Crowder makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	28	32
15.0	Luke Kennard misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	28	32
14.0	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	28	32
14.0	Andre Drummond loose ball foul	28	32
14.0	Eric Moreland enters the game for Andre Drummond	28	32
4.0	Stanley Johnson shooting foul	28	32
4.0	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	28	32
4.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	28	32
4.0	Jeff Green enters the game for Channing Frye	28	32
4.0	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	28	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	33

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 2-0

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

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

11:00 PM, 28 January 2018

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Bill Spooner
Michael Smith
Brett Nansel

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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