Cavaliers 112-90 Pistons (6 Mar, 2018) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

29-35, 9-22 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	28	21	21	20	90
CLE	26	28	36	22	112

Cleveland Cavaliers

37-26, 22-11 home

112

Rodney Hood misses driving floating jump shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk
George Hill misses 23-foot three point jumper
George Hill misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James misses two point shot
JR Smith misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond blocks Rodney Hood 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk (Rodney Hood assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup (George Hill assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes 17-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving dunk
Reggie Bullock blocks LeBron James 's 2-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes three point jumper
JR Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rodney Hood misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot (George Hill assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes 21-foot jumper (JR Smith assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (George Hill assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses 10-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses driving layup
Cedi Osman misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
Cedi Osman misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes 16-foot jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cedi Osman makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Eric Moreland blocks Cedi Osman 's 5-foot driving layup
Ante Zizic makes layup (Jose Calderon assists)
Jose Calderon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Kyle Korver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ante Zizic makes tip shot
Larry Nance Jr. misses 5-foot hook shot
Larry Nance Jr. misses 9-foot two point shot
Kyle Korver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cedi Osman assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk (Kyle Korver assists)
Kyle Korver misses three point jumper
Larry Nance Jr. makes alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)
Larry Nance Jr. misses 10-foot two point shot
Reggie Bullock blocks Rodney Hood 's 3-foot driving layup
Larry Nance Jr. makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (JR Smith assists)
LeBron James makes 29-foot three point jumper (George Hill assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses layup
George Hill misses driving floating jump shot
Rodney Hood makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Rodney Hood makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Rodney Hood misses 16-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Hood assists)
JR Smith misses two point shot
LeBron James makes 31-foot three point jumper (JR Smith assists)
LeBron James makes dunk (George Hill assists)
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Larry Nance Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
George Hill makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
James Ennis III blocks George Hill 's 5-foot two point shot
Larry Nance Jr. misses 21-foot jumper
James Ennis III blocks Rodney Hood 's 12-foot two point shot
Kyle Korver makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Rodney Hood makes 19-foot jumper (Ante Zizic assists)
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
Jordan Clarkson makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
Rodney Hood makes two point shot
Rodney Hood misses 33-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cedi Osman misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Calderon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ante Zizic makes two point shot (Kyle Korver assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Cedi Osman makes jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cedi Osman assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Larry Nance Jr. misses 10-foot two point shot
Cedi Osman misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver misses 22-foot three point jumper
Cedi Osman makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
Rodney Hood misses 20-foot jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes 2-foot two point shot
John Holland misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver makes 2-foot layup (Ante Zizic assists)
John Holland misses driving layup
Cedi Osman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Korver assists)
Cedi Osman misses pullup jump shot
Jose Calderon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cedi Osman makes 22-foot three point jumper (London Perrantes assists)
Blake Griffin misses 8-foot two point shot
James Ennis III misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond makes 15-foot jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
James Ennis III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andre Drummond assists)
Blake Griffin misses driving layup
Blake Griffin makes tip shot
Blake Griffin misses 23-foot jumper
Rodney Hood blocks Reggie Bullock 's 3-foot layup
Blake Griffin makes 22-foot jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Reggie Bullock misses 28-foot three point jumper
James Ennis III misses driving layup
Reggie Bullock makes two point shot (Blake Griffin assists)
Ish Smith makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Ish Smith makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Reggie Bullock makes 26-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
Blake Griffin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Blake Griffin makes 2-foot two point shot (Ish Smith assists)
Blake Griffin misses two point shot
Andre Drummond makes 2-foot dunk
Reggie Bullock misses 24-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin misses driving layup
Blake Griffin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reggie Bullock assists)
Dwight Buycks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Buycks misses driving layup
Eric Moreland misses tip shot
Dwight Buycks misses 37-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson makes 12-foot two point shot
Ante Zizic blocks Stanley Johnson 's 2-foot driving layup
Langston Galloway misses 11-foot two point shot
Langston Galloway makes 20-foot jumper
Eric Moreland misses layup
Anthony Tolliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwight Buycks assists)
Dwight Buycks misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Langston Galloway misses driving floating jump shot
Eric Moreland misses 12-foot two point shot
Stanley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Buycks makes 20-foot jumper
Stanley Johnson misses 9-foot jumper
Ish Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Reggie Bullock makes 26-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
Ish Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin misses 27-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin misses 7-foot jump bank shot
Blake Griffin makes driving dunk
Stanley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Reggie Bullock misses 26-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Ennis III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin makes 6-foot two point shot
Reggie Bullock misses layup
Blake Griffin makes 26-foot three point jumper
Ish Smith misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
James Ennis III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin makes 21-foot jumper
Andre Drummond makes layup (Ish Smith assists)
Andre Drummond makes 15-foot two point shot
Blake Griffin misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Blake Griffin misses two point shot
Anthony Tolliver makes tip shot
Blake Griffin makes dunk
Dwight Buycks misses driving layup
Blake Griffin misses two point shot
Reggie Bullock makes 28-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
Stanley Johnson misses two point shot
Reggie Bullock misses 23-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin misses 9-foot two point shot
Dwight Buycks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson makes 6-foot jump bank shot
Anthony Tolliver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
James Ennis III misses 13-foot two point shot
Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Ennis III misses two point shot
Ish Smith makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Andre Drummond makes layup (Stanley Johnson assists)
Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ish Smith misses 7-foot two point shot
James Ennis III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Henry Ellenson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Henry Ellenson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Moreland misses layup
Langston Galloway misses 29-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson misses two point shot
Eric Moreland makes dunk
Luke Kennard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Henry Ellenson assists)
Stanley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luke Kennard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Henry Ellenson assists)
Langston Galloway misses 18-foot jumper

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Andre Drummond vs. Larry Nance Jr. (Blake Griffin gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Blake Griffin misses 8-foot two point shot	0	0
11:39	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	LeBron James bad pass (Blake Griffin steals)	0	0
11:23	James Ennis III misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:19	George Hill defensive rebound	0	0
11:11	Rodney Hood misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:04	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	0	0
11:04	Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk	0	2
10:55	Andre Drummond makes 15-foot jumper (Blake Griffin assists)	2	2
10:35	George Hill misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:33	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	2	2
10:23	James Ennis III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andre Drummond assists)	5	2
10:10	George Hill misses 21-foot jumper	5	2
10:06	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	5	2
10:03	LeBron James misses two point shot	5	2
10:01	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	5	2
9:55	JR Smith misses 22-foot jumper	5	2
9:52	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	5	2
9:46	Blake Griffin misses driving layup	5	2
9:39	Blake Griffin offensive rebound	5	2
9:39	Blake Griffin makes tip shot	7	2
9:32	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	2
9:29	Ish Smith defensive rebound	7	2
9:19	Blake Griffin misses 23-foot jumper	7	2
9:15	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	7	2
9:09	Andre Drummond blocks Rodney Hood 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot	7	2
9:09	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	7	2
9:05	James Ennis III personal foul	7	2
8:59	Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk (Rodney Hood assists)	7	4
8:46	Rodney Hood blocks Reggie Bullock 's 3-foot layup	7	4
8:41	LeBron James defensive rebound	7	4
8:39	Ish Smith personal foul	7	4
8:32	JR Smith bad pass (James Ennis III steals)	7	4
8:21	Blake Griffin makes 22-foot jumper (Ish Smith assists)	9	4
8:07	LeBron James makes driving layup (George Hill assists)	9	6
7:40	Reggie Bullock misses 28-foot three point jumper	9	6
7:36	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	9	6
7:23	Larry Nance Jr. makes 17-foot jumper	9	8
7:06	James Ennis III misses driving layup	9	8
7:03	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	9	8
6:58	LeBron James makes driving dunk	9	10
6:33	Reggie Bullock makes two point shot (Blake Griffin assists)	11	10
6:15	LeBron James bad pass (Andre Drummond steals)	11	10
6:08	Ish Smith makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	13	10
5:46	Reggie Bullock blocks LeBron James 's 2-foot two point shot	13	10
5:42	LeBron James offensive rebound	13	10
5:40	LeBron James makes three point jumper	13	13
5:31	Ish Smith makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	15	13
5:20	JR Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	13
5:17	George Hill offensive rebound	15	13
5:03	Rodney Hood misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	13
5:00	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	15	13
4:52	Reggie Bullock makes 26-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)	18	13
4:52	Cavaliers Full timeout	18	13
4:39	LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot (George Hill assists)	18	15
4:16	Blake Griffin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)	21	15
3:53	Larry Nance Jr. makes 21-foot jumper (JR Smith assists)	21	17
3:36	Blake Griffin makes 2-foot two point shot (Ish Smith assists)	23	17
3:28	Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (George Hill assists)	23	19
3:28	Reggie Bullock shooting foul	23	19
3:28	Cedi Osman enters the game for George Hill	23	19
3:28	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for JR Smith	23	19
3:28	Stanley Johnson enters the game for James Ennis III	23	19
3:28	Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	23	20
3:06	Blake Griffin misses two point shot	23	20
3:03	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	23	20
3:01	Andre Drummond makes 2-foot dunk	25	20
2:51	Jordan Clarkson misses 10-foot two point shot	25	20
2:48	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	25	20
2:38	Reggie Bullock misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	20
2:32	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	25	20
2:27	LeBron James misses driving layup	25	20
2:25	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	25	20
2:23	Cedi Osman personal foul	25	20
2:23	Pistons Full timeout	25	20
2:23	Kyle Korver enters the game for Rodney Hood	25	20
2:23	Ante Zizic enters the game for Larry Nance Jr.	25	20
2:23	Dwight Buycks enters the game for Andre Drummond	25	20
2:23	Eric Moreland enters the game for Ish Smith	25	20
2:06	Blake Griffin misses driving layup	25	20
2:00	Kyle Korver defensive rebound	25	20
1:57	Cedi Osman misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	20
1:57	Dwight Buycks loose ball foul	25	20
1:47	Jordan Clarkson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)	25	22
1:25	Blake Griffin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reggie Bullock assists)	28	22
1:12	Cedi Osman misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	22
1:09	Dwight Buycks defensive rebound	28	22
1:04	Jordan Clarkson personal foul	28	22
1:00	Dwight Buycks offensive foul	28	22
1:00	Dwight Buycks turnover	28	22
50.3	Jordan Clarkson makes 16-foot jumper	28	24
36.2	Dwight Buycks misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	24
31.6	Cedi Osman defensive rebound	28	24
28.9	Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point jumper	28	24
24.6	Eric Moreland defensive rebound	28	24
6.2	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	28	24
6.2	Dwight Buycks misses driving layup	28	24
1.6	Eric Moreland offensive rebound	28	24
1.6	Eric Moreland misses tip shot	28	24
1.6	Ante Zizic defensive rebound	28	24
1.2	Cedi Osman makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	28	26
0.0	Dwight Buycks misses 37-foot three point jumper	28	26
0.0	Pistons offensive team rebound	28	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	26

Regular Season Series

CLE wins 3-1

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

12:00 AM, 6 March 2018

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Zach Zarba
Karl Lane
Ben Taylor

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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