On Wednesday night, the Cavaliers let a victory slip away. On Friday night, that was never a concern.
Still shorthanded, the Wine & Gold jumped all over the Pistons early and never let up – getting right back in the win column with a one-sided 98-78 win over Detroit at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
The stingy Cavaliers held the Pistons to 41 points in the first half and continued to dominate defensively after intermission – limiting Detroit to just 11 points in the third quarter before cruising to the finish line in the fourth.
Again without the services of their leading scorer – Collin Sexton, out with a left knee injury – as well as Kevin Love and Lauri Markkanen – still in the league’s health and safety protocols – the Cavaliers used a balanced scoring attack to bolster their tenacious defensive effort.