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Cavs Start Strong, Fall Late to Pistons

Strong start, rough finish for the Cavs. They scored the game's first 15 points, and outscored the Pistons 31-17, yet in 4th quarter they fell to Detroit 115-105. The bench points were Detroit 43, Cleveland 25 while Detroit's Bey hit a game high 31 points. Both teams hit 46% field goals, 38% 3-point field goals, 25 free throws attempted, but Detroit hit 84% while Cleveland hit 64%. Cleveland with 6-17 field goals in the fourth quarter. There were zero ties during the game and 1 lead-change took place in the fourth quarter.

For the Cavs, Darius Garland with 24 points and 9-18 field goals, 5-10 3 point field goals, and a team-high 7 assists and 4 rebounds.