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05/07 22:24 CDT Cade Cunningham has 25 points and 10 assists to lift Pistons
past Cavs 107-97 for a 2-0 lead
Cade Cunningham has 25 points and 10 assists to lift Pistons past Cavs 107-97
for a 2-0 lead
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT (AP) --- Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris
scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on
Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.
Game 3 is Saturday in Cleveland, where the Cavs were 4-0 in the first round
against Toronto.
The top-seeded Pistons have won five straight games since Orlando put them on
the brink of elimination in the first round.
"We're going to keep swinging," reserve guard Daniss Jenkins said. "We're still
trying to prove something to ourselves."
Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points and Jarrett Allen had 22 points and seven
rebounds, bouncing back from a poor performance in Game 1 for the fourth-seeded
Cavs.
James Harden, though, missed 10 of 13 shots and was limited to 10 points.
Harden had four turnovers, including one with 33 seconds left when the Cavs
trailed by just six.
"We just wear on you," Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "That's what our
objective is."
Cleveland's Max Strus scored just three points after he had 19 in the series
opener. The Cavs went 0 for 11 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter, with
Strus having four of the misses.
"Unfortunately, it was not a night where we shot the ball well --- 7 of 32 from
3," Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said.
Detroit's Duncan Robinson had 17 points, making 5 of 9 3-pointers, and Jenkins
came off the bench to score 14 points, his third straight game in double
figures.
"I don't think people can keep up with my pace and my speed," Jenkins said.
Cleveland made the first shot but didn't lead again until Evan Mobley's dunk
put the visitors ahead 81-79 early in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons led by 11 points in the first quarter and 14 in the second quarter.
"I don't know what it is with the start of games," Atkinson said. "They came
out super aggressive of course, but it's the playoffs. Obviously, we haven't
figured that one out. Still back to the drawing board."
The Cavs scored the first six points of the final quarter and Detroit responded
with plays at both ends of the court.
Robinson had a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 9:40 left and Cunningham made a
3-pointer to put the Pistons ahead by nine points with 2:12 to go, sealing the
victory.
Cavs reserve guard Sam Merrill missed Game 2 with a hamstring injury after he
was hurt in in the series opener.
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