National Basketball Association
Detroit 87, Cleveland 75
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials:
#61 Courtney Kirkland, #14 Ed Malloy, #52 Scott Twardoski
Attendance:
14486
By SportsDirect Inc.
PISTONS 87, CAVALIERS 75: Tayshaun Prince tied his season high with 29 points and Detroit ended a four-game losing streak against a stumbling Cleveland team that equaled its season low in points.
The Pistons scored 11 of the game’s final 15 points and Prince had nine of them. The Pistons had failed to break at least 80 points in each of their last three games.
Kyrie Irving had 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists and Antawn Jamison had 17 points for the Cavaliers, who have lost five straight and eight of their last nine.
Brandon Knight had 16 points and Jason Maxiell had nine for the Pistons, who won despite scoring just 38 points in the second half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Detroit’s Rodney Stuckey left the game early in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and did not return. … Cleveland’s Anderson Varejao confirmed he will play for Brazil in the Summer Olympics despite missing two months this season with a fractured wrist. … The Cavaliers shot just 35 percent from the floor.
Top Game Performances
| Detroit |
|
Cleveland |
|
Tayshaun Prince 29 |
Scoring |
Kyrie Irving 22 |
|
Brandon Knight 5 |
Assists |
Kyrie Irving 6 |
|
Greg Monroe 10 |
Rebounds |
Tristan Thompson 11 |
|
Jonas Jerebko 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Manny Harris 3 |
|
Austin Daye 2 |
Steals |
Kyrie Irving 2 |
|
Ben Wallace 4 |
Blocks |
Antawn Jamison 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Detroit
|
87 |
42.2 |
7-15 |
10-16 |
18 |
49 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
| Cleveland
|
75 |
34.5 |
5-17 |
10-12 |
20 |
48 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Cleveland will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .235 after a win and .419 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Pistons have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .281 after a loss.