National Basketball Association
Detroit 115, Cleveland 113
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: #9 Natalie Sago, #45 Brian Forte, #50 Gediminas Petraitis
Attendance: 17274

Derrick Rose capped a 24-point performance by making the go-ahead shot with 26 seconds remaining as the visiting Detroit Pistons posted a 115-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.

Detroit's Andre Drummond recorded 23 points and 20 rebounds, including 11 and 10, respectively, in the first quarter.

Tony Snell made four 3-pointers to highlight his 18-point performance for the Pistons, who overcame a 15-point deficit to post just their third win in 12 games heading into Thursday's rematch in Detroit.

The Pistons announced earlier Tuesday that forward Blake Griffin was out indefinitely after having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The six-time All-Star has scored 15.5 points per game with 4.7 rebounds, well under his career marks of 21.7 points and 8.8 boards with the Los Angeles Clippers and Pistons.

Cleveland's Kevin Love collected 30 points and nine rebounds on Tuesday, hours after he labeled his recent behavior as "childish." Love was referencing his outburst on the bench in a loss to Toronto last week and for showing up his teammates and coaches during a setback to Oklahoma City on Saturday.

Collin Sexton had 20 points, and Cedi Osman scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half for the Cavaliers, who have dropped five in a row.

Detroit scored 21 of the first 31 points of the fourth quarter to tie the game at 105 before Osman and Love each drained a 3-pointer to push Cleveland's lead to six. Rose's layup ignited a 9-2 run, capped by his floating jumper from the elbow with 26 seconds to play that gave the Pistons a 114-113 advantage.

Drummond blocked rookie Darius Garland's 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to preserve the advantage, and Sexton was unable to making a floating jumper. Drummond made a foul shot to cap the scoring.

Snell and Rose each drained a 3-pointer, and rookie Sekou Doumbouya made a layup to trim Detroit's deficit to 67-62 just 1:13 into the third quarter. Love kept the Pistons at bay, sinking a trio of 3-pointers and a jumper during the final 3:17 of the quarter to build Cleveland's lead to 95-84.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Cleveland
Derrick Rose 24 Scoring Kevin Love 30
Bruce Brown 7 Assists Matthew Dellavedova 9
Andre Drummond 20 Rebounds Tristan Thompson 15
Andre Drummond 7 Free Throws Made Collin Sexton 5
Sekou Doumbouya 3 Steals Darius Garland 2
Andre Drummond 2 Blocks Tristan Thompson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 115 46.2 13-33 18-21 26 40 3 8 9
Cleveland 113 49.4 14-31 15-16 29 46 4 7 17
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .300 after a win and .259 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Pistons have a W/L % of .214 after a win and .458 after a loss.