Cavaliers defeat Pistons, end losing streak
The Cleveland Cavaliers have defeated the Detroit Pistons by score of 115-100. This snaps their seven-game losing streak.
The Cleveland Cavaliers came into Monday’s game needing a win in the worst way. Losers of seven straight games, they hoped that their matchup with the Detroit Pistons would provide them with that elusive win they are searching for.
1st half
The Cleveland Cavaliers got of to an impressive start in the 1st half, leading the Detroit Pistons 53-45 Cleveland’s largest lead was 11 points.
Kevin Love led all players with 20 points while Tristan Thompson led all players with nine rebounds. Love went 7-11 from the field in the first half including 6-8 from three-point range. Love was absolutely lethal from deep and every attempt seemed destined to go in.
Cleveland’s guards were not been great in the scoring department (11 points between them on 4-13 from the field), but that did not stop them from helping other ways. Collin Sexton had three assists and three rebounds and Darius Garland had a team-high four assists.
The Cavaliers went 21-49 from the field, 6-15 from three-point range and made 5-6 free throw attempts. Cleveland led Detroit in rebounds 27-20 and finished tied in assists (10) and turnovers (10).
2nd half
Cleveland outscored Detroit 36-27 and were led by Collin Sexton’s 10 points in the quarter. The Cavs finally appeared to avoid what has caused them to lose so many of their games this season, the 3rd quarter letdown.
Cleveland continued their excellent play into the 4th quarter and refused to allow Detroit back into the game. The Cavaliers outscored the Pistons 62-55 in the 2nd half, leading to the team ending their second-longest losing streak of the season.
The Cavaliers carried over their performance from the 1st half into the 2nd half. The Cavs went 27-47 from the field and made three of nine shots from deep. Cleveland just edged out Detroit in rebounds (18-17) and nearly doubled their assist total in quarters three and four (15-8) while only having half the amount of turnovers (4-8).
Player highlights
Collin Sexton led the Cavs in scoring with 23 points on 10-19 from the field. Sexton missed his only three-point attempt of the game and went 3-4 from the free throw line.
Kevin Love did not score in the 2nd half, finishing with the 20 points he ended the 1st half with. Love also had seven rebounds and two assists in the contest.
Tristan Thompson also had a productive 2nd half, scoring wise, adding 10 points to his total to finish with 17 on the night. Thompson also added two rebounds to his total, (11) and ended up with a double-double.
Alfonzo McKinnie had a strong showing off the bench, 15 points on 6-10 shooting in 25 minutes. McKinnnie went 2-4 from three-point range, 1-2 from the charity stripe. McKinnie also added three rebounds, one assists, one steal, and one block to round out his night.
Larry Nance Jr. was the final Cavaliers player to finish in double-digits (10 points). Nance filled out the stat sheet with five rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal.
