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FINAL
Dec 26, 2020

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons, 128-119, in double overtime. Collin Sexton recorded 32 points for the Cavaliers, while Andre Drummond added 23 points, 16 rebounds and five assists in the victory. Blake Griffin tallied 26 points (eight 3pt FGM) for the Pistons in the losing effort. The Cavaliers improve to 2-0 on the season, while the Pistons fall to 0-2.

Box Score

1234OT2OTT
CLE263322201116128
DET26273315117119
Cleveland Cavaliers logoCAVALIERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
35Isaac OkoroSF410-40-30-03010240+16
0Kevin LovePF374-123-84-593003115+14
3Andre DrummondC437-210-29-14165434223+10
2Collin SextonSG4515-232-30-123304532+9
10Darius GarlandPG439-143-30-0512212321+19
16Cedi Osman257-124-74-640100122-12
22Larry Nance Jr.240-30-20-07220110-2
6JaVale McGee144-71-12-420002611-1
1Dante Exum132-30-10-03400014-8
24Marques Bolden— did not play —— did not play —
21Damyean Dotson— did not play —— did not play —
14Thon Maker— did not play —— did not play —
8Lamar Stevens— did not play —— did not play —
32Dean Wade— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL48-9948.5%13-3043.3%19-3063.3%51291341824128
Detroit Pistons logoPISTONSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
9Jerami GrantSF429-144-86-8102031428+2
23Blake GriffinPF449-218-160-064303126-16
24Mason PlumleeC323-60-10-09530366-2
55Delon WrightSG425-92-37-964011019-23
7Killian HayesPG191-70-31-23200223-5
25Derrick Rose334-151-24-644006113-3
13Jahlil Okafor183-40-00-04000036+9
19Svi Mykhailiuk234-91-63-332203212+3
20Josh Jackson182-60-32-28111306+9
45Sekou Doumbouya80-50-10-02000000-18
41Saddiq Bey60-20-20-22000010-1
8Wayne Ellington— did not play —— did not play —
17Rodney McGruder— did not play —— did not play —
91Deividas Sirvydis— did not play —— did not play —
28Isaiah Stewart— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL40-9840.8%16-4535.6%23-3271.9%5724952220119

Play-by-Play

1st quartercledet
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:56) Jump Ball Plumlee vs. Drummond: Tip to Sexton
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:43) Love Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (11:22) MISS Grant 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (11:18) PISTONS Rebound
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (11:15) MISS Hayes 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:13) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (11:08) Plumlee P.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:52) MISS Love 14' Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (10:48) Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (10:42) Grant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST)
    03
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (10:27) Garland 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
    33
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (10:14) Hayes Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:14) Drummond STEAL (1 STL)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:07) MISS Sexton 1' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (10:03) Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (10:01) MISS Hayes 6' Running Layup
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:01) Drummond BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:01) Drummond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (9:51) Sexton 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
    63
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (9:26) PISTONS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (9:15) Love 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
    93
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (9:03) Griffin 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wright 1 AST)
    96
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (8:48) Sexton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (8:48) Plumlee STEAL (1 STL)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (8:40) Grant 3' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Plumlee 2 AST)
    98
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (8:30) MISS Love 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (8:26) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (8:23) Okoro S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Forte)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (8:23) MISS Grant Free Throw 1 of 2
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (8:23) PISTONS Rebound
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (8:23) Grant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
    99
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (8:13) Sexton 15' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
    119
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (7:54) Plumlee 3' Dunk (2 PTS) (Griffin 1 AST)
    1111
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (7:48) Sexton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (7:41) Griffin 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
    1114
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (7:19) MISS Drummond 14' Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (7:19) Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (7:05) Plumlee 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Grant 1 AST)
    1116
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:52) MISS Drummond 6' Hook Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:49) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:42) MISS Hayes 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:42) PISTONS Rebound
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:42) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:37) MISS Griffin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:37) Drummond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:29) MISS Drummond 4' Driving Layup
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:29) Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:22) MISS Wright 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:22) Cavaliers Rebound
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (6:05) Garland 6' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
    1316
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (5:55) Drummond S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Forte)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (5:55) Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    1317
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (5:55) MISS Rose Free Throw 2 of 2
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (5:52) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (5:38) Drummond Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (5:24) Mykhailiuk 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Grant 2 AST)
    1320
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (5:12) Mykhailiuk P.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (5:02) Okoro Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:54) Garland S.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (4:54) Mykhailiuk Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
    1321
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (4:54) Mykhailiuk Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
    1322
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:35) MISS McGee 9' Fadeaway Jumper
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:31) Garland REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (4:28) Osman 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
    1622
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:14) MISS Mykhailiuk 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:10) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (3:59) Nance Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T6)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (3:43) Jackson 11' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS)
    1624
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (3:34) McGee 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
    1824
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (3:19) Rose Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (3:04) MISS McGee 8' Driving Hook Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (3:01) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (2:48) Mykhailiuk 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
    1826
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:47) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (2:37) Exum 6' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    2026
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:26) MISS Rose 1' Driving Layup
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:22) Exum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:14) MISS Exum 28' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:10) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:08) MISS Doumbouya 4' Layup
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:04) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (1:43) MISS Osman 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (1:40) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (1:37) Jackson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (1:17) Osman Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Exum 1 AST)
    2226
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:59) MISS Jackson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (0:55) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (0:46) Sexton 1' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
    2426
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:46) Okafor S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Kirkland)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (0:46) MISS Sexton Free Throw 1 of 1
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:44) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:36) MISS Rose 2' Driving Layup
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:34) Doumbouya REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:34) MISS Doumbouya 1' Putback Layup
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (0:34) Cavaliers Rebound
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (0:28) MISS Osman 1' Running Layup
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:28) Jackson BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:24) Rose REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:19) Mykhailiuk Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (0:19) Drummond STEAL (2 STL)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (0:16) Osman 1' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Exum 2 AST)
    2626
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:00) MISS Okafor 16' Pullup Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:00) PISTONS Rebound
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4th quarter
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2nd Overtime

Team Stats

128Points119
48-99(48.5%)Field Goal(%)40-98(40.8%)
13-30(43.3%)3-Point(%)16-45(35.6%)
19-30(63.3%)Free Throw(%)23-32(71.9%)
51(7)Rebounds(Offensive)57(10)
29Assists24
13Steals9
4Blocks5
18Turnovers22
24Fouls20
64Pts In The Paint44
16Fast Break Pts8
31Pts Off Turnovers21
37Bench Pts37
11Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, December 26, 2020 · 7:00 PM
Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI
capacity: 20,491