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05/08 01:02 CDT Cunningham and the Pistons visit Cleveland with 2-0 series lead
Cunningham and the Pistons visit Cleveland with 2-0 series lead
By The Associated Press
Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland
Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Cleveland; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT
LINE: Cavaliers -4.5; over/under is 212.5
EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Pistons lead series 2-0
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern
Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Pistons won the last
meeting 107-97 on Thursday, led by 25 points from Cade Cunningham. Donovan
Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 31.
The Cavaliers are 33-19 in Eastern Conference games. Cleveland has a 2-5 record
in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Pistons are 12-4 against the rest of their division. Detroit is fourth in
the league scoring 18.0 fast break points per game led by Cunningham averaging
3.7.
The Cavaliers make 48.2% of their shots from the field this season, which is
3.9 percentage points higher than the Pistons have allowed to their opponents
(44.3%). The Pistons average 117.8 points per game, 2.4 more than the 115.4 the
Cavaliers allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell is scoring 27.9 points per game with 4.5 rebounds and
5.7 assists for the Cavaliers. James Harden is averaging 17.6 points and 5.1
rebounds while shooting 42.3% over the past 10 games.
Cunningham is averaging 23.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 9.9 assists for the
Pistons. Tobias Harris is averaging 21.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 5-5, averaging 111.1 points, 44.3 rebounds, 22.4
assists, 8.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 110.6 points per game.
Pistons: 7-3, averaging 106.8 points, 46.4 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 8.6 steals
and 8.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 100.3 points.
INJURIES: Cavaliers: Sam Merrill: day to day (hamstring).
Pistons: Kevin Huerter: day to day (adductor).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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