Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons
East Semifinals - Game 1 • DET leads series 1-0
52-30, 25-16 Away
101
52-30, 25-16 Away
60-22, 31-9 Home
111
60-22, 31-9 Home
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 28 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -4 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +4 | |
| 35 | 14 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -18 | |
| 35 | 22 | 6-15 | 1-7 | 9-9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -7 | |
| 35 | 23 | 9-19 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -7 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 10 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | |
| 16 | 9 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | 19 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -9 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +9 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 | |
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101 | 36-80 | 14-38 | 15-16 | 41 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 22 | |||
45% | 37% | 94% | ||||||||||||
Detroit Pistons
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 39 | 20 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |
| 28 | 19 | 7-12 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +6 | |
| 35 | 11 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | +17 | |
| 42 | 23 | 6-19 | 2-5 | 9-11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +12 | |
| 33 | 11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -9 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 13 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -7 | |
| 10 | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +8 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +13 | |
| 29 | 12 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +8 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
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111 | 37-84 | 10-26 | 27-35 | 45 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 18 | |||
44% | 38% | 77% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
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Detroit, MI
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Referee:James Capers
Referee:Sean Corbin
Referee:Ben Taylor
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