Pistons 87-75 Cavaliers (29 Mar, 2012) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

18-32, 6-20 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	21	28	19	19	87
CLE	23	21	17	14	75

Cleveland Cavaliers

17-31, 9-16 home

Tristan Thompson misses layup
Antawn Jamison misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alonzo Gee misses 23-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
Tristan Thompson misses 9-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving makes layup
Antawn Jamison misses 4-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison misses 10-foot two point shot
Tristan Thompson makes dunk
Antawn Jamison makes 9-foot jumper (Anthony Parker assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alonzo Gee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving makes layup
Kyrie Irving makes layup (Alonzo Gee assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three point jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)
Alonzo Gee misses 18-foot jumper
Greg Monroe blocks Samardo Samuels's layup
Samardo Samuels makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
Manny Harris misses 14-foot jumper
Samardo Samuels makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 21-foot jumper
Omri Casspi misses 28-foot three point jumper
Omri Casspi makes 17-foot jumper (Donald Sloan assists)
Omri Casspi misses jumper
Donald Sloan misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Manny Harris's layup
Manny Harris misses 17-foot jumper
Omri Casspi misses tip shot
Manny Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Manny Harris makes layup (Donald Sloan assists)
Donald Sloan makes layup (Manny Harris assists)
Ben Wallace blocks Manny Harris's 7-foot jumper
Omri Casspi misses 6-foot running jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 14-foot two point shot
Jason Maxiell blocks Antawn Jamison's 8-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson makes 11-foot two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 21-foot jumper
Anthony Parker makes 22-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Tristan Thompson makes driving layup (Antawn Jamison assists)
Antawn Jamison makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)
Tristan Thompson misses 6-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell blocks Tristan Thompson's layup
Greg Monroe blocks Tristan Thompson's layup
Antawn Jamison makes 19-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Alonzo Gee misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tristan Thompson misses layup
Kyrie Irving misses 18-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)
Jason Maxiell blocks Tristan Thompson's 3-foot jumper
Austin Daye blocks Kyrie Irving's 9-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison misses 20-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison makes 8-foot two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)
Anthony Parker misses 20-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup (Anthony Parker assists)
Kyrie Irving misses three point jumper
Anthony Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)
Alonzo Gee misses jumper
Austin Daye blocks Antawn Jamison's jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison misses jumper
Antawn Jamison misses 19-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison misses jumper
Antawn Jamison makes tip shot
Antawn Jamison makes layup (Anthony Parker assists)
Omri Casspi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Manny Harris makes driving layup
Manny Harris makes two point shot
Manny Harris misses 20-foot jumper
Omri Casspi makes 7-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Donald Sloan's 6-foot jumper
Donald Sloan misses 19-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Manny Harris's layup
Tristan Thompson misses layup
Antawn Jamison misses 16-foot jumper
Alonzo Gee misses layup
Tristan Thompson misses two point shot
Antawn Jamison misses layup
Anthony Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison misses 14-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
Kyrie Irving makes 19-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes 15-foot two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 8-foot two point shot
Anthony Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup
Greg Monroe makes layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Brandon Knight makes layup
Brandon Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greg Monroe misses layup
Jason Maxiell misses 10-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Knight misses jumper
Jason Maxiell makes two point shot
Greg Monroe makes driving layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greg Monroe misses 10-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses layup
Brandon Knight makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Brandon Knight assists)
Greg Monroe misses 4-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Knight misses jumper
Austin Daye makes 17-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Will Bynum makes 16-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses 5-foot two point shot
Damien Wilkins makes 5-foot jumper (Austin Daye assists)
Austin Daye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ben Wallace misses two point shot
Austin Daye makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Tristan Thompson blocks Tayshaun Prince's 11-foot jumper
Greg Monroe misses 11-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Daye assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 8-foot two point shot
Austin Daye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Brandon Knight misses layup
Brandon Knight makes 7-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes layup (Greg Monroe assists)
Antawn Jamison blocks Brandon Knight's 11-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 18-foot jumper
Greg Monroe misses layup
Jason Maxiell makes 17-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Greg Monroe misses 10-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson blocks Greg Monroe's 3-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell makes 20-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Austin Daye makes layup (Greg Monroe assists)
Brandon Knight misses 14-foot jumper
Brandon Knight misses jumper
Jason Maxiell makes 1-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 8-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 13-foot two point shot
Greg Monroe makes driving layup (Jason Maxiell assists)
Jason Maxiell makes jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 15-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes 8-foot two point shot
Antawn Jamison blocks Brandon Knight's 4-foot jumper
Austin Daye misses 5-foot jumper
Greg Monroe misses tip shot
Antawn Jamison blocks Greg Monroe's 7-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 21-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 11-foot jumper
Will Bynum makes driving dunk
Will Bynum misses driving layup
Will Bynum makes driving layup
Will Bynum misses 8-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 12-foot jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
Donald Sloan blocks Tayshaun Prince's 14-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donald Sloan blocks Will Bynum's 6-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 15-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses 9-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Austin Daye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 13-foot two point shot
Jason Maxiell makes slam dunk
Tristan Thompson blocks Tayshaun Prince's layup
Greg Monroe makes layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 9-foot two point shot
Alonzo Gee blocks Tayshaun Prince's 13-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes 7-foot two point shot

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Greg Monroe vs. Tristan Thompson (Jason Maxiell gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Greg Monroe bad pass	0	0
11:26	Tristan Thompson misses layup	0	0
11:25	Jason Maxiell defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Rodney Stuckey misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:15	Anthony Parker defensive rebound	0	0
11:03	Antawn Jamison misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:03	Cleveland defensive team rebound	0	0
10:48	Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup	2	0
10:32	Brandon Knight personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul)	2	0
10:23	Alonzo Gee misses 23-foot jumper	2	0
10:22	Jason Maxiell defensive rebound	2	0
10:06	Greg Monroe makes layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)	4	0
9:52	Kyrie Irving misses driving layup	4	0
9:51	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	4	0
9:44	Brandon Knight makes layup	6	0
9:37	Cleveland full timeout	6	0
9:30	Kyrie Irving bad pass (Rodney Stuckey steals)	6	0
9:10	Brandon Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	0
9:10	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	6	0
8:52	Tristan Thompson misses 9-foot jumper	6	0
8:51	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	6	0
8:44	Greg Monroe misses layup	6	0
8:42	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	6	0
8:37	Kyrie Irving makes layup	6	2
8:17	Jason Maxiell misses 10-foot two point shot	6	2
8:15	Alonzo Gee defensive rebound	6	2
8:03	Antawn Jamison misses 4-foot jumper	6	2
8:02	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	6	2
7:56	Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper	6	2
7:54	Anthony Parker defensive rebound	6	2
7:45	Antawn Jamison misses 10-foot two point shot	6	2
7:41	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	6	4
7:41	Tristan Thompson makes dunk	6	4
7:28	Brandon Knight misses jumper	10	6
7:26	Jason Maxiell offensive rebound	6	4
7:24	Jason Maxiell makes two point shot	8	4
7:07	Antawn Jamison makes 9-foot jumper (Anthony Parker assists)	8	6
6:46	Greg Monroe makes driving layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)	10	6
6:31	Antawn Jamison misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	6
6:31	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	10	6
6:13	Rodney Stuckey misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	6
6:11	Alonzo Gee defensive rebound	10	6
6:01	Alonzo Gee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	10	9
5:41	Greg Monroe bad pass (Tristan Thompson steals)	10	9
5:39	Kyrie Irving makes layup	10	11
5:39	Greg Monroe shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul)	10	11
5:39	Samardo Samuels enters the game for Tristan Thompson	10	11
5:39	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 1	10	12
5:26	Brandon Knight bad pass (Alonzo Gee steals)	10	12
5:20	Kyrie Irving makes layup (Alonzo Gee assists)	10	14
5:13	Detroit full timeout	10	14
5:13	Will Bynum enters the game for Rodney Stuckey	10	14
4:54	Greg Monroe misses 10-foot jumper	10	14
4:52	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	10	14
4:39	Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three point jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)	10	17
4:22	Alonzo Gee shooting foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	10	17
4:22	Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 1 of 2	11	17
4:22	Manny Harris enters the game for Anthony Parker	11	17
4:22	Luke Walton enters the game for Antawn Jamison	11	17
4:22	Jonas Jerebko enters the game for Jason Maxiell	11	17
4:22	Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2	11	17
4:20	Alonzo Gee defensive rebound	11	17
4:03	Alonzo Gee misses 18-foot jumper	11	17
4:01	Will Bynum defensive rebound	11	17
3:57	Will Bynum misses layup	11	17
3:54	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound	11	17
3:50	Brandon Knight makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	14	17
3:44	Kyrie Irving lost ball (Jonas Jerebko steals)	14	17
3:41	Luke Walton shooting foul (Will Bynum draws the foul)	14	17
3:41	Will Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2	15	17
3:41	Will Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2	16	17
3:19	Luke Walton lost ball (Greg Monroe steals)	16	17
3:14	Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Brandon Knight assists)	18	17
2:47	Greg Monroe blocks Samardo Samuels's layup	18	17
2:46	Kyrie Irving offensive rebound	18	17
2:44	Samardo Samuels makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)	18	19
2:28	Greg Monroe misses 4-foot jumper	18	19
2:27	Samardo Samuels defensive rebound	18	19
2:12	Kyrie Irving out of bounds lost ball turnover	18	19
2:00	Will Bynum bad pass (Samardo Samuels steals)	18	19
1:52	Manny Harris misses 14-foot jumper	18	19
1:50	Alonzo Gee offensive rebound	18	19
1:40	Samardo Samuels makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)	18	21
1:22	Luke Walton shooting foul (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul)	18	21
1:22	Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 1 of 2	19	21
1:22	Damien Wilkins enters the game for Tayshaun Prince	19	21
1:22	Omri Casspi enters the game for Alonzo Gee	19	21
1:22	Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 2 of 2	20	21
1:00	Kyrie Irving misses 21-foot jumper	20	21
59.4	Brandon Knight defensive rebound	20	21
48.9	Brandon Knight bad pass (Kyrie Irving steals)	20	21
46.0	Will Bynum shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul)	20	21
46.0	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2	20	22
46.0	Ben Wallace enters the game for Greg Monroe	20	22
46.0	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2	20	23
29.9	Omri Casspi shooting foul (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul)	20	23
29.9	Jonas Jerebko misses free throw 1 of 2	20	23
29.9	Detroit offensive team rebound	20	23
29.9	Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 2 of 2	21	23
6.9	Omri Casspi misses 28-foot three point jumper	21	23
5.4	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	21	23
0.0	Damien Wilkins misses 18-foot jumper	21	23
0.0	Detroit offensive team rebound	21	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	23

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 2-1

Cavaliers
105
Pistons
89

Game 1

29/12

Pistons
100
Cavaliers
101

Game 2

22/2

Pistons
87
Cavaliers
75

Game 3

29/3

Cavaliers
77
Pistons
116

Game 4

18/4

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 29 March 2012

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 14,486

Referees:
Ed Malloy
Scott Twardoski
Courtney Kirkland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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