Pistons 89-79 Cavaliers (4 Dec, 2012) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

4-14, 2-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	17	22	24	16	79
DET	30	26	19	14	89

Detroit Pistons

6-13, 5-3 home

Brandon Knight misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jason Maxiell makes 20-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Brandon Knight makes driving layup
Brandon Knight misses layup
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Brandon Knight assists)
Jason Maxiell makes 20-foot jumper (Kyle Singler assists)
Greg Monroe makes two point shot
Jason Maxiell makes dunk (Greg Monroe assists)
Jason Maxiell misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 17-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes layup
Greg Monroe misses layup
Greg Monroe makes layup
Kyle Singler makes jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Kyle Singler makes 8-foot jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
Kyle Singler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Jason Maxiell misses 18-foot jumper
Kyle Singler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond misses
Andre Drummond misses layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Kyle Singler misses 6-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Kyle Singler makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Charlie Villanueva misses 27-foot three point jumper
Corey Maggette makes layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Andre Drummond makes dunk (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Charlie Villanueva misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyler Zeller blocks Andre Drummond's layup
Andre Drummond makes layup
Rodney Stuckey misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes driving layup
Brandon Knight misses 24-foot Regular Jump Shot
Tristan Thompson blocks Brandon Knight 's 6-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot Regular Jump Shot
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Brandon Knight assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes layup (Brandon Knight assists)
Charlie Villanueva misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kyle Singler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Singler misses 5-foot jump bank shot
Kyle Singler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
Jason Maxiell makes 9-foot jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
Jason Maxiell misses 6-foot hook shot
Omri Casspi blocks Kyle Singler's layup
Jason Maxiell makes 16-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Anderson Varejao blocks Jason Maxiell 's 5-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes driving layup
Brandon Knight makes driving layup
Brandon Knight misses layup
Kyle Singler makes two point shot
Jason Maxiell makes 19-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Jason Maxiell misses 17-foot jumper
Greg Monroe makes dunk (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Brandon Knight makes layup
Jason Maxiell misses jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 15-foot jumper
Brandon Knight misses layup
Brandon Knight misses 23-foot three point jumper
Greg Monroe misses
Rodney Stuckey makes 8-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 15-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson blocks Greg Monroe 's 4-foot jumper
Kyle Singler misses 5-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes 9-foot two point shot
Corey Maggette misses 20-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses 8-foot Running Jumper
Andre Drummond misses 7-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses 24-foot three point jumper
Charlie Villanueva makes dunk (Andre Drummond assists)
Kyle Singler misses 16-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 13-foot jumper
Greg Monroe misses layup
Andre Drummond misses layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 17-foot jumper (Corey Maggette assists)
Andre Drummond makes layup (Greg Monroe assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Greg Monroe misses 18-foot jumper
Kyle Singler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Greg Monroe makes layup
Greg Monroe misses hook shot
Jeremy Pargo misses 9-foot two point shot
Kyle Singler blocks Alonzo Gee 's 3-foot jumper
Jeremy Pargo misses 15-foot jumper
Jeremy Pargo misses layup
Greg Monroe blocks Tristan Thompson's layup
Tristan Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot (Jeremy Pargo assists)
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Tristan Thompson misses tip shot
Alonzo Gee misses layup
Greg Monroe blocks Anderson Varejao 's 3-foot layup
Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Pargo makes 20-foot jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell blocks Tristan Thompson's jumper
Alonzo Gee misses two point shot
Omri Casspi makes 18-foot jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
Omri Casspi makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Pargo assists)
Omri Casspi misses 8-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson makes two point shot
Jeremy Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tristan Thompson misses hook shot
Jason Maxiell blocks Omri Casspi 's 3-foot layup
Alonzo Gee misses 6-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Alonzo Gee assists)
Rodney Stuckey blocks Tyler Zeller's shot
Jason Maxiell blocks Tyler Zeller's layup
C.J. Miles makes jumper (Jeremy Pargo assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tyler Zeller makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
C.J. Miles makes 19-foot two point shot
Samardo Samuels misses 7-foot hook shot
C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Samardo Samuels misses layup
Tyler Zeller misses 5-foot two point shot
C.J. Miles misses 27-foot three point jumper
C.J. Miles makes driving layup
Daniel Gibson misses 27-foot three point jumper
C.J. Miles misses 20-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva blocks Anderson Varejao 's 7-foot jumper
Donald Sloan misses 27-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donald Sloan misses 19-foot jumper
Alonzo Gee makes dunk (Tristan Thompson assists)
Anderson Varejao makes jumper (Jeremy Pargo assists)
Alonzo Gee misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Tristan Thompson misses tip shot
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Jeremy Pargo assists)
Jeremy Pargo makes 12-foot two point shot
Alonzo Gee misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Maxiell blocks Tristan Thompson 's 4-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Jeremy Pargo assists)
Omri Casspi makes driving layup (Jeremy Pargo assists)
Tristan Thompson misses 6-foot jumper
Jeremy Pargo makes driving layup
Jeremy Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
Omri Casspi misses layup
Alonzo Gee makes dunk
Tyler Zeller makes 21-foot jumper (Jeremy Pargo assists)
Tyler Zeller makes jumper (Omri Casspi assists)
Alonzo Gee misses 3-foot jumper
Alonzo Gee misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donald Sloan makes driving layup
Daniel Gibson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donald Sloan assists)
Donald Sloan makes layup
Andre Drummond blocks Donald Sloan 's 8-foot jumper
Donald Sloan makes 9-foot jumper
Andre Drummond blocks Donald Sloan 's 7-foot jumper
Tyler Zeller makes 15-foot jumper (Donald Sloan assists)
Omri Casspi misses jumper
Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donald Sloan misses 18-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson misses layup
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Omri Casspi makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donald Sloan assists)
Anderson Varejao makes dunk (Donald Sloan assists)
Tristan Thompson misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes 1-foot two point shot
Jeremy Pargo misses driving layup
Daniel Gibson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Tristan Thompson makes layup
Jeremy Pargo makes driving layup
Jeremy Pargo misses 28-foot three point jumper
Tyler Zeller misses 14-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 20-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses hook shot
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Tyler Zeller assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Pargo misses layup
Jason Maxiell blocks Jeremy Pargo's layup
Anderson Varejao misses 5-foot jumper
Omri Casspi misses 27-foot three point jumper

CAVALIERS

PISTONS

TIME		CLE	DET
12:00	Anderson Varejao vs. Greg Monroe (Jeremy Pargo gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Jeremy Pargo misses 9-foot two point shot	0	0
11:37	Jeremy Pargo offensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Kyle Singler blocks Alonzo Gee 's 3-foot jumper	0	0
11:18	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	0	0
11:11	Jeremy Pargo misses 15-foot jumper	0	0
11:11	Jeremy Pargo offensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Jeremy Pargo misses layup	0	0
11:10	Pistons defensive team rebound	0	0
11:10	Tristan Thompson loose ball foul (Jason Maxiell draws the foul)	0	0
10:53	Brandon Knight misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:52	Omri Casspi defensive rebound	0	0
10:33	Greg Monroe blocks Tristan Thompson's layup	0	0
10:30	Kyle Singler defensive rebound	0	0
10:15	Brandon Knight bad pass	0	0
10:02	Tristan Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot (Jeremy Pargo assists)	2	0
9:41	Jason Maxiell makes 20-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	2	2
9:26	Anderson Varejao misses layup	2	2
9:26	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	2	2
9:25	Jason Maxiell defensive rebound	2	2
9:25	Tristan Thompson misses tip shot	2	2
9:18	Brandon Knight makes driving layup	2	4
9:06	Alonzo Gee misses layup	2	4
9:03	Kyle Singler defensive rebound	2	4
8:49	Brandon Knight misses layup	2	4
8:48	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	2	4
8:41	Greg Monroe blocks Anderson Varejao 's 3-foot layup	2	4
8:38	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	2	4
8:37	Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Brandon Knight assists)	2	6
8:18	Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	6
8:15	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	2	6
8:08	Jeremy Pargo makes 20-foot jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)	4	6
7:43	Jason Maxiell makes 20-foot jumper (Kyle Singler assists)	4	8
7:28	Anderson Varejao misses 19-foot jumper	4	8
7:26	Jason Maxiell defensive rebound	4	8
7:16	Greg Monroe makes two point shot	4	10
7:16	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Greg Monroe draws the foul)	4	10
7:16	Greg Monroe misses free throw 1 of 1	4	10
7:16	Kyle Singler offensive rebound	4	10
7:07	Greg Monroe lost ball turnover (Anderson Varejao steals)	4	10
7:03	Jason Maxiell blocks Tristan Thompson's jumper	4	10
7:00	Brandon Knight defensive rebound	4	10
7:00	Jeremy Pargo personal foul (Brandon Knight draws the foul)	4	10
7:00	Brandon Knight makes free throw 1 of 2	4	11
7:00	Brandon Knight makes free throw 2 of 2	4	12
6:56	Cavaliers Full timeout	4	12
6:43	Alonzo Gee misses two point shot	4	12
6:41	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	4	12
6:28	Jason Maxiell makes dunk (Greg Monroe assists)	4	14
6:13	Omri Casspi makes 18-foot jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)	6	14
5:54	Jason Maxiell misses 20-foot jumper	6	14
5:54	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	6	14
5:37	Omri Casspi makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Pargo assists)	9	14
5:05	Tayshaun Prince makes 17-foot two point shot	9	16
4:37	Omri Casspi misses 8-foot jumper	9	16
4:35	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	9	16
4:35	Tristan Thompson makes two point shot	11	16
4:09	Tayshaun Prince makes layup	11	18
3:49	Jeremy Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	18
3:48	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	11	18
3:46	Tristan Thompson misses hook shot	11	18
3:45	Jason Maxiell defensive rebound	11	18
3:34	Greg Monroe misses layup	11	18
3:32	Greg Monroe offensive rebound	11	18
3:32	Greg Monroe makes layup	11	20
3:18	Jason Maxiell blocks Omri Casspi 's 3-foot layup	11	20
3:15	Brandon Knight defensive rebound	11	20
3:11	Kyle Singler makes jumper (Brandon Knight assists)	11	22
3:05	Cavaliers 20 Sec. timeout	11	22
3:05	C.J. Miles enters the game for Omri Casspi	11	22
3:05	Tyler Zeller enters the game for Tristan Thompson	11	22
2:48	Alonzo Gee misses 6-foot jumper	11	22
2:48	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	11	22
2:48	Tayshaun Prince shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	11	22
2:48	Pistons Full timeout	11	22
2:48	Rodney Stuckey enters the game for Brandon Knight	11	22
2:48	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2	11	22
2:48	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	11	22
2:48	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2	11	22
2:48	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	11	22
2:25	Kyle Singler makes 8-foot jumper (Greg Monroe assists)	11	24
2:11	Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Alonzo Gee assists)	13	24
1:50	Kyle Singler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	13	27
1:35	Rodney Stuckey blocks Tyler Zeller's shot	13	27
1:30	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	13	27
1:23	Tyler Zeller personal foul (Kyle Singler draws the foul)	13	27
1:23	Andre Drummond enters the game for Greg Monroe	13	27
1:09	Jason Maxiell misses 18-foot jumper	13	27
1:09	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	13	27
1:09	Andre Drummond loose ball foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	13	27
58.0	Jason Maxiell blocks Tyler Zeller's layup	13	27
58.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	13	27
56.0	C.J. Miles makes jumper (Jeremy Pargo assists)	15	27
38.0	Kyle Singler misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	27
37.0	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	15	27
36.0	Andre Drummond misses	15	27
34.0	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	15	27
31.0	Andre Drummond misses layup	15	27
29.0	Tyler Zeller defensive rebound	15	27
20.0	Andre Drummond shooting foul (Jeremy Pargo draws the foul)	15	27
20.0	Jeremy Pargo makes free throw 1 of 2	16	27
20.0	Jeremy Pargo makes free throw 2 of 2	17	27
4.0	Tayshaun Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)	17	30
0.0	Anderson Varejao misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	30
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	17	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	30

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

Cavaliers
79
Pistons
89

Game 1

4/12

Pistons
104
Cavaliers
97

Game 2

9/12

Cavaliers
99
Pistons
117

Game 3

2/2

Pistons
111
Cavaliers
104

Game 4

11/4

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 4 December 2012

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 11,352

Referees:
Rodney Mott
Sir Allen Conner
Sean Corbin

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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