Pistons 104-99 Cavaliers (18 Nov, 2015) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

8-3, 3-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	27	29	25	18	99
DET	31	24	20	29	104

Detroit Pistons

6-5, 3-1 home

104

Andre Drummond makes two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
Andre Drummond misses hook shot
Reggie Jackson makes two point shot
Marcus Morris misses 19-foot jumper
Andre Drummond misses layup
Reggie Jackson makes driving layup
Ersan Ilyasova makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
Ersan Ilyasova misses 19-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson makes two point shot
Reggie Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ersan Ilyasova assists)
Ersan Ilyasova makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
Reggie Jackson misses layup
Andre Drummond makes two point shot
Ersan Ilyasova makes driving layup (Reggie Jackson assists)
Reggie Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reggie Jackson misses layup
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson misses jumper
Aron Baynes misses 9-foot jump bank shot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 26-foot three point jumper
Spencer Dinwiddie makes 16-foot jumper
Stanley Johnson makes 5-foot two point shot (Reggie Bullock assists)
Reggie Bullock misses 7-foot jumper
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 5-foot jumper
Andre Drummond makes layup (Marcus Morris assists)
Andre Drummond makes 6-foot two point shot
Reggie Jackson makes 14-foot jumper
Andre Drummond makes two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 21-foot jumper
Andre Drummond misses layup
Andre Drummond makes two point shot
J.R. Smith blocks Reggie Jackson's layup
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes driving layup
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Morris misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Morris misses 10-foot two point shot
Marcus Morris makes layup (Ersan Ilyasova assists)
Marcus Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond makes two point shot
Ersan Ilyasova misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 5-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 4-foot jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 8-foot two point shot
Marcus Morris misses 5-foot jumper
Timofey Mozgov blocks Ersan Ilyasova's layup
Ersan Ilyasova makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
Marcus Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ersan Ilyasova makes 18-foot jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes layup (Reggie Jackson assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jumper
Andre Drummond misses 3-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson misses layup
Marcus Morris makes driving layup
Marcus Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond misses
Reggie Jackson misses 13-foot jumper
Stanley Johnson misses 6-foot Running Jumper
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 17-foot jumper
Stanley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Stanley Johnson misses 8-foot jump bank shot
Marcus Morris misses jumper
Spencer Dinwiddie misses layup
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 9-foot jump bank shot
Marcus Morris misses three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
Stanley Johnson makes driving layup
Aron Baynes makes two point shot (Stanley Johnson assists)
Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond makes two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
Marcus Morris makes 18-foot jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
Ersan Ilyasova makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Reggie Jackson misses layup
Reggie Jackson misses layup
Andre Drummond makes two point shot
Ersan Ilyasova misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andre Drummond makes two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
Reggie Jackson misses 8-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson makes 14-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 6-foot two point shot
J.R. Smith makes jumper (Mo Williams assists)
J.R. Smith makes dunk
J.R. Smith makes three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 5-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Kevin Love misses 16-foot jump bank shot
Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes 7-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses layup
Tristan Thompson misses 3-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
James Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Tristan Thompson makes two point shot (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
Matthew Dellavedova misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tristan Thompson makes two point shot (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jared Cunningham misses 19-foot jumper
James Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
Matthew Dellavedova misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
Matthew Dellavedova misses 26-foot three point jumper
Timofey Mozgov misses 20-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 8-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper
Timofey Mozgov makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Kevin Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tristan Thompson misses 5-foot jumper
Andre Drummond blocks LeBron James's layup
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup
Mo Williams makes 13-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Timofey Mozgov makes 19-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
J.R. Smith makes 26-foot (Mo Williams assists)
Kevin Love misses 11-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Timofey Mozgov makes dunk (Mo Williams assists)
Kevin Love misses 4-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
Mo Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Jones assists)
Tristan Thompson misses 12-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 10-foot jumper
Matthew Dellavedova misses 5-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes two point shot
Matthew Dellavedova makes driving layup
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 13-foot jumper
Matthew Dellavedova misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 13-foot jumper
Timofey Mozgov makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Kevin Love makes two point shot
Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 5-foot jumper
Timofey Mozgov misses jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper

CAVALIERS

PISTONS

TIME		CLE	DET
12:00	Timofey Mozgov vs. Andre Drummond (Reggie Jackson gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Mo Williams shooting foul (Ersan Ilyasova draws the foul)	0	0
11:45	Ersan Ilyasova makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:45	Ersan Ilyasova makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:30	LeBron James bad pass (Ersan Ilyasova steals)	0	2
11:18	Andre Drummond makes two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	0	4
11:07	J.R. Smith makes jumper (Mo Williams assists)	2	4
10:57	Reggie Jackson bad pass (J.R. Smith steals)	2	4
10:52	J.R. Smith makes dunk	4	4
10:25	Andre Drummond misses hook shot	4	4
10:23	LeBron James defensive rebound	4	4
10:15	J.R. Smith makes three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)	7	4
10:00	Reggie Jackson makes two point shot	7	6
9:45	J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	6
9:45	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	7	6
9:33	Marcus Morris misses 19-foot jumper	7	6
9:32	Mo Williams defensive rebound	7	6
9:17	Kevin Love makes 5-foot two point shot	9	6
8:45	Kevin Love out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	8
8:23	Andre Drummond misses layup	9	8
8:22	Kevin Love defensive rebound	9	8
8:21	LeBron James bad pass (Marcus Morris steals)	9	8
8:18	J.R. Smith shooting foul (Marcus Morris draws the foul)	9	8
8:18	Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 2	9	8
8:18	Pistons offensive team rebound	9	8
8:18	Marcus Morris makes free throw 2 of 2	9	9
8:04	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)	12	9
7:50	Marcus Morris out of bounds lost ball turnover	12	9
7:35	LeBron James makes driving layup	14	9
7:20	Reggie Jackson makes driving layup	14	11
7:07	Kevin Love misses 16-foot jump bank shot	14	11
7:05	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	14	11
6:58	Ersan Ilyasova makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)	14	14
6:39	Kevin Love bad pass (Reggie Jackson steals)	14	14
6:30	Ersan Ilyasova misses 19-foot jumper	14	14
6:30	Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound	14	14
6:13	Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	14
6:13	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	14	14
6:07	Reggie Jackson makes two point shot	14	16
6:01	Cavaliers Full timeout	14	16
5:56	Marcus Morris personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	14	16
5:47	Mo Williams makes 7-foot jumper	16	16
5:22	Reggie Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ersan Ilyasova assists)	16	19
5:05	Timofey Mozgov offensive foul (Marcus Morris draws the foul)	16	19
5:05	Timofey Mozgov turnover	16	19
5:05	Matthew Dellavedova enters the game for Mo Williams	16	19
5:05	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Timofey Mozgov	16	19
4:50	Ersan Ilyasova makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)	16	22
4:37	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	22
4:37	Pistons defensive team rebound	16	22
4:22	Reggie Jackson misses layup	16	22
4:22	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	16	22
4:18	Andre Drummond makes two point shot	18	24
4:05	LeBron James makes driving layup	18	24
3:48	Ersan Ilyasova makes driving layup (Reggie Jackson assists)	18	26
3:32	LeBron James misses layup	18	26
3:32	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	18	26
3:28	Tristan Thompson misses 3-foot jumper	18	26
3:28	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	18	26
3:18	Reggie Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	26
3:17	Kevin Love defensive rebound	18	26
3:05	LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matthew Dellavedova assists)	21	26
2:55	Pistons Full timeout	21	26
2:55	Stanley Johnson enters the game for Marcus Morris	21	26
2:55	Richard Jefferson enters the game for LeBron James	21	26
2:55	James Jones enters the game for Kevin Love	21	26
2:51	Andre Drummond bad pass	21	26
2:39	James Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	26
2:38	Ersan Ilyasova defensive rebound	21	26
2:17	Reggie Jackson misses layup	21	26
2:16	James Jones defensive rebound	21	26
2:05	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Ersan Ilyasova	21	26
2:05	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for Reggie Jackson	21	26
1:59	J.R. Smith makes jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	23	26
1:40	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists)	23	29
1:27	Tristan Thompson makes two point shot (Matthew Dellavedova assists)	25	29
1:08	James Jones shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)	25	29
1:08	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2	25	30
1:08	Jared Cunningham enters the game for J.R. Smith	25	30
1:08	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2	25	31
55.0	Matthew Dellavedova misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	31
55.0	Stanley Johnson defensive rebound	25	31
31.0	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	31
30.0	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	25	31
23.0	Tristan Thompson makes two point shot (Matthew Dellavedova assists)	27	31
5.0	Richard Jefferson shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul)	27	31
5.0	Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2	27	31
5.0	Pistons offensive team rebound	27	31
5.0	Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2	27	31
3.0	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	27	31
1.0	Richard Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	31
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	27	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	31

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

Cavaliers
99
Pistons
104

Game 1

18/11

Cavaliers
114
Pistons
106

Game 2

30/1

Pistons
96
Cavaliers
88

Game 3

23/2

Pistons
112
Cavaliers
110

Game 4

14/4

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 18 November 2015

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 18,442

Referees:
David Jones
Michael Smith
Aaron Smith

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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