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Detroit Pistons beat Cleveland Cavaliers 111-101, lead series 1-0

sportsMay 5, 202628139

At Little Caesars Arena, Cade Cunningham scored 23 points and James Harden added 22 to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 111-101 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, giving Detroit a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal. Tobias Harris contributed 20 points and 8 rebounds while Duncan Robinson scored 19, hitting five 3-pointers as Detroit spread the scoring. Detroit snapped a 12-game postseason losing streak to Cleveland and relied on defense and depth to close out the fourth quarter. Game 2 is Thursday at 7pm ET, with Detroit aiming to protect home court and Cleveland needing cleaner execution to even the series.

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