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Pistons vs. Cavaliers: Game 2 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs
- Updated: April 21, 2016
If Wednesday night was any indication, the Cleveland Cavaliers may try to shoot their way to a second consecutive Eastern Conference title.
In their 107-90 Game 2 win over the Detroit Pistons at Quicken Loans Arena, the Cavaliers tied an NBA postseason record by knocking down 20 three pointers at a 52.6 percent clip take a commanding 2-0 series lead against the East’s No. 7 seed.
LeBron James orchestrated the blowout victory behind 27 points (12-of-18 shooting, 2-of-4 from three), six rebounds and three assists, but some prolific three-point shooting by J.R. Smith and Kyrie Irving allowed the Cavaliers to set themselves apart against a Detroit offense that fell back to earth.
How dare you leave LeBron open! https://t.co/NvwYnYeiBt
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 21, 2016
Smith finished with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from three, while Irving added 22 points (8-of-18 shooting, 4-of-7 from three) and four dimes. Kevin Love chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds, but three of his five made field goals came from deep as his low-post production failed to match impressive Game 1 heights.
All five Pistons starters finished in double figures; however, that factoid is misleading without appropriate context.
While Andre Drummond (20 points, seven rebounds), Reggie Jackson (14, six assists points) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (13 points), each shot better than 40 percent from the field, Tobias Harris and Marcus Morris converted 3-of-11 and 2-of-10 shots, respectively, as the Pistons’ offense floundered following a strong first half.
The Pistons dropped 53 points over the game’s first 24 minutes despite regressing to the tune of 3-of-9 shooting from three, and the Cavaliers committed 16 personal fouls during that span to exacerbate their own problems.
Now, some of those fouls were purposeful hacks on Drummond, who accounted for nine of Detroit’s 10 misses from the free-throw line in the first …
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