Cavaliers vs. Pistons: Game 3 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

All season long, the Cleveland Cavaliers played second fiddle to the Golden State Warriors. Now as the postseason kicks into high gear, the Cavs are one win away from pulling off a feat the Warriors could not: sweeping their first-round opponent. 

Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 26 points and Kevin Love added 20, as Cleveland overcame an off night from LeBron James to earn a 101-91 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The Cavaliers hold a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and can sweep with a win Sunday.

James, who scored a combined 49 points in the first two games of the series, was held to 20. He went just 8-of-24 from the floor, though he added 13 rebounds and seven assists.

The Pistons made a clear vow to play physically with the four-time MVP, with fouls even at times bordering on cheap shots:

This is embarrassing https://t.co/Y1qsEj9lJy

— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) April 22, 2016

James was 3-of-13 in the second half, as he aggressively fired up shots to put Detroit away. He clearly took particular pleasure in attempting to break down rookie forward Stanley Johnson, who received a hero’s welcome from the Palace crowd. Johnson drew headlines earlier this week when he told reporters he was in James’ head.

“I could care less if I’m in his head or in his mind or anything like that,” Johnson said Thursday, per Nick Friedell of ESPN.com. “I’m just trying to play basketball. It’s up to him how he wants to react to whatever he does. I think I’m in a good place.”

James has dominated Johnson for most of the series, but the Arizona …

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