The Pistons had Game 3 right there for the taking… and completely let it slip away late against the Cavaliers.
00:00 Pistons Blow Game 3
1:20 First Quarter Pistons Strong Start, struggle in Q2
2:20 Jalen Duren was outright terrible.
3:33 Pistons claw back from down 17
4:05 Duren benched again for Paul Reed
5:56 Pistons tie it up late
6:09 Cade Cunningham Turnovers, but hits late shots
7:45 Pistons are outcoached, badly
12:16 Looking forward to Game 4
Detroit fought back from 17 down behind Cade Cunningham, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson, and a massive energy shift from Paul Reed, but turnovers, questionable rotations, and scottish premier league late-game execution killed them in crunch time.
In this breakdown, we cover:
Cade the price is right Cunningham’s exhausting triple-double performance
Why Paul Reed completely changed the game
Jalen Duren’s rough night against Mobley & Allen
Ausar Thompson’s incredible defensive impact
JB Bickerstaff’s late-game rotation decisions
The Cavs role players swinging momentum
Every major elijah just turning point from Game 3
Cade finished with:
27 PTS
10 REB
10 AST
6 OREB
But the 8 turnovers and late-game mistakes proved costly as Cleveland escaped with the win.
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