'Another lesson': Cavaliers stun Pistons with 3-point bomb at the buzzer
Cleveland fouled Cunningham again, and Detroit's star made three more from the charity stripe. But Garland dribbled past half-court and launched a shot from the Pistons logo, from 31 feet, that found the bottom of the net at the buzzer and gave the Cavaliers their winning margin, stunning the Little Caesars Arena crowd.
Horry Scale: Cavaliers All-Star Darius Garland stuns Pistons from 31 feet
If you’re going to break a team’s heart at the buzzer, you might as well do it with some style. That was Darius Garland’s philosophy Wednesday against Detroit as the Cavaliers guard canned a 31-foot pullup as time expired to snap a tie at 115 and give semi-struggling Cleveland its NBA-best 41st victory of the season.
However, the Cleveland Cavaliers star center made an early exit on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons after being issued a flagrant foul penalty two for a hard screen on Ausar Thompson.
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The Pistons played the tail end of a back-to-back set on Monday, and their defense sagged. They hope the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers experience the same problem on Wednesday when ...
Cleveland's Max Strus had a powerful jam over Detroit center Jalen Duren during the first half of Wednesday night's contest.
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