Cavs rally for OT win, head home with 3-2 lead
Key takeaways
- The Pistons led by 15 points in the first half and 103-94 with two-plus minutes left.
- Cleveland went on a 13-0 run and held Detroit scoreless for five minutes from late in the fourth quarter to midway through overtime.
- Cade Cunningham, who had 39 points and nine assists, made a jumper to pull the Pistons within two points with 25 seconds left.
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DETROIT -- James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The Pistons led by 15 points in the first half and 103-94 with two-plus minutes left. The Cavs rallied and pulled into a 103-all tie on Evan Mobley's free throws with 45.2 seconds remaining.
Cleveland went on a 13-0 run and held Detroit scoreless for five minutes from late in the fourth quarter to midway through overtime. The Cavs went ahead by seven with 2:39 left in OT on Mitchell's 3-pointer.