After a short break, the Detroit Pistons are at home, challenging the Cavaliers during their two-game losing streak.
In terms of the Pistons, Canningan has just won the rookie game MVP, and this team has the home advantage, and the Pistons are also ready to take advantage of the win and chase to win 2 consecutive wins.
On the other hand, on the Cavaliers side, Garland + LeVert is absent at the same time, Rondo + Markkanen entered the starting lineup, and the Cavaliers, who lacked major generals, tried to win this battle by surprise and end the losing streak!
However, after 4 quarters of competition, with the excellent performance of Markkanen + Okoro, the Cavaliers, although in the first three quarters, once overwhelmed the Pistons and occupied the initiative on the court.
But in the last minute of the decisive battle, Diallo + Bagley + McGrud felt hot and led the Pistons to play a 17-4 counterattack frenzy, instantly turning the situation on the court.
The Pistons, who finally withstood the pressure, also reversed the Cavaliers 106-103 at home, staged a big upset to win 2 consecutive wins at the same time, and also gave the opposing Cavaliers 3 consecutive defeats!
Playing at home in this game, the Pistons can be described as all soldiers, playing as many as 6 people to score in double figures, multi-point blossoming team offensive, completed the reversal + upset.
In the case of grant + Stewart + McGrud and other main players, each performing its own duties, the core of the team Cunningham, and the play of the odd soldier Diallo + Bagley on the bench are particularly critical!
Cunningham lived up to expectations in this game, starting 30 minutes, shooting 4 of 16 free throws and 9 of 10 free throws, delivering an all-round performance of 17 points, 7 rebounds + 6 assists + 2 blocks.
It is not difficult to see that although Cunningham still needs to improve in the overall shooting percentage, in terms of confidence in shooting and game attitude, Cunningham, who experienced the All-Star Weekend, has indeed improved with the naked eye!
In addition, as a new signing that is highly valued by the team management, Bagley's performance in this game also played a crucial role.
Bagley was well defensively and defensively, playing 25 minutes off the bench and contributing 16 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block on 8-of-13 shooting, without personal error.
Facing the Cavaliers' three Tamobli + Allen + Markkanen, Bagley not only played his own advantage, but also provided a strong help for the Pistons!
Of course, the Pistons were able to complete the reversal in this game, and the play of the miracle player Diallo on the bench was also indispensable.
In this game, Diallo was very efficient, playing 19 minutes off the bench, shooting more than 60% of the shots in 7 of 11 shots, and the outside three-point shot was 3 shots and 3 shots without false shots, which exploded the team's high 21 points, plus 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.
Not only did it gain something on the offensive end, it added outside firepower to the Pistons, but it also disrupted the Cavaliers' offensive rhythm and deployment many times on the defensive end, successfully affecting the trend of the game!
On the other hand, on the Cavaliers side, the team missed three consecutive draws in the last quarter of this game, and finally lost by 3 points, and the performance of the game of swallowing 3 consecutive defeats obviously needs to be examined.
But rationally speaking, for the Cavaliers, this battle, the team is not completely without gains, after all, this game ushered in a comeback, the Tigers will Markkanen's play, indeed remarkable!
Markkanen played well, starting 26 minutes, shooting 2 three-pointers from 6 of 16 from the middle and outside the line, scoring a game-high 22 points, plus 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block.
Although it did not help the Cavaliers to win, there is one thing to say, after a long recovery period, Markkanen's physical condition and competitive status in this game are indeed not lacking in highlights!
It was only in the absence of Garland + LeVert, facing the Pistons, who were all soldiers, this battle worked hard for a whole game, but did not return, it seems that he can only helplessly drink and hate!