Deleterious

Shame the Lions are on the road. A Pistons-Lions double header might have actually tempted me to attend a live sporting event again. I remember in my late teens doing a Michigan game at noon. Oakland University soccer game at 5PM and a Pistons game at 7:30. I would need 2 or 3 naps to do that today.

Cleveland already has 5 games where they have scored 130+. They had 4 all of last season. Golden State has the leagues second best defense. Cleveland scored 136 against the Warriors last night. They had 83 at halftime. Cleveland is 10-0.

Cade and Thomas are tied for second at 5.

He tied Thomas last night for career triple doubles at 5. Grant Hill has 29 total and Cade tied his record last night of 3 consecutive triple doubles in a row. Another one Sunday would set a new Pistons record.

The Bucks are a hot mess. Giannis stops his interview to scold someone. No clue if it was a teammate or coach.

We have a Killian Hayes sighting. He is playing for the Long Island Nets in the G-League. His first game was last night and he had 19 points and 8 assists. He shot over 60% from the field and 1-3 from three.

He picked up one of the better offensive players in the league at 40 feet. Denied the 3PT attempt and stayed with Young to the hoop to contest the shot. Stewart rotating is how defense is done, he is supposed to be there for the contest to take away the middle. That is why Ivey is fading Young to his left, so there is only one angle to the hoop and it gives Stewart a shot to block it. Even without Stewart, Ivey is there to contest what would be a hard shot to make. That is all you can ask for when guarding someone as talented as Young. If we want to nitpick, we should talk about Cade. Ideally you want him to slide down inside of Okongwu to replace Stewart. But whatever, he got the block to recover.

Their offense has been really good. I think they had 83 points in the first half tonight. https://x.com/CavsNotes/status/1855083677702574270

This has both his layup and block.

Ivey did a good job making Young give it up. Cade helped his teammate out.

Wow! Ivey and Cade with great defense to clinch the win.

Cade puts Detroit up 1 with the layup. 8.5 seconds left.

Harris with his best game since his return. No matter how good Cade plays, he has to make a few absolutely stupid TO's.

Cade with his third straight triple double.

Cade one rebound short of a triple double. He is not shooting well though, 4-12 with 4 TO's. Pistons up 10 at the end of the third.

Facilitator Cade showed up tonight. Only 2 points at the half but 10 assists. Pistons up 13.

https://x.com/freep/status/1855015003666977093

They have Duren listed as doubtful for tonight.

JPow leaving no doubt.

Well, I didn't want that. Man. https://x.com/KirkHerbstreit/status/1854589587051430022

A little shocked by this. https://x.com/ChrisVannini/status/1854554859392893081

Pretty poor coaching. Up 1 with the opponent inbounding, you can't have Harris, Hardaway, and Beasley on the floor. Your best defensive player is Stewart and he was on the bench. He is also your best rebounder with Duren out.

Hardaway had a body on his guy. Beasley missed his and Miller tips it in to win it.

Damn it