Detroit missed what might have been its best chance to steal a road win in this series when it led a lead slip away before losing 106-101 in Game 1. The Pistons were unable to get a win in spite of shooting 50.7 percent and making 15-of-29 from beyond the arc. Cleveland's trio of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love combined for 81 points but the Cavaliers shot only 44.3 percent. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Pistons with 21 points and Marcus Morris added 20. Andre Drummond grabbed 11 rebounds but was held to 13 points. The Pistons don't figure to shoot that well again and the Cavaliers, who have gone UNDER 30 of their last 40 games against winning teams, will look to have a better defensive performance for the full 48 minutes. The Pistons shoot 44.0 percent on the season and 34.7 percent from three-point range and will cool off in this matchup. Play the Cavaliers and the UNDER.
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NBA
Detroit at Cleveland
April 20, 2016
8:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Cleveland -10 (-108) (risk 1 to return 1.93)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 202 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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