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🏀 Pistons 122, Cavaliers 119 (OT) — What happened?
The Detroit Pistons pulled off a dramatic overtime win against the Cleveland Cavaliers in a game that had everything—comeback, controversy, and even a bizarre technical delay.
🔥 Key performances
Jalen Duren dominated with 33 points and 16 rebounds
Cade Cunningham added 25 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists (before fouling out)
For Cleveland:
Jarrett Allen: 25 points, 9 rebounds
Evan Mobley: 23 points, 12 rebounds
⏱️ The bizarre horn delay
Midway through the third quarter, the game stopped for about 18 minutes due to a malfunction:
A power surge caused the arena scoreboard to fail
The game horn got stuck blaring continuously
Officials had to shut down the entire system to stop it
Play resumed using a manual airhorn instead
Definitely not something you see in a normal NBA game.
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😲 Wild finish
Cleveland led by 9 points late in regulation
Detroit closed on a 16–7 run to tie the game
With seconds left, Daniss Jenkins hit 3 clutch free throws after being fouled on a shot attempt
In overtime, Detroit held on as Mobley missed a game-tying 3 at the buzzer
🚑 Short-handed Cavaliers
The Cavs were missing key stars:
Donovan Mitchell (groin)
James Harden (thumb)
Despite that, they nearly stole the game.
⏳ Big picture
Game duration: 3 hours, 22 minutes (thanks to delay + OT)
Detroit showed resilience, staying near the top of the East
Cleveland proved depth but couldn’t close it out
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DETROIT (AP) Jalen Duren had 33 points and 16 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons outlasted the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 122-119 on Friday night in a game that was delayed for 18 minutes in the third quarter because of a blaring horn.
During a timeout with Detroit up 65-64, a power surge caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction, with the horn remaining on after signaling the teams to return to the floor. Eventually, the scoreboard was shut down to stop the horn and a manual airhorn was used when play resumed.
Cade Cunningham had 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for East-leading Detroit before fouling out.
Cleveland - which will host Detroit on Tuesday night - led by nine points with 2:44 left in regulation, and Cunningham fouled out with 1:56 to play, but the Pistons outscored the Cavaliers 16-7 to force overtime.
With Cleveland up 114-111 with 4.7 seconds left in regulation, Jaylon Tyson tried to intentionally foul Daniss Jenkins near halfcourt, but Jenkins was able to shoot and draw three free throws that he made.
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In overtime, Cleveland's Evan Mobley missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Jarrett Allen had 25 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland, which played its second straight game without James Harden (thumb) and Donovan Mitchell (groin). Mobley had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Sam Merrill added 20 points.
Because of the delay and overtime, the game lasted 3 hours, 22 minutes.