Pistons Vs. Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving Is Magical, Leads Cleveland Comeback
Kyrie Irving scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a comeback win over the Detroit Pistons.
| Final - 2.21.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | 29 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 100 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 101 |
Kyrie Irving scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a comeback win over the Detroit Pistons.
The Pistons three-game winning streak was snapped on Tuesday night in Cleveland after they blew a 17-point lead in the final 16 minutes.
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 29 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 100 |
| Cleveland | 30 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 101 |
| Detroit | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince | 33 | 2-15 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 7 |
| Jason Maxiell | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-0 | 5 |
| Greg Monroe | 35 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11-4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2-1 | 19 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 34 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 5-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-0 | 16 |
| Brandon Knight | 35 | 8-12 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 5-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 24 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 23 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 9 |
| Ben Gordon | 25 | 7-17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 16 |
| Ben Wallace | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Will Bynum | 9 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Damien Wilkins | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Charlie Villanueva | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Walker Russell Jr. | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Austin Daye | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Vernon Macklin | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 37-95 | 7-17 | 19-24 | 44-16 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 23-1 | 100 | |
| .389 | .412 | .792 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 1 (15 pts) | |||||||
| Cleveland | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omri Casspi | 23 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Antawn Jamison | 39 | 11-22 | 3-5 | 7-14 | 10-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 32 |
| Semih Erden | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Daniel Gibson | 36 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-0 | 8 |
| Kyrie Irving | 38 | 8-15 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 5-1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3-0 | 25 |
| Ryan Hollins | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Ramon Sessions | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Alonzo Gee | 24 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 11-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 16 |
| Tristan Thompson | 20 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Anthony Parker | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Anderson Varejao | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Christian Eyenga | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Luke Harangody | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Manny Harris | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Samardo Samuels | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-78 | 9-18 | 24-32 | 49-15 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 18-1 | 101 | |
| .436 | .500 | .750 | Team Reb: 12 | Total TO: 1 (13 pts) | |||||||