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Pistons vs Cavaliers Final: 115-113 - Recap

Detroit got 24 points from Derrick Rose en route to a 115-113 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Detroit won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -3.5-point spread. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 219.5.

Andre Drummond had 23 points for Detroit and Tony Snell chipped in with 18 points. Derrick Rose had 7 assists for the Pistons, while Andre Drummond was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 20 boards.

Cleveland got 30 points from Kevin Love in a losing cause and another 20 points from Collin Sexton. Matthew Dellavedova contributed 9 assists for the Cavaliers, while Tristan Thompson had 15 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Cleveland were victorious, as the score was 67-54 at the break.

Cleveland won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 46-40.