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Mitchell, Wade help Cavaliers beat Pistons 113-101 in Bickerstaff's return to Cleveland

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Pistons
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38-81FG42-82
47Field Goal %51
13-323PT13-34
41Three Point %38
12-17FT16-23
8Offensive Rebounds5
34Defensive Rebounds34
25Assists28
3Steals13
5Blocks4
22Turnovers12
2Technical Fouls3
32Points Conceded Off Turnovers25
14Fast Break Points15
22Fouls15
5Largest Lead18

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Dean Wade gets the basket plus the foul
Dean Wade gets the basket plus the foul

CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell and Dean Wade scored 19 points apiece and Cleveland won its home opener 113-101 on Friday night over the Detroit Pistons and former Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff.

Jarrett Allen added 17 and 11 rebounds as the Cavs won their 10th straight over the Pistons to give new coach Kenny Atkinson a win in his home debut and a 2-0 start.

Bickerstaff got a mixed reaction from fans in his return after being fired after last season despite leading the Cavs to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Cade Cunningham scored 33 and Jaden Ivey 22 for the Pistons, who were still within eight in the fourth quarter when Wade made back-to-back 3-pointers in a 31-second span to put the Cavs ahead 105-91 with 6:17 left.

Takeaways

Pistons: More positive signs as Detroit played its second straight solid game but came up short. The Pistons only won 14 games last season but have some good core pieces for Bickerstaff to develop.

Cavaliers: For the second straight game, they handled business against a weaker team. It's been a solid start under Atkinson, who is still toying with rotations as he learns more about his team.

Key moment

Cavaliers reserve Ty Jerome provided a huge spark off the bench, scoring 10 points and getting three assists in eight minutes as Cleveland took control in the first half, closing with a 13-4 run to go up by 10. Jerome played in just two games last season due to a serious ankle injury. The Cavs raved about him during camp with GM Koby Altman calling him “the MVP of September” and Atkinson has him in the rotation already.

Key stat

Cunningham was guilty of trying to do too much at times and committed a game-high nine turnovers.

Up next

The Pistons head home to host the NBA champion Boston Celtics on Saturday while the Cavaliers travel to Washington on Saturday.

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Jalen Duren vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession)
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Tobias Harris blocks Evan Mobley 's 7-foot layup
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Jalen Duren defensive rebound
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Cade Cunningham makes 18-foot two point shot
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Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
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Dean Wade personal foul
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Cade Cunningham makes 11-foot two point shot
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Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
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Jalen Duren defensive rebound
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Cade Cunningham out of bounds bad pass turnover
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Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
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Cade Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)
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Darius Garland out of bounds bad pass turnover
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Jalen Duren makes 1-foot layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
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Darius Garland makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
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Cade Cunningham misses driving layup
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Jalen Duren offensive rebound
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Evan Mobley blocks Jalen Duren's two point shot
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Pistons offensive team rebound
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Cade Cunningham bad pass (Jarrett Allen steals)
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Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
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Tobias Harris misses 8-foot step back jumpshot
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Dean Wade defensive rebound
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Donovan Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover
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Jaden Ivey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
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Donovan Mitchell misses 20-foot jumper
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Jaden Ivey defensive rebound
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Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point shot (Tobias Harris assists)
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Cavaliers Full timeout
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Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper
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Jaden Ivey defensive rebound
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Jaden Ivey bad pass (Dean Wade steals)
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Evan Mobley misses layup
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Tobias Harris defensive rebound
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Jaden Ivey makes driving layup
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Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Jalen Duren steals)
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Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point shot
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Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
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Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
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Jaden Ivey makes driving layup (Jalen Duren assists)
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Evan Mobley shooting foul
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Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley
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Caris LeVert enters the game for Donovan Mitchell
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Jaden Ivey misses free throw 1 of 1
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Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
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Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Darius Garland assists)
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Cade Cunningham bad pass (Darius Garland steals)
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Dean Wade makes 26-foot three point shot (Sam Merrill assists)
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Pistons Full timeout
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Malik Beasley enters the game for Jalen Duren
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Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Jaden Ivey
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Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
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Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound
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Cade Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
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Isaiah Stewart shooting foul
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Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
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Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.
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Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
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Cade Cunningham out of bounds bad pass turnover
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Georges Niang enters the game for Dean Wade
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Jarrett Allen makes layup (Caris LeVert assists)
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Cade Cunningham makes 11-foot two point shot
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Jarrett Allen misses 11-foot jumper
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Tobias Harris defensive rebound
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Tobias Harris misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
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Sam Merrill defensive rebound
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Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point shot
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Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound
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Malik Beasley makes 24-foot three pointer (Isaiah Stewart assists)
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Isaiah Stewart blocks Jarrett Allen's layup
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Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound
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Malik Beasley makes 24-foot three point shot (Cade Cunningham assists)
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Isaiah Stewart shooting foul
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Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2
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Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland
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Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen
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Ronald Holland II enters the game for Cade Cunningham
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Jaden Ivey enters the game for Tobias Harris
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Caris LeVert misses free throw 2 of 2
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Ronald Holland II defensive rebound
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Jaden Ivey bad pass (Sam Merrill steals)
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Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Sam Merrill assists)
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Isaiah Stewart lost ball turnover (Evan Mobley steals)
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Evan Mobley misses dunk
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Jaden Ivey defensive rebound
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Malik Beasley makes dunk (Jaden Ivey assists)
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Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
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Malik Beasley misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Georges Niang defensive rebound
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Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point shot
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Ronald Holland II defensive rebound
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Jaden Ivey misses driving layup
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Evan Mobley defensive rebound
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Sam Merrill misses 22-foot three point shot
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Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound
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Isaiah Stewart offensive foul
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Isaiah Stewart turnover
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Darius Garland enters the game for Georges Niang
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Jalen Duren enters the game for Isaiah Stewart
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Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
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