Cleveland Cavaliers Vs Detroit Pistons NBA Live Scores Updates

The Cavaliers look to move a step closer to wrapping up the Central Division on Tuesday night by notching their 10th straight victory over the Pistons, who try to avoid their third blowout loss to an Eastern Conference contender in four days.

The Cavaliers have won 22 consecutive games against teams that currently have sub-.500 records since losing at Washington on Nov. 18, but they’ve also been holding their own against fellow playoff contenders as well.

After Cleveland won by 20 at Boston in late February, LeBron James(notes) finished with 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists Sunday in the Cavaliers’ 104-93 victory over the Celtics, which reduced their magic number to clinch the Central to two.

The Pistons have played five games without Rodney Stuckey(notes) since the guard’s scary collapse on the bench in Cleveland, and they won two of their first three without him at The Palace.


On the road for their past two, however, things didn’t go nearly as well. Detroit fell behind Atlanta by 28 points Saturday en route to a 112-99 loss, and it was never close in a 119-93 loss at Boston on Monday.

“They were good. We were bad,” Pistons coach John Kuester said. “It was one of the few games that our energy wasn’t the way it should be, and I’m disappointed with the way we played.”

While Stuckey could be back practicing as soon as Thursday, Detroit may have to worry about another injury. Tayshaun Prince(notes) was kneed in the back early in Monday’s game by teammate Jason Maxiell(notes), and he didn’t return.

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