The Cavs were outscored 30-16 in the 4th quarter as the Pistons clearly wanted to win this game more than the Cavs did. The Cavs only shot 34.2% from the floor and were outrebounded 50-43 by the Pistons.

LeBron James came to play as he scored 26 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas was the only other Cavalier that had a decent game as he had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Larry Hughes had a horrible shooting night (5 of 17) and wound up with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Cavs fell to 14-11 on the season with this loss.