DETROIT (AP) 鈥� had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 points and the beat the 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.
Game 3 is Saturday in Cleveland, where the Cavs were 4-0 in the first round against Toronto.
The top-seeded Pistons have won five straight games since Orlando put them on the brink of elimination in the first round.
鈥淲e’re going to keep swinging,鈥� reserve guard said. 鈥淲e’re still trying to prove something to ourselves.鈥�
Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points and Jarrett Allen had 22 points and seven rebounds, bouncing back from a poor performance in Game 1 for the fourth-seeded Cavs.
James Harden, though, missed 10 of 13 shots and was limited to 10 points. Harden had four turnovers, including one with 33 seconds left when the Cavs trailed by just six.
鈥淲e just wear on you,鈥� Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what our objective is.鈥�
Cleveland’s Max Strus scored just three points after he had 19 in the series opener. The Cavs went 0 for 11 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter, with Strus having four of the misses.
鈥淯nfortunately, it was not a night where we shot the ball well 鈥� 7 of 32 from 3,鈥� Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said.
Detroit鈥檚 Duncan Robinson had 17 points, making 5 of 9 3-pointers, and Jenkins came off the bench to score 14 points, his third straight game in double figures.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think people can keep up with my pace and my speed,鈥� Jenkins said.
Cleveland made the first shot but didn鈥檛 lead again until Evan Mobley鈥檚 dunk put the visitors ahead 81-79 early in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons led by 11 points in the first quarter and 14 in the second quarter.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what it is with the start of games,鈥� Atkinson said. “They came out super aggressive of course, but it鈥檚 the playoffs. Obviously, we haven鈥檛 figured that one out. Still back to the drawing board.鈥�
The Cavs scored the first six points of the final quarter and Detroit responded with plays at both ends of the court.
Robinson had a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 9:40 left and Cunningham made a 3-pointer to put the Pistons ahead by nine points with 2:12 to go, sealing the victory.
Cavs reserve guard Sam Merrill missed Game 2 with a hamstring injury after he was hurt in in the series opener.
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