The Detroit Pistons, missing two of their top players, couldn’t hang against a Cleveland Cavaliers team boasting most of its stars on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
The Pistons fell to the Cavaliers on the road, 118-100, to fall to 1-2 in preseason. They will wrap up their four-game slate at home Thursday against the Washington Wizards, and tip off the regular season on the road against the Chicago Bulls next Wednesday.
They were without Cade Cunningham, who presumably is done for preseason after dominating their first two games, and Jaden Ivey, who missed his second consecutive game after starting the Pistons’ opener against the Memphis Grizzlies. Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said Monday that Ivey is dealing with