CLEVELAND — Reggie Jackson scored 23 points, and center Andre Drummond had 16 points and 15 rebounds in the Detroit Pistons’ 96-88 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
Detroit (28-29) snapped a five-game losing streak.
One night after New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis scored 59 points and grabbed 20 rebounds against them, the Pistons rebounded to beat the best team in the East and snap the Cavs’ five-game winning streak.
Pistons guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 19 points, including a big steal from LeBron James and basket late in the game, while forward Tobias Harris scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds in his first start with his new team.
The Cavs handed the Oklahoma City Thunder their worst loss of the season on Sunday, but they fell flat at home one night later. They turned the ball over 18 times, struggled miserably defensively and didn’t establish any sort of rhythm on offense.
James matched his season-low with 12 points and didn’t reach double figures until a pair of free throws with 6:50 left in the game, narrowly extending his streak to 695 consecutive games scoring in double figures.
Cavs guard Kyrie Irving scored 30 points after missing most of Sunday’s game with flu-like symptoms, and forward Kevin Love scored 24 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons are the third team to score multiple victories against the Cavs this season, joining the Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls.
Detroit overturned its trade with the Houston Rockets earlier in the day, sending forward Donatas Motiejunas and guard Marcus Thornton back to the Rockets after Motiejunas failed his physical. Center Joel Anthony will return to the Pistons.
NOTES: Detroit F Anthony Tolliver will miss two to four weeks with a sprained right knee. He was hurt colliding with Pistons C Andre Drummond on Sunday. … Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said there are no immediate plans to fill the team’s one open roster spot. … C Joel Anthony is expected to rejoin the Pistons in time for Wednesday’s home game against the 76ers. Anthony was dealt in the Donatas Motiejunas trade that was rescinded. “I’ve never been through a situation like this,” Van Gundy said. … Cavs G Mo Williams will visit Dr. James Andrews on Tuesday for a second opinion on his ailing left knee. The knee has been bothering him throughout the season, and an injection in December didn’t seem to help, he said. … Cleveland G Iman Shumpert missed his second game with a sprained left shoulder.