Cunningham gave the Pistons a 2-0 lead over the Cavaliers

Detroit — Cade Cunningham Had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris Score 21 points and Detroit Pistons the beat Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.

Game 3 is Saturday in Cleveland, where the Cavs are 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 a first-round exit.

Donovan Mitchell Score 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 HardenHowever, 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.

of Cleveland Max Strauss Scored just three points after scoring 19 runs in the series opener. The Cavaliers went 0 for 11 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter, with Strauss missing four.

of Detroit Duncan Robinson had 17 points, making 5 of 9 3-pointers, and Dennis Jenkins Scored 14 points off the bench, his third game in double figures.

Cleveland made the first shot and never led Evan MobleyThat put the visitors ahead 81-79 at the start of the fourth quarter.

The Pistons led by 11 points in the first quarter and 14 in the second, but didn’t pull away until the final minutes.

The Cavs scored the first six points of the final quarter, and Detroit responded with play on both ends of the court.

Robinson had the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 9:40 left and Cunningham’s 3-pointer put the Pistons up nine points with 2:12 left to seal the victory.

The Pistons won Game 1 by 10 points with both Cunningham and Mitchell scoring 23 points.

Cavs reserve guard Sam Merrill After being injured in the series opener, he missed Game 2 with a hamstring injury. He averaged 12.8 points during the regular season and scored in double figures twice in the seven-game, first-round series against the Raptors.