(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers tied an NBA playoff record with 20 3-pointers in a 107-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday in Game 2 of an NBA Western Conference playoff series.
The Cavaliers lead the series 2-0 with Game 3 tonight at Detroit.
The Cavs struggled to put away the Pistons in Game 1 and struggled again until late in the third quarter.
They trailed by 10 points early and still were behind midway through the third quarter before a Kevin Love 3-pointer gave Cleveland the lead for good at 63-62.
Love’s basket started a flurry of five 3-pointers in the final 6:49 of the quarter.
