The Detroit Pistons were missing two starters and another rotation player tonight against the Cavaliers, but they gutted out a win behind a brilliant night from Daniss Jenkins, who scored 21 points in the 2nd quarter, one shy of the Pistons’ record.
Javonte Green also played a key role, hitting some clutch threes and playing solid defense on Donovan Mitchell in crunch time. If you would have told me before the season that Jenkins and Green would be playing key minutes for the Pistons, I would have thought something went horribly wrong, but both guys have played huge roles for Detroit, and they are still atop the Eastern Conference.