Cavs down Pistons in double OT thriller, Sixers rout Knicks

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LOS ANGELES – Cleveland guard Collin Sexton scored 32 points, including a layup to force a second overtime Saturday as the Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 128-119 in an NBA thriller.

Andre Drummond added 23 points, Cedi Osman scored 22 off the bench and Darius Garland chipped in 21 as the Cavaliers rallied from a nine-point deficit with 2:15 left in the first overtime.

The Pistons had seized control in the third quarter, when Jerami Grant scored 14 of his 28 points. Blake Griffin scored 26 points and Derrick Rose had 13, but the Pistons — with 24 turnovers leading to 31 Cavaliers points — couldn’t hang on for the win.

It was close in Charlotte, where Oklahoma …

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