Pistons 79, Cavaliers 76 (5/21/07)
LeBron James might have deferred to his teammates one too many times.
James drove and dished to Donyell Marshall who missed a wide-open a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left that allowed the Detroit Pistons to escape with a 79-76 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Chauncey Billups chased down the long rebound of Marshall’s miss from the corner, and he later made one of two free throws with 2.4 seconds left.
James was scoreless in the first quarter and finished with a playoff-low 10 points, on 5-of-15 shooting, 10 rebounds and fell just short of a triple-double with nine assists.