DETROIT - The Detroit Pistons have made good strides this season, but the Cleveland Cavaliers showed them how far away they are from joining the Eastern Conference's upper echelon, let alone the NBA's elite.
The hot-shooting Cavs basically ran the Pistons out of their own building in the first half Monday, racing out to a 27-point lead, and kept pouring it on the second half, on the way to a 116-88 victory at Little Caesars Arena.
The Pistons (11-6) had their six-game home winning streak snapped.
Cleveland didn't even need a prolific output from LeBron James.