The Detroit Pistons improved the best record in the NBA thanks to a botched intentional foul from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

A clash between two of the East’s top teams saw the Cavaliers up by three with less than 10 seconds left in regulation. They opted to intentionally foul rather than risk a game-tying buzzer-beater, leading to Jaylon Tyson bearing down on Daniss Jenkins as the Pistons guard brought the ball up.

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Jenkins, however, anticipated the contact and began his shooting motion at midcourt, drawing a shooting foul and three free throws. He made all three, sending the game to overtime where the Pistons won 122-119.

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Despite Donovan Mitchell and James Harden being out of the lineup, Cleveland ran out to a 35-27 lead in the first quarter behind 10 points from Jarrett Allen. Detroit eventually grinded through to make it a 54-50 game at halftime.

The Pistons ended the third quarter with an 85-84 lead, thanks to 10 points from Ausar Thompson. That was despite a 12-minute delay when the scoreboard horn malfunctioned and wouldn’t stop blaring.

Detroit extended its lead to 89-84 early in the fourth, but Cleveland tied the score on a 3 from Evan Mobley and layup by Tyrese Proctor. Two baskets by Thomas Bryant put Cleveland on top, 93-89, and the Cavs appeared to take control of the game midway through the quarter with an 98-91 lead.

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Cleveland led 105-96 with 3:31 remaining in regulation and a win seemed nearly certain when Cade Cunningham fouled out with 1:56 left. The Pistons chipped away at the Cavaliers’ lead, making it a 110-109 game on two Jalen Duran free throws with 48.4 seconds to go. Dennis Schröder followed with a layup to give Cleveland a three-point lead.

With 27.7 seconds left, the Pistons couldn’t get the game-tying 3 they needed, but Duren dunked in an offensive rebound after Jenkins missed from long-range. Detroit then fouled Craig Porter Jr. on the inbounds pass and he missed one of his two free throws. Mobley rebounded and was fouled, but only made one free throw to give the Cavs a 114-111 lead. That set up Tyson’s fateful foul on Jenkins at half-court.

In overtime, Detroit went up by six behind four points from Duren. Following a 3 from Tyson and layup by Schröder, Tobias Harris hit a short jumper to give the Pistons a three-point lead with 26.7 seconds remaining. Sam Merrill and Mobley each missed 3-pointers for the tie and Detroit escaped with the win.

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Duren scored 33 for the Pistons, tying a career-high, with 16 rebounds and 3 blocks. Cunningham added 25 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, helping Detroit improve to 44-14. The Cavaliers dropped to 37-24 despite 25 points from Allen, Mobley scoring 23 and Merrill adding 20. Cleveland is 8.5 games behind Detroit and holds the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Detroit faces the Orlando Magic on Sunday, while the Cavaliers visit the Brooklyn Nets. The two teams then match up again Tuesday in Cleveland.