Watch: Irving seals Cavs' Game 3 win with dagger from the corner
KYRIE DAGGGER !!!! pic.twitter.com/bdVRZSvaqV
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Fans in Cleveland are getting their brooms ready after the Cavaliers walked into the Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday night and defeated the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 101-91.
The final result was still up in the air late, though, as Cleveland held a five-point lead with 45.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
With less than a second to work with on the shot clock, Cavs guard Matthew Dellavedova found a wide-open Kyrie Irving (26 points and four assists) in the corner. Irving drilled a 3-pointer with time expiring to put Cleveland up by eight.
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With a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven opening-round series, all the defending Eastern Conference champions need to complete the sweep is one last victory on the road Sunday evening.
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