NBA preseason games continued on Friday night at different courts. The game between the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers was at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, yet the host lost in the game. And the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Detroit Pistons was at Little Ceasars Arena in Detroit, this time the host won the game.

In the two games, there are players who didn't go off benches such as Kent Bazemore and Marco Belinelli of the Atlanta, Boban Marjanovic and Beno Udrih of the Detriot, Edmond Summer and Trey McKinney Jones of the Indiana, and LeBron James and Cedi Osman of the Cleveland.

Big fourth quarter lifts the Pacers past the Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers opened up the game with a huge first quarter, outscoring the Indiana Pacers 23-21 in the first 12 minutes of the preseason game. The Pacers answered with a 27-points second quarter but so was the Cavaliers not changing the difference at 11 points, 59-48.

In the 3rd quarter of the game, though the Cavaliers still led, the Pacers was able to lower the gap at 8 points.

The Indiana Pacers showed to their opponent what they're capable off and played an impressive finale in the fourth quarter. The Pacers outscored the Cavaliers 28-16 in the final 12 minutes of the game and won their 1st preseason game against Cavaliers at a score, 106-102.

TJ Leaf led the Pacers in the scoring with total points of 18 in 22 minutes of action. He shot at a percentage of 60 percent from the field and 80 percent from the three-point line while grabbing six rebounds.

Leaf's other teammates who finished the game with double-scoring were Domantas Sabonis with 17 points, Victor Oladipo with 14 points, Lance Stephenson with 13 points, and Myles Turner with 12 points.

The Cavaliers, on the other hand, was led by Dwayne by the score. Dwayne scored 20 points in the game, grabbing five rebounds with a shooting percentage of 71.4 percent from the field.

The other two players of the Cavaliers who made double-scoring were Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose. Crowder contributed 17 points and grabbing 6 rebounds while Rose added 15 points with a shooting percentage of 62.5 from the field and 100 percent from the three-point line.

22 points win from the host

In the first 12 minutes of the game, the Atlanta Hawks led by a score 29-17. But as the game continued in the second quarter, the Detroit bounced back and finished the halftime with five points up in a score of 48-43. Since the Detriot outscored the Hawks, it continued to 3rd quarter and fourth quarter with the Detriot's lead, 109-87.

The Detroit Pistons registered an average shooting percentage of 48.9 percent from the field and 44 percent from the three-point line. Avery Bradley led the team in scoring with 18 points at a shooting percentage 57.1 percent from the field. Tobias Harris, Ish Smith, Anthony Tolliver and Henry Ellenson also contributed double-scoring points to Pistons.

Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks was led by Malcolm Delaney with a score of 15 points. Taurean Prince and John Collins tie at 10 points at a shooting percentage from the field of 50 percent and 40 percent, respectively.
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