Cleveland Cavaliers

This eight-pass Cavaliers play is a thing of beauty

Published Apr. 17, 2016 5:26 p.m. ET

Nick Schwartz

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been penciled into the NBA Finals since before the 2015-16 season began, but the Detroit Pistons pushed Cleveland to the limit on the road Sunday in Game 1. With the Pistons leading the Cavs by four points early into the fourth quarter, the Cavs got an open three-point attempt for Matthew Dellavedova with some jaw-dropping ball movement.

From the moment Dellavedova picks up his dribble, the Cavaliers passed the ball eight times in succession and dribbled twice. LeBron James gave up what would have likely been an easy two points to kick the ball back out, and Dellavedova drained the deep shot to pull within a single point.