Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons
PLAYOFFS • DET wins series 4-3
50-32, 19-22 Away
61
50-32, 19-22 Away
64-18, 37-4 Home
79
64-18, 37-4 Home
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 18 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | 27 | 11-24 | 0-4 | 5-8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 28 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 | 20-65 | 1-12 | 20-27 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 28 | ||
31% | 8% | 74% |
Detroit Pistons
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 13 | 4-16 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | 20 | 7-16 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | 12 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
79 | 29-68 | 3-13 | 18-32 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 22 | ||
43% | 23% | 56% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Auburn Hills, MI
Referee:Joe Crawford
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:Mike Callahan
2025-26 Standings
NBA News
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