Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons
East Semifinals - Game 5 • CLE leads series 3-2
52-30, 25-16 Away
117
52-30, 25-16 Away
60-22, 31-9 Home
113
60-22, 31-9 Home
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 23 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +2 | |
| 36 | 16 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +14 | |
| 43 | 19 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | -7 | |
| 43 | 30 | 8-21 | 3-10 | 11-14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | +11 | |
| 42 | 21 | 7-18 | 1-8 | 6-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -4 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 17 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9 | |
| 36 | 20 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +9 | |
| 21 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | |
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117 | 36-80 | 14-35 | 31-38 | 44 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 16 | |||
45% | 40% | 82% | ||||||||||||
Detroit Pistons
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 40 | 13 | 6-19 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | |
| 25 | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -16 | |
| 48 | 39 | 13-27 | 6-10 | 7-8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -4 | |
| 41 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +1 | |
| 41 | 19 | 8-17 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -9 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 17 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +12 | |
| 24 | 7 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -7 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +9 | |
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113 | 42-95 | 11-33 | 18-20 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 26 | |||
44% | 33% | 90% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
CLE @ DET Videos
Pistons hold a moment of silence for Brandon Clarke and Jason Collins before tip-off
Mitchell scores 5 points in 10 seconds in OT as Cavs win Game 5
Ausar Thompson strips Donovan Mitchell in final seconds to force OT
Matchups
Game Information
Detroit, MI
Referee:Mark Lindsay
Referee:Tony Brothers
Referee:Gediminas Petraitis
Referee:Tyler Ford
2025-26 Standings
NBA News
Cavaliers outlast Pistons in OT, score 1st road playoff win
The Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons: Game Highlights
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons: Game Highlights
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James Harden scores 30 and Cavaliers rally past Pistons 117-113 in OT for 3-2 series lead
— James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the
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