Cleveland Cavaliers 122, Detroit Pistons 133 — Recap

March 28, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 122, Detroit Pistons 133. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 26-31 DET; Q2 CLE 32-32 DET; Q3 CLE 25-38 DET; Q4 CLE 39-32 DET.

Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 38 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DET) 32 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Ausar Thompson (DET) 18 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-18 shooting; Dennis Schroder (DET) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

38 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 12-24 FG

Scoring · DET

Tim Hardaway Jr.

32 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 7 3PM · 10-18 FG

Scoring · CLE

Darius Garland

21 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 5 3PM · 7-17 FG

Season highs

Tim Hardaway Jr. · Season-high 32 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	26	32	25	39		122
DET	31	32	38	32		133

🧮 How They Scored

CLEDET

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.8%Effective FG%56.1%

12.3%Turnover %11.3%

29.7%Offensive rebound %30.2%

0.458Free-throw rate0.329

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell G	36	38	5	3	1	—	3	12-24	3-8	11-13	-16
Darius Garland G	34	21	5	6	1	—	4	7-17	5-11	2-2	-8
Evan Mobley F-C	33	9	6	4	—	2	3	3-10	2-6	1-2	-23
Isaac Okoro F-G	25	7	3	—	—	—	—	1-2	0-1	5-8	-9
Craig Porter G	21	9	5	2	3	—	—	3-5	1-2	2-2	+2
De'Andre Hunter F	20	11	3	—	1	—	2	3-7	0-2	5-6	-6
Sam Merrill G	20	6	4	—	3	—	—	2-5	2-5	—	-3
Dean Wade F	19	10	2	1	—	—	1	3-5	2-4	2-3	+8
Jarrett Allen C	19	8	4	—	—	1	—	4-7	—	—	-13
Javonte Green G-F	13	1	4	—	—	—	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	+11

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dennis Schroder G	39	17	7	10	1	—	2	5-14	1-5	6-7	+16
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	33	32	1	3	—	—	1	10-18	7-11	5-5	+14
Ausar Thompson G-F	32	18	10	2	2	4	2	8-18	0-2	2-2	+15
Jalen Duren C	27	16	13	—	1	1	—	6-9	—	4-6	+15
Isaiah Stewart F-C	21	14	4	1	—	—	2	5-6	—	4-5	-4
Ronald Holland II F	19	10	2	1	—	—	3	4-5	2-3	—	-6
Marcus Sasser G	19	4	1	4	1	—	2	1-9	1-5	1-2	-3
Simone Fontecchio F	14	3	1	—	2	—	—	1-3	1-3	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	36	38	63.9	35.9	-20.5	14.2
Darius Garland	Bench	34	21	58.7	25.9	-15.0	11.9
De'Andre Hunter	Bench	20	11	57.1	22.6	-22.1	7.1
Dean Wade	Bench	19	10	79.1	14.9	+20.0	10.6
Evan Mobley	Bench	33	9	41.4	16.9	-30.4	5.1
Craig Porter	Bench	21	9	76.5	11.8	-1.9	14.1
Jarrett Allen	Bench	19	8	57.1	14.9	-31.7	11.5
Isaac Okoro	Bench	25	7	63.4	9.8	-24.7	1.3
Sam Merrill	Bench	20	6	60.0	9.1	-9.0	8.8
Javonte Green	Bench	13	1	26.6	9.4	+33.3	-5.2

Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	33	32	79.2	25.0	+20.0	18.0
Ausar Thompson	Bench	32	18	47.7	25.6	+22.4	13.7
Dennis Schroder	Bench	39	17	49.8	19.4	+24.4	10.5
Jalen Duren	Bench	27	16	68.7	17.1	+26.3	18.0
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	21	14	85.4	19.2	-8.7	10.2
Ronald Holland II	Bench	19	10	100.0	17.0	-14.3	10.7
Marcus Sasser	Bench	19	4	20.2	24.5	-4.5	-2.9
Simone Fontecchio	Bench	14	3	50.0	8.8	+10.4	-1.1
Tobias Harris	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Paul Reed	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Lindy Waters III	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bobi Klintman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Daniss Jenkins	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0