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Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Detroit Pistons 122 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Detroit Pistons 122 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 35-27 DET; Q2 CLE 19-23 DET; Q3 CLE 30-35 DET; Q4 CLE 30-29 DET; OT1 CLE 5-8 DET.
Top performers (box score): Jalen Duren (DET) 33 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists on 11-of-19 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 25 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists on 11-of-21 shooting; Jarrett Allen (CLE) 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists on 10-of-12 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 23 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Sam Merrill (CLE) 20 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Ahead for good: Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 2 (OT 4:38, CLE 114, DET 115).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 35 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 119 | |
| DET | 27 | 23 | 35 | 29 | 8 | 122 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 41 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | -9 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 38 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4-15 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -15 |
| Evan Mobley F-C | 37 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9-15 | 4-8 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Sam Merrill G | 36 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 4-4 | -13 |
| Craig Porter G | 32 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +13 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 5-8 | -9 |
| Tyrese Proctor G | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +12 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-3 | +10 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren C | 42 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 11-15 | +14 |
| Cade Cunningham G-F | 37 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11-21 | 0-3 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Tobias Harris F | 37 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Ausar Thompson G-F | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | +7 |
| Duncan Robinson F | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Daniss Jenkins G | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Caris LeVert G | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Ronald Holland II F | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Paul Reed F | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Marcus Sasser G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Javonte Green G-F | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +6 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 31 | 25 | 80.5 | 21.9 | -12.1 | 18.1 |
| Evan Mobley | Starter | 37 | 23 | 72.4 | 19.3 | -7.9 | 19.9 |
| Sam Merrill | Starter | 36 | 20 | 63.5 | 19.5 | -20.2 | 9.3 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Starter | 41 | 15 | 68.9 | 12.2 | -18.5 | 5.8 |
| Dennis Schroder | Starter | 38 | 12 | 35.8 | 27.5 | -21.8 | 2.0 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 16 | 13 | 48.8 | 37.8 | +22.2 | 18.8 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 32 | 5 | 25.3 | 16.5 | +13.3 | 11.1 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 19 | 4 | 69.4 | 6.5 | +25.6 | 2.8 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 15 | 2 | 20.0 | 13.9 | -4.1 | -1.7 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Keon Ellis | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tristan Enaruna | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren | Starter | 42 | 33 | 64.5 | 25.7 | +18.9 | 22.6 |
| Cade Cunningham | Starter | 37 | 25 | 53.9 | 28.7 | +4.3 | 13.0 |
| Ausar Thompson | Starter | 35 | 18 | 71.2 | 16.1 | +16.9 | 15.9 |
| Tobias Harris | Starter | 37 | 11 | 42.3 | 14.8 | +0.1 | 12.1 |
| Duncan Robinson | Starter | 34 | 8 | 44.4 | 12.8 | +9.9 | -1.1 |
| Ronald Holland II | Bench | 15 | 12 | 87.2 | 20.5 | -15.8 | 12.6 |
| Daniss Jenkins | Bench | 19 | 8 | 35.3 | 26.1 | +2.3 | -2.2 |
| Paul Reed | Bench | 11 | 4 | 50.0 | 12.9 | -28.3 | 13.5 |
| Javonte Green | Bench | 07 | 2 | 25.0 | 17.4 | +42.9 | 9.7 |
| Caris LeVert | Bench | 17 | 1 | 26.6 | 9.8 | -4.8 | -2.0 |
| Kevin Huerter | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Isaiah Stewart | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Marcus Sasser | Bench | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.9 | +12.2 | -8.2 |
| Isaac Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tolu Smith | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
- DET 114@CLE 110 Recap
- CLE 116@DET 95 Recap
- CLE 122@DET 133 Recap
- CLE 118@DET 115 Recap
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