NBA Final Intelligence
Cleveland Cavaliers 101, Detroit Pistons 111 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (playoffs): Cleveland Cavaliers 101, Detroit Pistons 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 21-37 DET; Q2 CLE 25-22 DET; Q3 CLE 30-24 DET; Q4 CLE 25-28 DET.
Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-19 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Tobias Harris (DET) 20 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Max Strus (CLE) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-13 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · CLE
23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 9-19 FG
Scoring · DET
23 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 6-19 FG
Scoring · CLE
22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 6-15 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
CLE
5 largest lead
Q1 10:36 (CLE 5, DET 0) · 10-0 run, Q4 8:32–Q4 5:27
DET
18 largest lead
Q1 1:41 (CLE 14, DET 32) · 8-0 run, Q2 10:41–Q2 8:44
Swings
1 lead changes
Tied 2 times
Ahead for good: Jalen Duren makes dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) (Q4 4:50, CLE 93, DET 95).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 3:54 Jalen Duren makes running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)DET · CLE 93, DET 99
- Q4 3:40 James Harden makes 3-foot driving floating jump shotCLE · CLE 95, DET 99
- Q4 3:23 Daniss Jenkins makes 17-foot pullup jump shotDET · CLE 95, DET 101
- Q4 3:07 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 96, DET 101
- Q4 2:45 Cade Cunningham makes 8-foot pullup jump shotDET · CLE 96, DET 103
- Q4 2:02 Tobias Harris makes 6-foot driving floating jump shotDET · CLE 96, DET 105
- Q4 1:46 James Harden makes 8-foot two point shotCLE · CLE 98, DET 105
- Q4 0:38 Tobias Harris makes free throw 1 of 2DET · CLE 98, DET 106
- Q4 0:38 Tobias Harris makes free throw 2 of 2DET · CLE 98, DET 107
- Q4 0:32 Donovan Mitchell makes 30-foot fade away jump shot (Dean Wade assists)CLE · CLE 101, DET 107
- Q4 0:26 Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 1 of 2DET · CLE 101, DET 108
- Q4 0:26 Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 2 of 2DET · CLE 101, DET 109
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 21 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 101 | |
| DET | 37 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 111 |
🧮 How They Scored
CLEDET
44Points in the paint44
6Fast-break points15
11Second-chance points19
16Points off turnovers31
35Bench points27
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
53.8%Effective FG%50.0%
17.9%Turnover %10.0%
27.5%Offensive rebound %34.8%
0.200Free-throw rate0.417
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell G | 35 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-19 | 4-10 | 1-2 | -7 |
| James Harden G | 35 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6-15 | 1-7 | 9-9 | -7 |
| Evan Mobley F-C | 35 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Max Strus G | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 1-1 | -9 |
| Dean Wade F | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Keon Ellis G | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Sam Merrill G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham G-F | 41 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6-19 | 2-5 | 9-11 | +12 |
| Tobias Harris F | 39 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 7-8 | +6 |
| Jalen Duren C | 35 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +17 |
| Ausar Thompson G-F | 33 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -9 |
| Daniss Jenkins G | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +8 |
| Duncan Robinson F | 28 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 5-8 | 0-1 | +6 |
| Isaiah Stewart F-C | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Ronald Holland II F | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-3 | +8 |
| Caris LeVert G | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Javonte Green G-F | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Starter | 35 | 23 | 57.8 | 27.1 | -12.5 | 8.8 |
| James Harden | Starter | 35 | 22 | 58.0 | 33.3 | -8.8 | 14.9 |
| Evan Mobley | Starter | 35 | 14 | 63.6 | 14.6 | -26.3 | 14.0 |
| Dean Wade | Starter | 28 | 5 | 83.3 | 4.7 | -5.2 | 6.8 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 18 | 2 | 25.0 | 11.9 | +11.8 | -2.4 |
| Max Strus | Bench | 28 | 19 | 70.7 | 23.0 | -19.0 | 15.6 |
| Dennis Schroder | Bench | 16 | 9 | 65.4 | 28.2 | -9.1 | 7.5 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 10 | 4 | 41.0 | 22.7 | -9.9 | 3.4 |
| Keon Ellis | Bench | 11 | 3 | 37.5 | 16.0 | -18.8 | 11.7 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sam Merrill | Bench | 07 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | -71.7 | 0.0 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Bench | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | +32.0 | 3.5 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | Starter | 41 | 23 | 48.2 | 27.6 | +13.1 | 8.9 |
| Tobias Harris | Starter | 39 | 20 | 57.1 | 21.5 | +6.4 | 12.4 |
| Duncan Robinson | Starter | 28 | 19 | 76.4 | 19.7 | +7.0 | 12.3 |
| Jalen Duren | Starter | 35 | 11 | 43.1 | 16.7 | +23.3 | 10.4 |
| Ausar Thompson | Starter | 33 | 11 | 70.9 | 11.8 | -14.3 | 12.7 |
| Daniss Jenkins | Bench | 29 | 12 | 43.2 | 21.7 | +13.8 | 13.2 |
| Isaiah Stewart | Bench | 13 | 6 | 104.2 | 16.1 | -29.2 | 16.7 |
| Ronald Holland II | Bench | 10 | 6 | 69.4 | 15.4 | +38.4 | 7.6 |
| Javonte Green | Bench | 03 | 3 | 50.0 | 33.3 | -66.1 | 17.4 |
| Caris LeVert | Bench | 09 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | +68.6 | 0.0 |
| Paul Reed | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Marcus Sasser | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tolu Smith | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chaz Lanier | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
CLE 2
–
3 DET
Last 24 meetings · since 2020-21
CLE 17
–
7 DET
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- DET 109@CLE 113 Recap
- CLE 119@DET 122 Recap
- DET 114@CLE 110 Recap
- CLE 116@DET 95 Recap
- CLE 122@DET 133 Recap
After this game
More NBA Results — Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Sharper Picks Start Here
Live odds, Key Suspects, player props, DFS rankings, and real-time game tracking — all in one workspace built for serious bettors and DFS players.