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DET 6-1
109 – 113
FINAL
CLE 4-3

Detroit Pistons 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 113 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 27-25 CLE; Q2 DET 21-29 CLE; Q3 DET 32-35 CLE; Q4 DET 29-24 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Duren (DET) 24 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists on 7-of-9 shooting; Jaylon Tyson (CLE) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Tobias Harris (DET) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-17 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DET
Jalen Duren
24 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 7-9 FG
Scoring · CLE
Jaylon Tyson
22 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 8-15 FG
Scoring · DET
Tobias Harris
19 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM · 6-12 FG

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

📊 Game Flow

DET 4 largest lead Q2 11:40 (DET 29, CLE 25) · 9-0 run, Q4 3:31–Q4 2:10
CLE 11 largest lead Q4 10:16 (DET 83, CLE 94) · 8-0 run, Q2 11:14–Q2 10:22
Swings 4 lead changes Tied 4 times

Ahead for good: Jaylon Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists) (Q2 10:50, DET 29, CLE 31).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
  • Q4 4:02 Evan Mobley makes 24-foot three pointerCLE · DET 99, CLE 104
  • Q4 3:31 Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2DET · DET 100, CLE 104
  • Q4 3:25 Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2DET · DET 101, CLE 104
  • Q4 2:10 Jalen Duren makes 1-foot dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)DET · DET 103, CLE 104
  • Q4 1:56 Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)DET · DET 103, CLE 107
  • Q4 2:10 Jalen Duren makes alley oop layup (Ausar Thompson assists)DET · DET 105, CLE 107
  • Q4 1:46 Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · DET 105, CLE 108
  • Q4 1:22 Dennis Schroder makes driving layupCLE · DET 105, CLE 110
  • Q4 1:03 James Harden makes 5-foot two point shotCLE · DET 105, CLE 112
  • Q4 0:21 Ausar Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)DET · DET 107, CLE 112
  • Q4 0:03 Jalen Duren makes 1-foot running dunk (Ausar Thompson assists)DET · DET 109, CLE 112
  • Q4 0:00 Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2DET · DET 109, CLE 113

Linescore

1234 T
DET 27213229 109
CLE 25293524 113

🧮 How They Scored

DETCLE
48Points in the paint40
10Fast-break points9
11Second-chance points13
13Points off turnovers15
32Bench points38
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
56.5%Effective FG%54.1%
12.7%Turnover %9.3%
27.0%Offensive rebound %24.4%
0.377Free-throw rate0.302

Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F 39106141154-160-32-2-11
Duncan Robinson F 348232222-62-52-2+4
Tobias Harris F 3119500006-121-36-7+9
Ausar Thompson G-F 3116664117-110-12-4+6
Jalen Duren C 27241410137-90-010-14+6
Isaiah Stewart F-C 224221212-40-00-0-10
Ronald Holland II F 198510013-42-30-0-17
Javonte Green G-F 1313101005-73-50-0-2
Caris LeVert G 132210001-40-30-0-12
Daniss Jenkins G 115110002-41-10-0+7

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
James Harden G 3518570055-172-96-6-6
Jaylon Tyson G-F 3222340218-155-121-3+8
Evan Mobley F-C 3218542005-92-46-8-2
Dennis Schroder G 2815550026-102-31-1+16
Sam Merrill G 279021003-103-70-0-6
Keon Ellis G 277422102-50-33-3-5
Craig Porter G 227830013-81-40-0+6
Jarrett Allen C 218301014-70-00-2-3
Thomas Bryant C 169501102-52-43-3+12

🔬 Advanced Stats

Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Jalen Duren Starter 272479.230.2+10.926.1
Tobias Harris Starter 311963.019.4+12.614.7
Ausar Thompson Starter 311662.718.7+9.018.0
Cade Cunningham Starter 391029.625.9-15.75.9
Duncan Robinson Starter 34858.111.3+4.24.8
Javonte Green Bench 131392.923.3-11.514.4
Ronald Holland II Bench 198100.013.9-42.810.8
Daniss Jenkins Bench 11562.514.8+21.88.2
Isaiah Stewart Bench 22450.011.1-24.44.0
Caris LeVert Bench 13225.015.4-54.50.0
Kevin Huerter Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Paul Reed Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Marcus Sasser Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Bobi Klintman Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Chaz Lanier Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Jaylon Tyson Starter 322267.423.0+16.19.5
James Harden Starter 351845.831.6-5.39.1
Evan Mobley Starter 321871.917.8-1.314.8
Sam Merrill Starter 27945.015.4-8.54.0
Jarrett Allen Starter 21850.818.8-2.24.5
Dennis Schroder Bench 281571.820.0+29.612.5
Thomas Bryant Bench 16971.217.1+41.412.4
Keon Ellis Bench 27755.410.5-8.06.9
Craig Porter Bench 22743.819.1+15.08.3
Larry Nance Jr. Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Nae'Qwan Tomlin Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Tyrese Proctor Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Tristan Enaruna Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series DET 2 – 2 CLE
Last 23 meetings · since 2020-21 DET 6 – 17 CLE
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Detroit Pistons 45-15 L1 L10 8-2 Next game recap: @ SAS · Thu, Mar 5
Cleveland Cavaliers 39-24 W2 L10 7-3 Next game recap: vs BOS · Sun, Mar 8

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