Game ID: 22400080
Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 28 37 26 22 113DET 29 26 24 22 101
CLE vs DET ScoutingCLE vs DET Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CLE availability going into 10/23 · season opener
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CLE availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
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CLE availability going into 10/26 · back-to-back
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CLE availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
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CLE availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's rest
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CLE availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's rest
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DET availability going into 10/23 · season opener
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DET availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
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DET availability going into 10/26 · back-to-back
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DET availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
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DET availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Sasser missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Moore Jr. missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
DET availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Sasser missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 20 min (140% of 14)
OUT Moore Jr. missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 6 min (50% of 11)
10/23 @ TOR 136-106 — CLE notes
CLE won 136-106. CLE shot 59% (51 of 87) to TOR's 42%, 14 of 30 from three. CLE turned it over 12 times to TOR's 18. Mobley led with 25 (9 of 14, 6 of 6 at the line); Mitchell added 21, LeVert 19. The hinge was Q2, 36-17: a lead of 1 became 20, and the lead reached 33. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
10/25 vs DET 113-101 — CLE notes
CLE won 113-101. CLE shot 51% (42 of 82) to DET's 47%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 23 times to DET's 17 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. CLE turned it over 12 times to DET's 22. Mitchell led with 19 (8 of 21, 1 of 8 from three); Wade added 19, Allen 17. The hinge was Q2, 37-26: CLE came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 18. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/01 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 107, shooting 54 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 18 a game. Without da Silva (4 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 35 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Cleveland's 23. Call it Cleveland 118, Orlando 108, Cleveland by 10.
10/23 vs IND 109-115 — DET notes
DET lost 109-115. DET shot 43% (38 of 88) to IND's 51%, 9 of 33 from three. Cunningham led with 28 (10 of 23, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Ivey added 17, Hardaway Jr. 14. Q1 was theirs, 31-25, but the other 3 periods went 90-78 against them. They led by as many as 12. Duren's -16 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 @ CLE 101-113 — DET notes
DET lost 101-113. DET shot 47% (38 of 81) to CLE's 51%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line 17 times to CLE's 23. DET turned it over 22 times to CLE's 12, and CLE turned those into 13 steals. Cunningham led with 33 (14 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Ivey added 22, Beasley 13. Q1 was theirs, 29-28, but the other 3 periods went 85-72 against them. Hardaway Jr.'s -20 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoWa 6 15 -4 0 3 0 5 7 71 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 1 3 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 7 19 -1 5 8 62 3 4 75 0 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 4 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaLeMeNi 2 2 -6 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Garland, LeVert, Merrill, Niang
in Niang
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuFoHaSt 2 8 +6 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Fontecchio, Harris, Stewart
in Beasley, Fontecchio, Stewart
out Duren, Hardaway Jr., Ivey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeMeMiMoNi 2 4 +2 2 3 67 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
CLE LeVert, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Niang
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Allen, Garland
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiIvSt 2 2 -2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Ivey, Stewart
in Holland II, Ivey
out Cunningham, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiMoNiOk 2 3 -1 0 1 0 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Niang, Okoro
in Okoro
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuFoIiIv 4 9 +2 3 7 43 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1
DET Beasley, Duren, Fontecchio, Holland II, Ivey
in Duren
out Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JeMiMoOkWa 3 11 +4 3 4 75 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 3 3 0 1 0 0
CLE Jerome, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Wade
in Jerome, Wade
out Merrill, Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuFoIiIv 4 9 +2 3 7 43 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1
DET Beasley, Duren, Fontecchio, Holland II, Ivey
in Duren
out Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JeMiMoOkWa 3 11 +4 3 4 75 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 3 3 0 1 0 0
CLE Jerome, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Wade
in Jerome, Wade
out Merrill, Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuFoHaRe 2 2 -3 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Fontecchio, Harris, Reed
in Cunningham, Harris
out Holland II, Ivey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaJeOkWa 2 10 +2 4 4 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Jerome, Okoro, Wade
in Allen, Garland
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuFoJrHa 1 5 -1 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Duren
out Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaJeLeWa 2 5 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Garland, Jerome, LeVert, Wade
in LeVert
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 3 5 -5 1 3 33 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Ivey
out Fontecchio
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaLeMiMo 2 8 +6 3 5 60 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 1 1 0 1
CLE Allen, Garland, LeVert, Mitchell, Mobley
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Jerome, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 3 5 -5 1 3 33 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Ivey
out Fontecchio
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoWa 5 9 0 1 1 100 1 4 25 5 6 83 0 3 1 3 0 2 2
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Wade
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 3 7 0 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaLeMeWa 3 7 -2 3 3 100 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 3
CLE Allen, Garland, LeVert, Merrill, Wade
in LeVert, Merrill
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuJrHaSt 2 4 0 1 3 33 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 1 0 1 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Stewart
in Beasley, Stewart
out Duren, Ivey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaLeMeWa 3 7 -2 3 3 100 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 3
CLE Allen, Garland, LeVert, Merrill, Wade
in LeVert, Merrill
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuHaIiSt 4 13 +7 4 6 67 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 5 3 1 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Holland II, Stewart
in Holland II
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaLeMeNi 2 2 -4 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
CLE Allen, Garland, LeVert, Merrill, Niang
in Niang
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuHaIiSt 4 13 +7 4 6 67 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 5 3 1 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Holland II, Stewart
in Holland II
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeMeMiMoNi 2 6 +6 1 3 33 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
CLE LeVert, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Niang
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Allen, Garland
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuFoIiRe 1 0 -5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Fontecchio, Holland II, Reed
in Fontecchio, Reed
out Harris, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JeLeMiMoNi 1 2 -4 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
CLE Jerome, LeVert, Mitchell, Mobley, Niang
in Jerome
out Merrill
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuFoIiIv 3 6 +2 1 1 100 1 5 20 1 1 100 1 3 1 0 2 1 1
DET Beasley, Duren, Fontecchio, Holland II, Ivey
in Duren, Ivey
out Cunningham, Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JeMiMoNiOk 1 2 +2 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
CLE Jerome, Mitchell, Mobley, Niang, Okoro
in Okoro
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuFoIiIv 3 6 +2 1 1 100 1 5 20 1 1 100 1 3 1 0 2 1 1
DET Beasley, Duren, Fontecchio, Holland II, Ivey
in Duren, Ivey
out Cunningham, Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaJeMoOkWa 2 3 -3 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 1 1 1 0 0 2 3
CLE Garland, Jerome, Mobley, Okoro, Wade
in Garland, Wade
out Mitchell, Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DuFoJrHaIv 2 6 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DET Duren, Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Hardaway Jr., Harris
out Beasley, Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaJeOkWa 2 10 +8 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Jerome, Okoro, Wade
in Allen
out Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrHa 2 0 -8 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Beasley, Cunningham
out Fontecchio, Ivey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoOk 3 2 -4 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Jerome, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuHaIv 4 8 +4 1 1 100 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Ivey
in Ivey
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JeNiOkJrTy 1 2 0 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
CLE Jerome, Niang, Okoro, Porter Jr., Tyson
in Jerome, Niang, Porter Jr., Tyson
out Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
IiJeJrReSa 1 2 0 1 1 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
DET Holland II, Jenkins, Moore Jr., Reed, Sasser
in Holland II, Jenkins, Moore Jr., Reed, Sasser
out Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Ivey
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
DETCC C. Cunningham
DJ D. Jenkins
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
JI J. Ivey
MB M. Beasley
MS M. Sasser
PR P. Reed
RH R. Holland II
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
TH T. Harris
CLE/DET the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Mitchell, Wade help Cavaliers beat Pistons 113-101 in Bickerstaff's return to Cleveland
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell and Dean Wade scored 19 points apiece and Cleveland won its home opener 113-101 on Friday night over the Detroit Pistons and former Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff.
Jarrett Allen added 17 and 11 rebounds as the Cavs won their 10th straight over the Pistons to give new coach Kenny Atkinson a win in his home debut and a 2-0 start.
Bickerstaff got a mixed reaction from fans in his return after being fired after last season despite leading the Cavs to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Cade Cunningham scored 33 and Jaden Ivey 22 for the Pistons, who were still within eight in the fourth quarter when Wade made back-to-back 3-pointers in a 31-second span to put the Cavs ahead 105-91 with 6:17 left.
Takeaways Pistons: More positive signs as Detroit played its second straight solid game but came up short. The Pistons only won 14 games last season but have some good core pieces for Bickerstaff to develop.
Cavaliers: For the second straight game, they handled business against a weaker team. It's been a solid start under Atkinson, who is still toying with rotations as he learns more about his team.
Key moment Cavaliers reserve Ty Jerome provided a huge spark off the bench, scoring 10 points and getting three assists in eight minutes as Cleveland took control in the first half, closing with a 13-4 run to go up by 10. Jerome played in just two games last season due to a serious ankle injury. The Cavs raved about him during camp with GM Koby Altman calling him “the MVP of September” and Atkinson has him in the rotation already.
Key stat Cunningham was guilty of trying to do too much at times and committed a game-high nine turnovers.
Up next The Pistons head home to host the NBA champion Boston Celtics on Saturday while the Cavaliers travel to Washington on Saturday.