Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI | Game ID: 22401067
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DET 31 32 38 32 133CLE 26 32 25 39 122
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Pistons beat East-leading Cavaliers 133-122 and lock down 1st winning season since 2016
DETROIT -- — Tim Hardaway Jr . scored a season-high 32 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 133-122 on Friday night to guarantee their first winning season since 2016.
Detroit withstood a 38-point performance by Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell , who scored 22 in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons (42-32) played without Cade Cunningham (calf) and were still able to end a 12-game losing streak against Cleveland.
Dennis Schroder started for Cunningham and had 16 points and 10 assists. Jalen Duren added 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Ausur Thompson contributed 18 points and 10 boards for Detroit, which failed to win 25 games in the last five seasons.
The Pistons have eight regular-season games remaining. With three more wins, Detroit could reach 45 victories for the first time since going 59-23 in 2007-08 — also the last season it won a playoff game.
Darius Garland had 21 points for Cleveland, which hadn't lost to the Pistons since Feb. 24, 2022, when current Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff was in charge of the Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers trailed 108-89 with 8:56 to play and closed within 119-117 on Mitchell's 3-pointer with 3:31 left. Detroit answered with a 12-1 run to close out the win.
Takeaways Cavaliers: Are a victory away from their first 60-win season since 2009-10.
Pistons: Cunningham missed his third straight game and is listed as day-to-day.
Key moment Hardaway had 10 points as the Pistons started the second half with a 13-4 run to take a 76-62 lead. The Pistons finished the quarter with a 38-25 advantage for an 18-point lead heading into the fourth.
Key stat The Pistons had a 25-6 advantage in fast-break points.
Up next Both teams play Monday. Cleveland hosts the Los Angeles Clippers, and Detroit is at Minnesota in the opener of a three-game trip.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoOk 6 15 -2 5 8 62 2 5 40 3 4 75 1 3 4 2 0 1 2 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro
in Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuMeOk 1 2 +2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Merrill, Okoro
in Hunter, Merrill
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaHuMeOkWa 1 0 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
CLE Garland, Hunter, Merrill, Okoro, Wade
in Wade
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HuMeMiMoWa 4 9 -2 3 9 33 1 4 25 2 2 100 2 1 3 1 3 0 3 2
CLE Hunter, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Garland, Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrMeMiMoWa 4 13 +6 5 7 71 2 2 100 1 2 50 0 5 5 1 1 1 1 1
CLE Green, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Green
out Hunter
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaGrHuJr 3 8 +1 3 5 60 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 3
CLE Allen, Garland, Green, Hunter, Porter Jr.
in Allen, Garland, Hunter, Porter Jr.
out Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuOkJr 2 5 -2 2 5 40 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Okoro, Porter Jr.
in Okoro
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoOk 6 10 -12 3 11 27 1 4 25 3 4 75 1 3 4 0 1 0 2 3
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Hunter, Porter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMeMiMo 1 0 -2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Garland, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley
in Merrill
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaGrHuMeWa 3 9 +3 3 6 50 2 5 40 1 2 50 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 3
CLE Garland, Green, Hunter, Merrill, Wade
in Green, Hunter, Wade
out Allen, Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HuMeMiMoJr 3 10 -6 3 4 75 2 3 67 3 4 75 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1
CLE Hunter, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Porter Jr.
in Mitchell, Mobley, Porter Jr.
out Garland, Green, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMiMoJrWa 3 6 -1 2 4 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 4
CLE Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Porter Jr., Wade
in Garland, Wade
out Hunter, Merrill
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMiOkJrWa 3 12 +7 4 7 57 1 4 25 3 3 100 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 1
CLE Garland, Mitchell, Okoro, Porter Jr., Wade
in Okoro
out Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMiMoOkJr 5 17 -1 4 7 57 3 4 75 6 9 67 1 3 4 3 0 1 1 3
CLE Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Porter Jr.
in Mobley
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrMeOkJrTh 1 4 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
CLE Green, Merrill, Okoro, Porter Jr., T. Thompson
in Green, Merrill, T. Thompson
out Garland, Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuJrScTh 7 17 0 8 19 42 1 5 20 0 0 0 5 4 9 3 0 0 0 4
DET Beasley, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
in Beasley, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DuFoJrSaSc :50 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET Duren, Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Sasser, Schröder
in Fontecchio, Sasser
out Beasley, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FoJrSaScSt 1 6 +1 2 4 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
DET Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Sasser, Schröder, Stewart
in Stewart
out Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FoJrIiSaSt 2 1 +1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2
DET Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Holland II, Sasser, Stewart
in Holland II
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiSaSt 1 4 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Sasser, Stewart
in Beasley
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiSaSt 2 0 -8 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Sasser, Stewart
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiScSt :59 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Schröder, Stewart
in Schröder
out Sasser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeIiScStTh 3 12 +4 4 6 67 1 1 100 3 4 75 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Holland II, Schröder, Stewart, Thompson
in Thompson
out Fontecchio
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DuJrSaScTh 4 9 +2 3 8 38 1 2 50 2 2 100 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 0
DET Duren, Hardaway Jr., Sasser, Schröder, Thompson
in Duren, Hardaway Jr., Sasser
out Beasley, Holland II, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuJrScTh 9 28 +14 9 17 53 3 7 43 6 8 75 3 9 12 6 2 5 1 6
DET Beasley, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
in Beasley
out Sasser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuIiScTh 2 0 -5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DET Beasley, Duren, Holland II, Schröder, Thompson
in Holland II
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiScSt 1 8 +4 2 3 67 2 2 100 2 2 100 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Schröder, Stewart
in Fontecchio, Stewart
out Duren, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiSaSt 3 13 +5 5 6 83 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Sasser, Stewart
in Sasser
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FoIiSaScSt 2 3 +1 1 4 25 0 1 0 1 2 50 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1
DET Fontecchio, Holland II, Sasser, Schröder, Stewart
in Schröder
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JrIiSaScSt 3 4 -5 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
DET Hardaway Jr., Holland II, Sasser, Schröder, Stewart
in Hardaway Jr.
out Fontecchio
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeJrScStTh 1 5 -2 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
DET Beasley, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Stewart, Thompson
in Beasley, Thompson
out Holland II, Sasser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuJrSaTh :52 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
DET Beasley, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Sasser, Thompson
in Duren, Sasser
out Schröder, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuJrScTh 5 17 +1 5 7 71 2 2 100 5 5 100 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4
DET Beasley, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Schröder, Thompson
in Schröder
out Sasser
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
JG J. Green
SM S. Merrill
TT T. Thompson
DETAT A. Thompson
DS D. Schröder
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
MB M. Beasley
MS M. Sasser
RH R. Holland II
SF S. Fontecchio
SC Schroder
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
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
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