Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Monday, May 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH | Game ID: 42500204
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 21 31 38 22 112DET 24 32 21 26 103
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Mitchell ties NBA playoff mark with 39 points in 2nd half as Cavs even series vs. Pistons 112-103
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell tied an NBA playoff record with 39 points in the second half and the Cleveland Cavaliers evened their second-round series against the Detroit Pistons with a 112-103 victory Monday night.
Mitchell matched the mark of Eric “Sleepy” Floyd on a free throw with 27.6 seconds remaining. He had a chance to break the record, set in 1987 against the Los Angeles Lakers , but missed his second foul shot.
Mitchell finished with 43 points, including 15 during Cleveland’s 24-0 run that went from the last 12 seconds of the first half to the first six minutes of the third quarter. Cleveland trailed 56-52 at halftime before taking control.
The Cavs were 10 of 12 from the field and made three 3-pointers. They also converted five turnovers by the Pistons into nine points.
The 24-0 run was the longest in an NBA playoff game since since Minnesota also scored 24 straight in Game 6 of its Western Conference semifinal series against Denver in 2024. It was also the longest spurt by Cleveland in a postseason game since play-by-play stats were kept in 1997-98. The previous high was 19 in an Eastern semifinal series contest against Boston.
James Harden had his 40th playoff double-double with 24 points and 11 assists. Evan Mobley had 17 points, five blocked shots and three steals as Cleveland remained unbeaten at home in six playoff games.
Caris LeVert had a season high 24 points for Detroit. Cade Cunningham scored 19, the first time he has been held under 20 in 11 playoff games this season, and Tobias Harris added 16.
Game 5 is Wednesday night in Detroit.
Harden scored 11 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Cavaliers jumped out to a 16-5 lead five minutes into the game. The Pistons countered with a 23-5 run that included 10 points by LeVert. Detroit was 9 of 13 from the field during the eight-minute spurt while Cleveland was 2 of 14 and missed all eight 3-point attempts.
Cleveland's largest lead was 21 points in the fourth quarter.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoWa 7 18 +3 5 10 50 3 6 50 5 6 83 0 2 2 4 4 1 1 0
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaScStTy 2 0 -4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Harden, Schröder, Strus, Tyson
in Schröder, Strus, Tyson
out Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MiMoScStTy 4 3 -2 1 7 14 0 4 0 1 2 50 1 3 4 0 1 1 1 0
CLE Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder, Strus, Tyson
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Allen, Harden
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiMoStTy 2 6 -1 2 4 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus, Tyson
in Merrill
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMeMiMoSt 1 5 +3 2 5 40 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0
CLE Harden, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Harden
out Tyson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMeMoScWa 2 3 -2 1 4 25 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
CLE Harden, Merrill, Mobley, Schröder, Wade
in Schröder, Wade
out Mitchell, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMeScWa 2 3 -1 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2
CLE Allen, Harden, Merrill, Schröder, Wade
in Allen
out Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoSt 5 14 0 3 5 60 1 3 33 7 8 88 2 2 4 3 0 0 2 1
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
out Merrill, Schröder, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoWa 7 25 +20 10 12 83 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 4 4 6 3 2 0 2
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Wade
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMeMiScSt :56 3 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Merrill, Mitchell, Schröder, Strus
in Merrill, Schröder, Strus
out Harden, Mobley, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMeScSt 1 0 -4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
CLE Allen, Harden, Merrill, Schröder, Strus
in Harden
out Mitchell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMeMoScSt 3 10 +3 2 4 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
CLE Harden, Merrill, Mobley, Schröder, Strus
in Mobley
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiMoStWa 3 8 +8 3 6 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 0 2
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus, Wade
in Mitchell, Wade
out Harden, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaScStWa 2 0 -5 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Harden, Schröder, Strus, Wade
in Allen, Harden, Schröder
out Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoSc 3 9 +3 2 5 40 1 2 50 2 2 100 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Strus, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoSt 2 0 -5 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Strus
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMeMiMoSc :50 3 +1 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
CLE Harden, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder
in Merrill, Schröder
out Allen, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 5 5 -11 2 7 29 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 5 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLeRo 2 10 +8 4 4 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, LeVert, Robinson
in LeVert
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJeLeRoSt 3 4 +4 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0
DET Harris, Jenkins, LeVert, Robinson, Stewart
in Jenkins, Stewart
out Cunningham, Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuIiJeLeSt 2 5 +2 2 4 50 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2
DET Cunningham, Holland II, Jenkins, LeVert, Stewart
in Cunningham, Holland II
out Harris, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuIiLeRo 2 7 +1 3 3 100 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Holland II, LeVert, Robinson
in Duren, Robinson
out Jenkins, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuLeRoTh :58 0 -5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, LeVert, Robinson, Thompson
in Thompson
out Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 3 7 +1 3 4 75 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Harris
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuGrHaLeSt 1 3 +2 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Green, Harris, LeVert, Stewart
in Green, LeVert, Stewart
out Duren, Robinson, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuGrHaLe 1 4 -2 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Green, Harris, LeVert
in Duren
out Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLeRo 2 7 +3 2 5 40 1 2 50 2 2 100 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, LeVert, Robinson
in Robinson
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 2 0 -10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Thompson
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuHaReRoTh 1 0 -6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
DET Cunningham, Harris, Reed, Robinson, Thompson
in Reed
out Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuHaJeLeRe 3 5 -4 2 5 40 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1
DET Cunningham, Harris, Jenkins, LeVert, Reed
in Jenkins, LeVert
out Robinson, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJeLeReRo 2 7 +4 3 3 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
DET Harris, Jenkins, LeVert, Reed, Robinson
in Robinson
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuJeLeReRo 3 7 -3 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Jenkins, LeVert, Reed, Robinson
in Cunningham
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuHaJeReRo 2 0 -4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET Cunningham, Harris, Jenkins, Reed, Robinson
in Harris
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaJeLe :47 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Jenkins, LeVert
in Duren, LeVert
out Reed, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLeTh 6 15 +4 6 10 60 1 3 33 2 2 100 2 2 4 4 1 2 1 4
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, LeVert, Thompson
in Thompson
out Jenkins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrIiJeReSa 3 11 +8 4 7 57 1 3 33 2 2 100 1 4 5 2 3 0 2 2
DET Green, Holland II, Jenkins, Reed, Sasser
in Green, Holland II, Jenkins, Reed, Sasser
out Cunningham, Duren, Harris, LeVert, Thompson
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Schröder
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JH J. Harden
JT J. Tyson
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TP T. Proctor
DETAT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
CL C. LeVert
DJ D. Jenkins
DR D. Robinson
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
JG J. Green
MS M. Sasser
PR P. Reed
RH R. Holland II
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
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