Game ID: 42500204
Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Monday, May 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 21 31 38 22 112DET 24 32 21 26 103
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 5/03 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 4/29, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 3 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 3 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 4/23 after 6, 5 min since (44% of 11)
CLE availability going into 5/05 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 4/29, returns tonight: 11 min (55% of 20)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 4 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 4 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 4/23 after 6, 5 min since (44% of 11)
CLE availability going into 5/07 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 5 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 5 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 5 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 5 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 5/05 after 3, 11 min since (55% of 20)
CLE availability going into 5/09 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 6 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 6 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 6 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 6 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 5/05 after 3, 8 min since (42% of 20)
CLE availability going into 5/11 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 7 since 4/26, returns tonight: 0 min (2% of 16)
OUT Tomlin missed 7 since 4/26, returns tonight: 0 min (2% of 14)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 7 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 5/07, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 11)
OUT Proctor missed 7 since 4/26, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 10)
BACK Ellis back 5/05 after 3, 8 min since (42% of 20)
CLE availability going into 5/13 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 8 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 5/05 after 3, 6 min since (29% of 20)
BACK Porter Jr. back 5/11 after 7, 0 min since (2% of 16)
BACK Tomlin back 5/11 after 7, 0 min since (2% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 5/11 after 2, 0 min since (3% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 5/11 after 7, 0 min since (3% of 10)
CLE availability going into 5/15 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 9 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 5/05 after 3, 6 min since (29% of 20)
BACK Porter Jr. back 5/11 after 7, 0 min since (2% of 16)
BACK Tomlin back 5/11 after 7, 0 min since (2% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 5/11 after 2, 0 min since (3% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 5/11 after 7, 0 min since (3% of 10)
NEW Mobley 33 to 38 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 5/17 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 10 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 2 since 5/13, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 5/11 after 7, 1 min since (8% of 16)
BACK Tomlin back 5/11 after 7, 1 min since (9% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 5/11 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 11)
NEW Mobley 33 to 38 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 5/19 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 11 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 3 since 5/13, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 5/11 after 7, 2 min since (14% of 16)
BACK Tomlin back 5/11 after 7, 2 min since (16% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 5/11 after 2, 2 min since (20% of 11)
NEW Mobley 33 to 38 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 5/03 · 1 day's restOUT Huerter missed 2 since 4/29, out tonight
OUT Holland II missed 4 since 4/25, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 18)
OUT Sasser missed 4 since 4/25, returns tonight: 1 min (10% of 12)
BACK Reed back 5/01 after 2, 11 min since (81% of 13)
NEW Cunningham 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Harris 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 27 to 34 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 5/05 · 1 day's restOUT Huerter missed 3 since 4/29, out tonight
BACK Holland II back 5/03 after 4, 1 min since (6% of 18)
BACK Reed back 5/01 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 13)
BACK Sasser back 5/03 after 4, 1 min since (10% of 12)
NEW Cunningham 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Harris 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 27 to 35 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 5/07 · 1 day's restOUT Huerter missed 4 since 4/29, out tonight
BACK Holland II back 5/03 after 4, 6 min since (30% of 18)
BACK Reed back 5/01 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 13)
BACK Sasser back 5/03 after 4, 1 min since (10% of 12)
NEW Cunningham 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Harris 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 27 to 34 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 5/09 · 1 day's restOUT Huerter missed 5 since 4/29, out tonight
OUT Reed missed 2 since 5/05, returns tonight: 10 min (74% of 13)
OUT Sasser missed 2 since 5/05, out tonight
BACK Holland II back 5/03 after 4, 7 min since (37% of 18)
NEW Cunningham 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Harris 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 27 to 33 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 5/11 · 1 day's restOUT Huerter missed 6 since 4/29, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 3 since 5/05, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 12)
BACK Holland II back 5/03 after 4, 6 min since (33% of 18)
BACK Reed back 5/01 after 2, 8 min since (57% of 13)
NEW Cunningham 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Harris 29 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 28 to 35 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 5/13 · 1 day's restOUT Huerter missed 7 since 4/29, returns tonight: 3 min (18% of 19)
BACK Holland II back 5/03 after 4, 6 min since (34% of 18)
BACK Reed back 5/09 after 2, 12 min since (89% of 13)
BACK Sasser back 5/03 after 4, 2 min since (17% of 12)
NEW Cunningham 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Harris 29 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 28 to 33 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 5/15 · 1 day's restBACK Huerter back 5/13 after 7, 3 min since (18% of 19)
BACK Reed back 5/09 after 2, 14 min since (102% of 13)
BACK Sasser back 5/11 after 3, 9 min since (78% of 12)
NEW Cunningham 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Harris 29 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Jenkins 21 to 27 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 5/17 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 2 since 5/13, out tonight
BACK Huerter back 5/13 after 7, 3 min since (18% of 19)
BACK Reed back 5/09 after 2, 14 min since (107% of 13)
BACK Sasser back 5/11 after 3, 12 min since (103% of 12)
NEW Cunningham 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Harris 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Jenkins 21 to 27 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Harden at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (7 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 97, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Harris at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Huerter (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 30 and the defense, Detroit allowing 97 a night to Cleveland's 108. Call it Detroit 111, Cleveland 109, Cleveland keeping it close.
5/03 vs TOR 114-102 — CLE notes
CLE won 114-102. CLE shot 45% (38 of 85) to TOR's 44%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 37 times to TOR's 26 — 27 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 60-33 for them. Mitchell led with 22 (9 of 20, 2 of 9 from three); Allen added 22, Harden 18. The hinge was Q3, 38-19: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
5/05 @ DET 101-111 — CLE notes
CLE lost 101-111. CLE shot 45% (36 of 80) to DET's 44%, 14 of 38 from three, and got to the line 16 times to DET's 35. CLE turned it over 19 times to DET's 11, and DET turned those into 12 steals. Mitchell led with 23 (9 of 19, 4 of 10 from three); Harden added 22, Strus 19. Q3 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 13 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 87-71 against them. Mobley's -18 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/07 @ DET 97-107 — CLE notes
CLE lost 97-107. CLE shot 42% (34 of 81) to DET's 49%, 7 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to DET's 20 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. Mitchell led with 31 (11 of 24, 2 of 9 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Allen added 22, Harden 10. Q3 was theirs, 32-25, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 82-65 against them. Harden's -15 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/09 vs DET 116-109 — CLE notes
CLE won 116-109. CLE shot 58% (43 of 74) to DET's 45%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 28 times to DET's 22 — 18 points from the stripe to their 18. Mitchell led with 35 (13 of 24, 2 of 8 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Harden added 19, Allen 18. The hinge was Q2, 32-18: a lead of 2 became 16.
5/11 vs DET 112-103 — CLE notes
CLE won 112-103. CLE shot 44% (34 of 78) to DET's 51%, 14 of 41 from three, and went to the line 34 times to DET's 12 — 30 points from the stripe to their 9. CLE turned it over 13 times to DET's 18. Mitchell led with 43 (13 of 26, 4 of 12 from three, 13 of 15 at the line); Harden added 24, Mobley 17. The hinge was Q3, 38-21: CLE came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 21. CLE trailed 52-56 at the half and won the second half 60-47. Mobley was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
5/13 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Harris at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Huerter (7 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Harden at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 44 percent from three to Cleveland's 32 and the line, where Cleveland takes 28 free throws a game to Detroit's 22. Call it Detroit 113, Cleveland 108.
5/15 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 27 and Harris at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-3 a night and Cleveland minus-3 and the arc, Detroit at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 34. Call it Cleveland 112, Detroit 111, Detroit keeping it close.
5/17 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Harris at 15 a game. Without Green (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 31 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Harden at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 31 free throws a game to Detroit's 19 and the arc, Detroit at 41 percent from three to Cleveland's 34. Call it Detroit 114, Cleveland 109.
5/19 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 99, shooting 55 percent and 43 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Anunoby at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Anunoby (2 straight). 8 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 35 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Harden at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-11 a night and Cleveland plus-0 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Cleveland's 36. Call it New York 118, Cleveland 108, New York by 10.
5/03 vs ORL 116-94 — DET notes
DET won 116-94. DET shot 51% (41 of 80) to ORL's 41%, 16 of 33 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 30. Cunningham led with 32 (10 of 18, 4 of 6 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Harris added 30, Jenkins 16. The hinge was Q2, 40-27: DET came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 25. Cunningham was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
5/05 vs CLE 111-101 — DET notes
DET won 111-101. DET shot 44% (37 of 84) to CLE's 45%, 10 of 26 from three, and went to the line 35 times to CLE's 16 — 27 points from the stripe to their 15. DET turned it over 11 times to CLE's 19. Cunningham led with 23 (6 of 19, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Harris added 20, Robinson 19. The hinge was Q1, 37-21: from level to 16 ahead. Duren was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
5/07 vs CLE 107-97 — DET notes
DET won 107-97. DET shot 49% (39 of 80) to CLE's 42%, 14 of 28 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CLE's 27. Cunningham led with 25 (7 of 14, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Harris added 21, Robinson 17. The hinge was Q1, 25-18: from level to 7 ahead. Cunningham was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
5/09 @ CLE 109-116 — DET notes
DET lost 109-116. DET took 17 more shots (91 to 74), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to CLE's 58%, 9 of 25 from three, and got to the line 22 times to CLE's 28. Cunningham led with 27 (10 of 27, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Harris added 21, Robinson 15. Q3 was theirs, 33-19, the deficit cut from 16 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 97-76 against them. Jenkins's -28 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/11 @ CLE 103-112 — DET notes
DET lost 103-112. DET shot 51% (42 of 83) to CLE's 44%, 10 of 23 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 27 fouls committed. DET turned it over 18 times to CLE's 13, and CLE turned those into 11 steals. LeVert led with 24 (10 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Cunningham added 19, Harris 16. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 13 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 90-77 against them. Thompson's -27 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/13 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Harris at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Huerter (7 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Harden at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 44 percent from three to Cleveland's 32 and the line, where Cleveland takes 28 free throws a game to Detroit's 22. Call it Detroit 113, Cleveland 108.
5/15 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 27 and Harris at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-3 a night and Cleveland minus-3 and the arc, Detroit at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 34. Call it Cleveland 112, Detroit 111, Detroit keeping it close.
5/17 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Harris at 15 a game. Without Green (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 31 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Harden at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 31 free throws a game to Detroit's 19 and the arc, Detroit at 41 percent from three to Cleveland's 34. Call it Detroit 114, Cleveland 109.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoWa 7 18 +3 2 4 50 3 6 50 5 6 83 0 2 4 4 1 1 0
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 5 5 -11 1 4 25 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 5 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoWa 7 18 +3 2 4 50 3 6 50 5 6 83 0 2 4 4 1 1 0
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLeRo 2 10 +8 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, LeVert, Robinson
in LeVert
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR 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
CLE Allen, Harden, Schröder, Strus, Tyson
in Schröder, Strus, Tyson
out Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJeLeRoSt 3 4 +4 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
DET Harris, Jenkins, LeVert, Robinson, Stewart
in Jenkins, Stewart
out Cunningham, Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
MiMoScStTy 4 3 -2 1 3 33 0 4 0 1 2 50 1 3 0 1 1 1 0
CLE Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder, Strus, Tyson
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Allen, Harden
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJeLeRoSt 3 4 +4 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
DET Harris, Jenkins, LeVert, Robinson, Stewart
in Jenkins, Stewart
out Cunningham, Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
MiMoScStTy 4 3 -2 1 3 33 0 4 0 1 2 50 1 3 0 1 1 1 0
CLE Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder, Strus, Tyson
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Allen, Harden
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuIiJeLeSt 2 5 +2 1 1 100 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2
DET Cunningham, Holland II, Jenkins, LeVert, Stewart
in Cunningham, Holland II
out Harris, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiMoStTy 2 6 -1 0 0 0 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus, Tyson
in Merrill
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuIiLeRo 2 7 +1 3 3 100 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Holland II, LeVert, Robinson
in Duren, Robinson
out Jenkins, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMeMoScWa 2 3 -2 0 0 0 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
CLE Harden, Merrill, Mobley, Schröder, Wade
in Schröder, Wade
out Mitchell, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 3 7 +1 3 4 75 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 2 2 1 0 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Harris
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoSt 5 14 0 2 2 100 1 3 33 7 8 88 2 2 3 0 0 2 1
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
out Merrill, Schröder, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuGrHaLeSt 1 3 +2 0 1 0 1 1 100 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 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoSt 5 14 0 2 2 100 1 3 33 7 8 88 2 2 3 0 0 2 1
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
out Merrill, Schröder, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuGrHaLe 1 4 -2 2 2 100 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 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoSt 5 14 0 2 2 100 1 3 33 7 8 88 2 2 3 0 0 2 1
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
out Merrill, Schröder, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLeRo 2 7 +3 1 3 33 1 2 50 2 2 100 3 0 1 0 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, LeVert, Robinson
in Robinson
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoWa 7 25 +20 7 8 88 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 4 6 3 2 0 2
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Wade
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 2 0 -10 0 3 0 0 2 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 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoWa 7 25 +20 7 8 88 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 4 6 3 2 0 2
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Wade
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuHaReRoTh 1 0 -6 0 1 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 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoWa 7 25 +20 7 8 88 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 4 6 3 2 0 2
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Wade
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuHaJeLeRe 3 5 -4 1 4 25 1 1 100 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 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMeScSt 1 0 -4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
CLE Allen, Harden, Merrill, Schröder, Strus
in Harden
out Mitchell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJeLeReRo 2 7 +4 3 3 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
DET Harris, Jenkins, LeVert, Reed, Robinson
in Robinson
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMeMoScSt 3 10 +3 1 2 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
CLE Harden, Merrill, Mobley, Schröder, Strus
in Mobley
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuJeLeReRo 3 7 -3 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Jenkins, LeVert, Reed, Robinson
in Cunningham
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiMoStWa 3 8 +8 3 4 75 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 2
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus, Wade
in Mitchell, Wade
out Harden, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuHaJeReRo 2 0 -4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET Cunningham, Harris, Jenkins, Reed, Robinson
in Harris
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaScStWa 2 0 -5 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Harden, Schröder, Strus, Wade
in Allen, Harden, Schröder
out Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLeTh 6 15 +4 5 7 71 1 3 33 2 2 100 2 2 4 1 2 1 4
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, LeVert, Thompson
in Thompson
out Jenkins
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoSc 3 9 +3 1 3 33 1 2 50 2 2 100 2 2 1 0 0 1 2
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Strus, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaLeTh 6 15 +4 5 7 71 1 3 33 2 2 100 2 2 4 1 2 1 4
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, LeVert, Thompson
in Thompson
out Jenkins
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoSt 2 0 -5 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Strus
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrIiJeReSa 3 11 +8 3 4 75 1 3 33 2 2 100 1 4 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
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
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 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.