Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons
Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI | Game ID: 42500202
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DET 25 29 25 28 107CLE 18 25 32 22 97
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Cade Cunningham has 25 points and 10 assists to lift Pistons past Cavs 107-97 for a 2-0 lead
DETROIT -- — Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.
Game 3 is Saturday in Cleveland, where the Cavs were 4-0 in the first round against Toronto.
The top-seeded Pistons have won five straight games since Orlando put them on the brink of elimination in the first round.
“We're going to keep swinging,” reserve guard Daniss Jenkins said. “We're still trying to prove something to ourselves.”
Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points and Jarrett Allen had 22 points and seven rebounds, bouncing back from a poor performance in Game 1 for the fourth-seeded Cavs.
James Harden , though, missed 10 of 13 shots and was limited to 10 points. Harden had four turnovers, including one with 33 seconds left when the Cavs trailed by just six.
“We just wear on you,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “That’s what our objective is.”
Cleveland's Max Strus scored just three points after he had 19 in the series opener. The Cavs went 0 for 11 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter, with Strus having four of the misses.
“Unfortunately, it was not a night where we shot the ball well — 7 of 32 from 3,” Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said.
Detroit’s Duncan Robinson had 17 points, making 5 of 9 3-pointers, and Jenkins came off the bench to score 14 points, his third straight game in double figures.
“I don’t think people can keep up with my pace and my speed,” Jenkins said.
Cleveland made the first shot but didn’t lead again until Evan Mobley’s dunk put the visitors ahead 81-79 early in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons led by 11 points in the first quarter and 14 in the second quarter.
“I don’t know what it is with the start of games,” Atkinson said. "They came out super aggressive of course, but it’s the playoffs. Obviously, we haven’t figured that one out. Still back to the drawing board.”
The Cavs scored the first six points of the final quarter and Detroit responded with plays at both ends of the court.
Robinson had a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 9:40 left and Cunningham made a 3-pointer to put the Pistons ahead by nine points with 2:12 to go, sealing the victory.
Cavs reserve guard Sam Merrill missed Game 2 with a hamstring injury after he was hurt in in the series opener.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoWa 5 11 -3 5 8 62 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 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
AlHaScStWa 1 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
CLE Allen, Harden, Schröder, Strus, Wade
in Schröder, Strus
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaScStTy 1 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
CLE Allen, Harden, Schröder, Strus, Tyson
in Tyson
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MiMoScStTy 4 7 0 2 7 29 0 5 0 3 3 100 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1
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
ElMiMoStTy 2 4 +1 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
CLE Ellis, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus, Tyson
in Ellis
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ElHaMiMoTy 3 5 -1 3 5 60 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1
CLE Ellis, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Tyson
in Harden
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlElHaScTy 1 4 +1 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Ellis, Harden, Schröder, Tyson
in Allen, Schröder
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiStWa 3 5 -3 0 4 0 0 3 0 5 6 83 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 1
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Strus, Wade
in Mitchell, Strus, Wade
out Ellis, Schröder, Tyson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoWa 9 23 +4 8 16 50 3 5 60 4 6 67 0 5 5 5 1 1 0 4
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Mobley
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMiScStTy 2 4 +1 2 5 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Mitchell, Schröder, Strus, Tyson
in Schröder, Strus, Tyson
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
HaMoScStTy 3 9 -1 3 5 60 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 3
CLE Harden, Mobley, Schröder, Strus, Tyson
in Harden, Mobley
out Allen, Mitchell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MiMoScStTy 3 8 +3 4 8 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 0
CLE Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder, Strus, Tyson
in Mitchell
out Harden
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMiMoStTy 1 0 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus, Tyson
in Harden
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaScStWa 2 4 -1 2 5 40 0 2 0 2 2 100 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Harden, Schröder, Strus, Wade
in Allen, Schröder, Wade
out Mitchell, Mobley, Tyson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoWa 2 2 +1 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Schröder, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiMoSt 2 5 -2 1 3 33 0 1 0 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
CLE Allen, Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Strus
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 5 14 +3 6 8 75 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 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
DuHaJeRoTh 1 2 +2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
DET Duren, Harris, Jenkins, Robinson, Thompson
in Jenkins
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJeRoStTh :57 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
DET Harris, Jenkins, Robinson, Stewart, Thompson
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
CuJeRoStTh 2 4 +1 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
DET Cunningham, Jenkins, Robinson, Stewart, Thompson
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
CuDuIiJeLe 2 5 +1 2 4 50 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Holland II, Jenkins, LeVert
in Duren, Holland II, LeVert
out Robinson, Stewart, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuGrLeRo 3 9 +3 3 5 60 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Green, LeVert, Robinson
in Green, Robinson
out Holland II, Jenkins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuHaIiJeSt 2 3 -1 1 2 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
DET Cunningham, Harris, Holland II, Jenkins, Stewart
in Harris, Holland II, Jenkins, Stewart
out Duren, Green, LeVert, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaIiJeRoSt 1 4 0 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
DET Harris, Holland II, Jenkins, Robinson, Stewart
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
CuDuHaJeRo 4 11 +3 5 9 56 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 5 7 4 1 1 2 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Jenkins, Robinson
in Cunningham, Duren
out Holland II, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 1 0 -3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, 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
CuDuHaLeRo 5 12 -1 4 6 67 1 2 50 3 4 75 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 3
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
DuHaJeLeRo 3 3 -4 1 4 25 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
DET Duren, Harris, Jenkins, LeVert, Robinson
in Jenkins
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuHaIiJeSt 1 3 +1 1 2 50 0 1 0 1 2 50 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET Cunningham, Harris, Holland II, Jenkins, Stewart
in Cunningham, Holland II, Stewart
out Duren, LeVert, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuIiJeRoSt 2 7 0 2 4 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1
DET Cunningham, Holland II, Jenkins, Robinson, Stewart
in Robinson
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 4 7 -1 3 7 43 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Duren, Harris, Thompson
out Holland II, Jenkins, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuHaRoStTh 1 3 +1 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Harris, Robinson, Stewart, Thompson
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
CuHaJeStTh 2 5 -1 2 5 40 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Harris, Jenkins, Stewart, Thompson
in Jenkins
out Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaJeTh :59 4 +3 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Jenkins, Thompson
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
CuDuHaJeTh 2 5 0 2 5 40 1 1 100 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 1 1 1 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Jenkins, Thompson
in ---
out ---
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLEDM D. Mitchell
DS D. Schröder
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JH J. Harden
JT J. Tyson
KE K. Ellis
MS M. Strus
SC Schroder
DETAT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
CL C. LeVert
DJ D. Jenkins
DR D. Robinson
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
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