The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on May 17, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. A crowd of 20,062 witnessed the Cleveland Cavaliers secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 22 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 94 |
| CLE | 31 | 33 | 35 | 26 | 125 |
Game Officials
Brent Barnaky (Referee), Marc Davis (Referee), Kevin Scott (Referee), Ben Taylor (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Larry Nance Jr. | F | Out | Illness – Not Specified | 2026-05-19 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 51 | 32 | 64 | 50 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 125 |
| DET | 35 | 31 | 76 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 94 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | C | 25 | 23 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 0 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +9 |
| Evan Mobley | C | 36 | 21 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +31 |
| James Harden | G | 36 | 9 | 2-10 | 20.0 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +31 |
| Donovan Mitchell | G | 31 | 26 | 10-22 | 45.5 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +17 |
| Max Strus | G | 28 | 9 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +11 |
| Dean Wade | F | 21 | 5 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +17 |
| Nae’Qwan Tomlin | F | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Thomas Bryant | C | 4 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| Dennis Schroder | G | 18 | 2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +12 |
| Sam Merrill | G | 25 | 23 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +22 |
| Jaylon Tyson | G | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | G | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Keon Ellis | G | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
Detroit Pistons Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Harris | F | 23 | 5 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -23 |
| Jalen Duren | C | 26 | 7 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -18 |
| Cade Cunningham | G | 37 | 13 | 5-16 | 31.2 | 0-7 | 0.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -32 |
| Ausar Thompson | G | 29 | 5 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -14 |
| Daniss Jenkins | G | 34 | 17 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -15 |
| Duncan Robinson | F | 22 | 13 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -20 |
| Paul Reed | F | 8 | 4 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 |
| Tolu Smith | F | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 |
| Isaiah Stewart | F | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 |
| Ronald Holland II | F | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 |
| Caris LeVert | G | 17 | 11 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -14 |
| Marcus Sasser | G | 23 | 9 | 3-12 | 25.0 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -16 |
| Chaz Lanier | G | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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