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FINAL
Jan 31, 2024

Game Recap

Led by Donovan Mitchell’s 45 points (20 in the fourth quarter), the Cavaliers defeated the Pistons, 128-121. Mitchell added six rebounds, eight assists and six 3PM, while Darius Garland added 19 points and three assists for the Cavaliers in his return after missing the previous 19 games. Danilo Gallinari tallied 20 points and four 3PM for the Pistons in the losing effort. The Cavaliers win their third straight game as they improve to 29-16 on the season, while the Pistons fall to 6-41.

Box Score

1234T
DET23343430121
CLE30343232128
Detroit Pistons logoPISTONSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
44Bojan BogdanovicSF305-124-83-420104117-26
41Mike MuscalaPF41-21-20-010000130
0Jalen DurenC305-90-00-090002110-19
23Jaden IveySG285-72-32-314214514-21
2Cade CunninghamPG308-162-41-227210419-22
24Kevin Knox II195-91-31-150002112+4
14Alec Burks293-51-34-446012211+2
9Ausar Thompson172-30-10-06220204+19
12Danilo Gallinari226-84-44-532100120+13
5Monte Morris164-80-20-02200108+16
25Marcus Sasser91-21-10-00400013-1
31Joe Harris— did not play —— did not play —
7Killian Hayes— did not play —— did not play —
13James Wiseman— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL45-8155.6%16-3151.6%15-1978.9%3527831717121
Cleveland Cavaliers logoCAVALIERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
1Max StrusSF301-60-40-04110242+5
4Evan MobleyPF223-70-12-23410028-4
31Jarrett AllenC307-100-00-0110111214+19
45Donovan MitchellSG3514-256-1311-1268212245+22
10Darius GarlandPG207-122-63-303201119-16
32Dean Wade120-30-20-01001120-7
35Isaac Okoro296-80-02-230400114+18
3Caris LeVert243-81-44-414122011+7
20Georges Niang172-40-00-025000040
5Sam Merrill164-63-50-021100111-9
30Damian Jones— did not play —— did not play —
9Craig Porter Jr.— did not play —— did not play —
13Tristan Thompson— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL47-8952.8%12-3534.3%22-2395.7%3326135915128

Play-by-Play

1st quarterdetcle
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:58) Jump Ball Allen vs. Duren: Tip to Mobley
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:40) MISS Strus 3PT Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:37) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:37) MISS Mobley 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (11:34) Muscala REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (11:18) Cunningham 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
    20
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (11:09) Allen 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
    22
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (11:09) Defensive Goaltending
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (10:50) MISS Bogdanovic 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:50) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:41) MISS Allen 2' Dunk
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:39) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (10:34) Mobley 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
    24
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (10:18) MISS Bogdanovic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:14) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:07) MISS Mitchell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:05) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (9:59) MISS Garland 30' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (9:55) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (9:51) MISS Muscala 29' 3PT Running Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (9:47) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (9:41) Muscala P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (9:29) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (9:29) Ivey STEAL (1 STL)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (9:25) Mitchell S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (9:25) MISS Bogdanovic Free Throw 1 of 2
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (9:25) Pistons Rebound
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (9:25) Bogdanovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
    34
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (9:08) Garland 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    36
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (8:52) Ivey 13' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    56
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (8:52) Garland S.FOUL (P1.T2) (I.Hwang)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (8:52) Ivey Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
    66
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (8:41) MISS Garland 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (8:38) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (8:33) Muscala 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ivey 1 AST)
    96
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (8:20) Mobley 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
    98
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (8:06) Bogdanovic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ivey 2 AST)
    128
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (7:46) Garland 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
    1211
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (7:46) Cunningham S.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Petraitis)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +1 (7:46) Garland Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
    1212
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (7:29) Ivey 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
    1512
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (7:17) Mitchell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
    1515
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (7:13) Duren Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (7:13) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (7:11) Garland 2' Layup (8 PTS)
    1517
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:51) MISS Bogdanovic 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:46) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:46) MISS Duren Tip Layup Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:45) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:37) MISS Mitchell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:37) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:27) MISS Cunningham 28' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:25) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:15) Knox II S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:15) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:15) MISS Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:15) CAVALIERS Rebound
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +1 (6:15) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
    1518
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (5:57) Bogdanovic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (5:57) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (5:50) Mitchell 30' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (LeVert 1 AST)
    1521
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (5:30) Ivey Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (5:18) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (5:14) Okoro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (5:01) LeVert Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (5:01) Bogdanovic STEAL (1 STL)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:57) MISS Knox II 1' Running Layup
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:57) Mitchell BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:57) Pistons Rebound
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:54) MISS Knox II 1' Cutting Layup Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:54) Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:52) Knox II REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:43) MISS Cunningham 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:40) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:29) LeVert Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:29) Cunningham STEAL (1 STL)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:22) MISS Knox II 3PT Running Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:19) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:10) MISS Mitchell 4' Driving Bank Hook Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:05) Knox II REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:00) Duren Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:00) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (3:55) Mitchell 2' Running Layup (9 PTS)
    1523
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (3:34) MISS Cunningham 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (3:33) Duren REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (3:28) Duren Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
    1723
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (3:07) MISS Wade 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (3:07) Pistons Rebound
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:53) MISS Burks 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:48) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:44) Strus Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:44) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (2:40) Knox II 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Burks 1 AST)
    1923
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:22) MISS Mobley 6' Floating Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:20) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (2:07) Gallinari 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
    2123
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (1:51) MISS LeVert 6' Driving Layup
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (1:47) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (1:34) MISS Morris 3PT Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (1:30) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (1:24) Okoro 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Niang 1 AST)
    2125
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (1:11) Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:59) MISS Gallinari 13' Turnaround Bank Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (0:56) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (0:40) MISS Mobley 3' Driving Layup
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:38) Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:35) Burks Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (0:35) Okoro STEAL (1 STL)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (0:29) Okoro 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
    2127
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (0:15) Morris 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    2327
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (0:02) LeVert 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
    2330
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:00) MISS Thompson 81' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:00) Pistons Rebound
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Team Stats

121Points128
45-81(55.6%)Field Goal(%)47-89(52.8%)
16-31(51.6%)3-Point(%)12-35(34.3%)
15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)22-23(95.7%)
35(7)Rebounds(Offensive)33(10)
27Assists26
8Steals13
3Blocks5
17Turnovers9
17Fouls15
44Pts In The Paint66
15Fast Break Pts21
10Pts Off Turnovers29
58Bench Pts40
5Largest Lead9

Game Details

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 · 7:00 PM
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH
attendance: 19,432 (100.0%)