Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons

Mar 1, 2024

FINAL

39-20ClevelandCavaliers

110

9-50DetroitPistons

100

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	32	31	28	19	110
DET	24	24	22	30	100

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons, 110-100. Darius Garland led the way for the Cavaliers with 29 points and a season-high eight 3PM, while Evan Mobley added 22 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists in the victory. Cade Cunningham notched 21 points and 10 assists for the Pistons in the losing effort. The Cavaliers improve to 39-20 on the season, while the Pistons fall to 9-50.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Max StrusSF	34	4-11	2-7	4-4	4	4	0	0	2	3	+2	14
4Evan MobleyPF	34	7-13	0-1	8-11	17	7	2	2	1	3	+19	22
31Jarrett AllenC	34	1-7	0-0	7-8	15	2	1	1	2	1	-4	9
35Isaac OkoroSG	24	4-9	2-5	2-2	0	4	1	1	2	2	+13	12
10Darius GarlandPG	36	9-21	8-12	3-3	5	4	1	0	5	4	+5	29
5Sam Merrill	25	4-9	4-9	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	-6	12
32Dean Wade	18	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	0	1	2	0	4	-1	6
20Georges Niang	19	1-7	0-3	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	0	+17	2
9Craig Porter Jr.	11	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	3	+5	4
30Damian Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Caris LeVert	— did not play —												— did not play —
45Donovan Mitchell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-8339.8%	18-4143.9%	26-3086.7%	53	25	7	6	15	20	-	110

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	36	6-11	2-3	1-2	7	3	5	2	1	0	+1	15
28Isaiah StewartPF	33	6-12	4-7	0-0	9	3	0	3	0	1	+7	16
0Jalen DurenC	30	4-7	0-0	6-7	10	2	0	1	1	5	-10	14
23Jaden IveySG	31	6-17	1-9	5-6	3	4	0	1	1	6	-13	18
2Cade CunninghamPG	36	6-19	2-8	7-7	3	10	1	0	1	3	+3	21
24Quentin Grimes	14	1-6	0-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	-12	2
19Simone Fontecchio	25	2-8	1-3	2-3	2	1	2	0	3	3	-4	7
13James Wiseman	12	2-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	3	-11	4
18Malachi Flynn	5	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-10	0
31Evan Fournier	14	0-2	0-1	3-3	2	1	1	0	0	1	-1	3
7Troy Brown Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Shake Milton	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-8937.1%	10-3627.8%	24-2885.7%	42	24	10	7	8	23	-	100

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEDET

(11:56) Jump Ball Duren vs. Allen: Tip to Garland
(11:36) MISS Garland 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:34) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:34) Strus P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
(11:22) MISS Thompson 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:17) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:11) Okoro Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
20
(11:00) Cunningham Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:00) Mobley STEAL (1 STL)
(10:58) Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:58) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(10:54) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:54) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(10:51) Ivey Violation:Kicked Ball (P.Ransom)
(10:46) MISS Strus 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:44) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:44) Duren S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Taylor)
(10:44) MISS Allen Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:44) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (10:44) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
30
(10:30) MISS Ivey 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:24) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:16) Strus 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mobley 2 AST)
60
(10:05) MISS Stewart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:02) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:54) MISS Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:50) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:41) MISS Ivey 3PT Jump Shot
(9:37) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (9:28) Mobley 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
80
(9:14) MISS Cunningham 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:12) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (9:08) Okoro 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
110
+3 (8:51) Stewart 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
113
(8:38) MISS Mobley 4' Hook Shot
(8:33) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:26) Cunningham 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
115
(8:17) Ivey P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Taylor)
(8:06) Okoro Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:06) Cunningham STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:03) Thompson 3' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
117
+3 (7:50) Strus 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Mobley 3 AST)
147
+2 (7:31) Thompson 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ivey 1 AST)
149
(7:15) MISS Mobley 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:11) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:02) MISS Duren 4' Dunk
(7:02) Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:02) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:55) MISS Allen 2' Running Dunk
(6:55) Stewart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:51) Garland REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:49) MISS Allen 2' Layup
(6:49) Stewart BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:46) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:45) Strus P.FOUL (P2.T2) (D.Taylor)
(6:45) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:31) Ivey 8' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Cunningham 3 AST)
1411
(6:16) Garland Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:57) MISS Duren 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:55) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:52) Duren 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
1413
(5:52) Wade S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Taylor)
+1 (5:52) Duren Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1414
+3 (5:37) Merrill 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1714
(5:25) MISS Cunningham 4' Driving Layup
(5:25) Garland REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:17) Okoro 5' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
1914
+2 (5:05) Stewart 7' Driving Hook Shot (5 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
1916
(4:51) MISS Garland 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:49) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (4:43) Ivey 3' Running Layup (4 PTS)
1918
(4:34) MISS Merrill 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:34) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (4:30) Allen 3' Putback Layup (3 PTS)
2118
(4:17) Wade P.FOUL (P2.T4) (S.Wright)
(4:08) Allen S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Ransom)
+1 (4:08) Duren Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2119
+1 (4:08) Duren Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2120
+2 (3:53) Mobley 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Garland 3 AST)
2320
(3:40) MISS Fontecchio 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:38) Garland REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:25) Okoro Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(3:25) Fontecchio STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:19) Grimes 13' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
2322
(3:05) Duren S.FOUL (P2.T3) (P.Ransom)
+1 (3:05) Okoro Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2422
+1 (3:05) Okoro Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2522
(2:39) MISS Flynn 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:39) PISTONS Rebound
(2:39) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:28) MISS Fournier 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:25) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:15) Mobley 8' Driving Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
2722
(2:15) Wiseman S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Wright)
+1 (2:15) Mobley Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2822
(2:03) MISS Flynn 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:01) Cavaliers Rebound
(1:44) MISS Strus 3PT Jump Shot
(1:41) Wiseman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:32) Wiseman 3' Dunk (2 PTS) (Fontecchio 1 AST)
2824
(1:14) Mobley Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:14) Grimes STEAL (1 STL)
(1:09) Grimes Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:09) Mobley STEAL (2 STL)
(1:06) Flynn S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Ransom)
+1 (1:06) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2924
+1 (1:06) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3024
(0:49) MISS Fontecchio 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:44) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:37) MISS Niang 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:33) Wiseman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:16) Fontecchio Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:16) Niang STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:02) Porter Jr. 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3224

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

DET

110Points100

33-83(39.8%)Field Goal(%)33-89(37.1%)

18-41(43.9%)3-Point(%)10-36(27.8%)

26-30(86.7%)Free Throw(%)24-28(85.7%)

53(12)Rebounds(Offensive)42(9)

25Assists24

7Steals10

6Blocks7

15Turnovers8

20Fouls23

28Pts In The Paint40

11Fast Break Pts16

10Pts Off Turnovers16

24Bench Pts16

26Largest Lead0

Game Details

Friday, March 1, 2024 · 7:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 19,299 (94.2%)