Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons

FINAL/OT

Feb 27, 2026

37-24ClevelandCavaliers

119

44-14DetroitPistons

122

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
CLE	35	19	30	30	5	119
DET	27	23	35	29	8	122

Game Recap

The Pistons defeated the Cavaliers 122-119 in OT. The Pistons improve to 44-14 while the Cavaliers fall to 37-24.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Jaylon TysonSF	40	5-10	4-7	1-2	4	1	2	0	1	5	-9	15
4Evan MobleyPF	37	9-15	4-8	1-2	12	1	0	4	1	2	-5	23
31Jarrett AllenC	31	10-12	0-0	5-8	9	4	0	1	1	6	-9	25
5Sam MerrillSG	36	6-14	4-10	4-4	1	3	2	0	2	3	-13	20
8Dennis SchroderPG	37	4-15	0-2	4-4	1	9	1	1	8	1	-15	12
9Craig Porter Jr.	32	2-9	0-3	1-2	4	12	3	1	3	1	+13	5
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	14	1-5	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	2	+1	2
24Tyrese Proctor	18	1-2	0-1	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	3	+12	4
3Thomas Bryant	15	5-12	1-3	2-3	8	1	0	1	1	1	+10	13
30Darius Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Keon Ellis	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Tristan Enaruna	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Larry Nance Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	43-9445.7%	13-3537.1%	20-2774.1%	41	32	10	9	17	24	-	119

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	35	7-10	0-0	4-6	8	5	2	1	1	3	+7	18
12Tobias HarrisPF	36	5-13	1-4	0-0	5	5	6	0	0	1	-1	11
0Jalen DurenC	41	11-19	0-0	11-15	16	3	1	3	0	1	+14	33
55Duncan RobinsonSG	34	3-9	2-8	0-0	2	2	0	2	2	6	+7	8
2Cade CunninghamPG	36	11-21	0-3	3-5	10	7	2	0	4	6	+2	25
5Ronald Holland II	15	4-6	2-3	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	3	-6	12
7Paul Reed	11	2-4	0-1	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	3	-11	4
8Caris LeVert	16	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	1	1	0	2	2	-4	1
24Daniss Jenkins	19	2-10	1-3	3-3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	8
31Javonte Green	6	1-4	0-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	+6	2
25Marcus Sasser	11	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	0	+1	0
27Kevin Huerter	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Isaac Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Tolu Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Isaiah Stewart	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-10046.0%	6-2722.2%	24-3372.7%	56	26	14	6	13	27	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEDET

(11:56) Jump Ball Duren vs. Allen: Tip to Thompson
+2 (11:40) Cunningham 8' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:13) Mobley 7' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
22
+3 (10:56) Harris 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
25
(10:36) MISS Merrill 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:33) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:33) Duren P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ricks)
(10:25) Cunningham S.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Smith)
+1 (10:25) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
35
+1 (10:25) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
45
+2 (10:07) Robinson 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
47
(9:48) MISS Schroder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:45) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS Duren 4' Hook Shot
(9:40) Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:36) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:36) Duren 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
49
+2 (9:18) Allen 12' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
69
+2 (8:56) Duren 4' Layup (4 PTS) (Thompson 3 AST)
611
(8:40) MISS Tyson 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:37) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:32) Thompson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:32) Merrill STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:26) Merrill 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
911
(8:17) Cunningham OFF.Foul (P2) (C.Kirkland)
(8:17) Cunningham Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:05) MISS Schroder 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:03) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:52) MISS Duren 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:49) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:39) Allen 2' Reverse Layup (6 PTS) (Schroder 2 AST)
1111
+2 (7:30) Cunningham 4' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1113
+3 (7:16) Merrill 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Schroder 3 AST)
1413
+2 (7:01) Duren 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1415
(6:48) Merrill Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:48) Harris STEAL (1 STL)
(6:45) MISS Harris 2' Running Layup
(6:42) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:35) Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1715
(6:35) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:10) PISTONS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
(6:00) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(5:55) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:52) MISS Holland II 5' Running Layup
(5:52) Schroder BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:48) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:36) Holland II S.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Smith)
+1 (5:36) Schroder Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1815
+1 (5:36) Schroder Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1915
(5:22) Robinson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:22) Proctor STEAL (1 STL)
(5:09) MISS Tomlin 7' Driving Layup
(5:05) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:01) MISS Schroder 7' Layup
(5:00) Allen REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (4:58) Allen 3' Putback Dunk (8 PTS)
2115
(4:38) Tomlin S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Kirkland)
(4:38) MISS Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:38) PISTONS Rebound
(4:38) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:35) Holland II REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:31) Holland II 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
2117
+2 (4:15) Allen 12' Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Schroder 4 AST)
2317
+2 (4:03) Cunningham 3' Layup (6 PTS) (Reed 1 AST)
2319
(4:03) Schroder P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ricks)
+1 (4:03) Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2320
+2 (3:42) Porter Jr. 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2520
+2 (3:27) Cunningham 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (9 PTS)
2522
(3:12) Reed S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Ricks)
+1 (3:12) Tyson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2622
(3:12) MISS Tyson Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:12) Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:48) MISS Jenkins 4' Driving Layup
(2:48) Bryant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:48) LeVert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:48) PISTONS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
(2:48) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:37) Bryant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:37) Harris STEAL (2 STL)
(2:32) MISS Jenkins 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:32) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:28) Reed REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:26) Reed 3' Layup (2 PTS)
2624
+2 (2:13) Bryant 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
2824
(1:50) MISS Harris 10' Jump Shot
(1:48) Tyson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:34) Tomlin 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
3024
(1:27) Proctor P.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Kirkland)
+3 (1:11) Holland II 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
3027
+3 (0:59) Tyson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Porter Jr. 3 AST)
3327
(0:48) MISS Jenkins 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:46) Cavaliers Rebound
(0:29) Holland II S.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (0:29) Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3427
+1 (0:29) Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3527
(0:09) MISS Robinson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:04) Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Reverse Layup
(0:00) Bryant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Bryant Tip Layup Shot
(0:00) Cavaliers Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

CLE

DET

119Points122

43-94(45.7%)Field Goal(%)46-100(46.0%)

13-35(37.1%)3-Point(%)6-27(22.2%)

20-27(74.1%)Free Throw(%)24-33(72.7%)

41(11)Rebounds(Offensive)56(21)

32Assists26

10Steals14

9Blocks6

17Turnovers13

24Fouls27

56Pts In The Paint70

7Fast Break Pts12

11Pts Off Turnovers20

24Bench Pts27

13Largest Lead6

Game Details

Friday, February 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,232 (98.7%)

tv: ESPN