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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons

May 5, 2026
FINAL

Box Score

1234T
CLE21253025101
DET37222428111

Game Recap

The Pistons defeated the Cavaliers, 111-101, in Game 1 to lead the series 1-0.

Player Stats

Cleveland Cavaliers logoCAVALIERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-PTS
32Dean WadeSF272-31-20-0311001-45
4Evan MobleyPF346-112-50-0950213-1814
31Jarrett AllenC181-40-00-0310114+42
45Donovan MitchellSG359-194-101-2421033-723
1James HardenPG356-151-79-9871273-722
5Sam Merrill60-00-00-0010010-100
2Max Strus277-134-81-1521013-919
8Dennis Schroder163-61-12-213004109
3Thomas Bryant91-40-22-2001001-34
20Jaylon Tyson170-10-00-0510012+90
14Keon Ellis101-41-30-0302001-53
22Larry Nance Jr.— did not play —— did not play —
9Craig Porter Jr.— did not play —— did not play —
24Tyrese Proctor— did not play —— did not play —
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL-36-8045.0%14-3836.8%15-1693.8%4123751922-101
Detroit Pistons logoPISTONSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF324-60-03-4851114-911
12Tobias HarrisPF386-141-57-8812021+620
0Jalen DurenC354-110-03-41240210+1711
55Duncan RobinsonSG277-125-80-1022004+619
2Cade CunninghamPG416-192-59-11372042+1223
24Daniss Jenkins285-130-32-2734012+812
8Caris LeVert80-10-00-0200001+130
28Isaiah Stewart122-20-02-2310022-76
5Ronald Holland II92-31-21-3101002+86
31Javonte Green31-31-30-0100000-43
20Chaz Lanier— did not play —— did not play —
7Paul Reed— did not play —— did not play —
25Marcus Sasser— did not play —— did not play —
35Tolu Smith— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL-37-8444.0%10-2638.5%27-3577.1%45231231118-111

Play-by-Play

1st quarterCLEDET
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:57) Jump Ball Duren vs. Allen: Tip to Mitchell
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:35) MISS Mobley 6' Driving Layup
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:34) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (11:32) Mobley 3' Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
    20
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (11:08) MISS Cunningham 13' Pullup Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (11:07) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (10:55) Robinson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:40) MISS Harden 17' Pullup Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:39) Mobley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (10:36) Mitchell 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
    50
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:18) Harden S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (10:18) Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    51
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (10:18) Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    52
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:03) MISS Allen 5' Driving Hook Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (10:00) Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (9:53) MISS Harden 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (9:52) Cavaliers Rebound
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (9:46) Mitchell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (9:34) Cunningham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
    55
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (9:18) Mitchell 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
    75
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (9:05) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (9:05) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    76
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (9:05) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (9:03) Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (8:55) MISS Allen 13' Floating Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (8:52) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (8:40) MISS Robinson 2' Driving Layup
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (8:39) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (8:34) MISS Mitchell 6' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (8:32) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (8:23) Robinson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
    79
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (8:12) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (8:09) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (8:02) MISS Cunningham 3' Cutting Layup Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (8:01) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (7:53) MISS Mitchell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (7:50) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (7:39) MISS Duren 3' Driving Layup
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (7:39) Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (7:36) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (7:36) Allen S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Capers)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (7:36) Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
    710
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (7:36) Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
    711
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (7:20) Mitchell 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
    911
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (7:01) Cunningham 15' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
    913
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:47) Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:47) Robinson STEAL (1 STL)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (6:41) Harris 2' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Robinson 1 AST)
    915
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:41) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (6:32) Robinson P.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Capers)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (6:25) Harden 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
    1115
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (6:02) Allen S.FOUL (P3.T4) (B.Taylor)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (6:02) Duren Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    1116
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (6:02) Duren Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    1117
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (5:42) Merrill Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (5:42) Jenkins STEAL (1 STL)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (5:39) Jenkins 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
    1119
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (5:23) MISS Wade 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (5:21) LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (5:11) Jenkins 15' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
    1121
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (4:51) Mobley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
    1421
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:31) MISS Duren 2' Driving Layup
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:28) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:28) MISS Thompson Tip Layup Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:28) Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:26) Strus Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:18) MISS Jenkins 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:18) PISTONS Rebound
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:17) Strus L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.DeRosa)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (4:17) Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    1422
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (4:17) Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    1423
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (4:05) MISS Mitchell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (4:02) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (3:54) Jenkins 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
    1425
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (3:53) Jenkins P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (3:43) Mitchell Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T5)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (3:25) Cunningham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Stewart 1 AST)
    1428
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (3:13) MISS Schroder 17' Pullup Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (3:10) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (3:03) Stewart 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Thompson 3 AST)
    1430
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:46) MISS Strus 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:45) PISTONS Rebound
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:45) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:27) MISS Cunningham 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:25) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:18) Schroder Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:18) Jenkins STEAL (2 STL)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (2:11) MISS LeVert 4' Running Layup
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (2:09) Mobley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (1:57) MISS Strus 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (1:55) LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +2 (1:41) Duren 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jenkins 1 AST)
    1432
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (1:32) MISS Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (1:29) Jenkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (1:20) MISS Cunningham 4' Cutting Layup Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (1:20) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +3 (0:57) Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mobley 2 AST)
    1732
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (0:56) Strus P.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.DeRosa)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (0:56) Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
    1733
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +1 (0:56) Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
    1734
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:45) Jenkins S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.DeRosa)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +1 (0:45) Schroder Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    1834
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +1 (0:45) Schroder Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    1934
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:30) MISS Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:28) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    (0:24) MISS Cunningham 12' Pullup Jump Shot
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    (0:23) Mobley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers logo
    +2 (0:04) Mitchell 14' Turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS)
    2134
  • Detroit Pistons logo
    +3 (0:01) Green 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
    2137
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4th quarter

Team Stats

101Points111
36-80(45.0%)Field Goal(%)37-84(44.0%)
14-38(36.8%)3-Point(%)10-26(38.5%)
15-16(93.8%)Free Throw(%)27-35(77.1%)
41(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(16)
23Assists23
7Steals12
5Blocks3
19Turnovers11
22Fouls18
44Pts In The Paint44
6Fast Break Pts15
16Pts Off Turnovers31
35Bench Pts27
5Largest Lead18

Game Details

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI
attendance: 20,062 (97.9%)
tv: NBC Sports Network