Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons

May 5, 2026

FINAL

0-1ClevelandCavaliers

101

1-0DetroitPistons

111

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	21	25	30	25	101
DET	37	22	24	28	111

Game Recap

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

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Dean WadeSF	27	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	-4	5
4Evan MobleyPF	34	6-11	2-5	0-0	9	5	0	2	1	3	-18	14
31Jarrett AllenC	18	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	4	+4	2
45Donovan MitchellSG	35	9-19	4-10	1-2	4	2	1	0	3	3	-7	23
1James HardenPG	35	6-15	1-7	9-9	8	7	1	2	7	3	-7	22
5Sam Merrill	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-10	0
2Max Strus	27	7-13	4-8	1-1	5	2	1	0	1	3	-9	19
8Dennis Schroder	16	3-6	1-1	2-2	1	3	0	0	4	1	0	9
3Thomas Bryant	9	1-4	0-2	2-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	-3	4
20Jaylon Tyson	17	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2	+9	0
14Keon Ellis	10	1-4	1-3	0-0	3	0	2	0	0	1	-5	3
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%	41	23	7	5	19	22	-	101

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	32	4-6	0-0	3-4	8	5	1	1	1	4	-9	11
12Tobias HarrisPF	38	6-14	1-5	7-8	8	1	2	0	2	1	+6	20
0Jalen DurenC	35	4-11	0-0	3-4	12	4	0	2	1	0	+17	11
55Duncan RobinsonSG	27	7-12	5-8	0-1	0	2	2	0	0	4	+6	19
2Cade CunninghamPG	41	6-19	2-5	9-11	3	7	2	0	4	2	+12	23
24Daniss Jenkins	28	5-13	0-3	2-2	7	3	4	0	1	2	+8	12
8Caris LeVert	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+13	0
28Isaiah Stewart	12	2-2	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	0	2	2	-7	6
5Ronald Holland II	9	2-3	1-2	1-3	1	0	1	0	0	2	+8	6
31Javonte Green	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	3
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%	45	23	12	3	11	18	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEDET

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

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

DET

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