Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons

May 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	31	33	35	26	125
DET	22	25	26	21	94

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons, 125-94, in Game 7 to win the series 4-3. Cavs advance to the ECF and will face the Knicks.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Max StrusSF	27	3-7	1-5	2-2	3	2	3	0	0	2	+11	9
4Evan MobleyPF	35	7-10	1-4	6-11	12	6	2	2	2	1	+31	21
31Jarrett AllenC	24	8-14	0-0	7-13	7	1	1	1	2	1	+9	23
45Donovan MitchellSG	31	10-22	2-6	4-6	6	8	1	1	0	6	+17	26
1James HardenPG	35	2-10	0-6	5-8	5	6	0	0	1	4	+31	9
5Sam Merrill	25	7-10	5-8	4-4	1	2	1	0	2	3	+22	23
32Dean Wade	20	2-2	1-1	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	2	+17	5
8Dennis Schroder	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	0	2	1	+12	2
3Thomas Bryant	4	0-4	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	1	+1	0
9Craig Porter Jr.	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+1	2
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	+1	2
14Keon Ellis	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	+1	3
20Jaylon Tyson	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
24Tyrese Proctor	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-8550.6%	11-3432.4%	28-4463.6%	50	31	10	4	11	22	-	125

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	28	2-7	1-2	0-2	7	0	0	2	1	4	-14	5
12Tobias HarrisPF	22	0-6	0-2	5-6	5	2	1	1	1	3	-23	5
0Jalen DurenC	25	3-7	0-0	1-2	9	3	0	2	3	5	-18	7
24Daniss JenkinsSG	34	4-12	2-7	7-8	3	5	0	0	1	3	-15	17
2Cade CunninghamPG	36	5-16	0-7	3-3	4	5	2	0	3	4	-32	13
8Caris LeVert	16	3-5	2-4	3-4	2	2	1	0	1	3	-14	11
28Isaiah Stewart	6	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	-8	3
55Duncan Robinson	21	4-7	3-5	2-3	1	1	1	0	3	3	-20	13
25Marcus Sasser	22	3-12	3-9	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	3	-16	9
7Paul Reed	8	2-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	-7	4
5Ronald Holland II	5	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+4	3
35Tolu Smith	5	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	0	+4	4
20Chaz Lanier	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+4	0
31Javonte Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Kevin Huerter	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	30-8535.3%	12-3930.8%	22-2975.9%	41	21	7	5	14	31	-	94

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEDET

(11:54) Jump Ball Duren vs. Allen: Tip to Mitchell
+2 (11:35) Mobley 4' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:14) Jenkins 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
23
(11:04) MISS Mobley 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:01) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Harris 6' Driving Layup
(10:53) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:45) Allen 5' Dunk (2 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
43
(10:31) MISS Jenkins 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:29) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:12) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:11) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:07) MISS Thompson 4' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot
(10:06) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:57) Allen 6' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
63
(9:31) MISS Cunningham 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:29) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:24) Allen 4' Alley Oop Layup (6 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
83
(9:24) Jenkins S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
(9:24) MISS Allen Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:23) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:58) MISS Harris 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
(8:56) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:45) MISS Mitchell 5' Driving Layup
(8:43) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:34) Jenkins 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
86
(8:06) MISS Mobley 3PT Jump Shot
(8:03) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:41) MISS Duren 10' Jump Shot
(7:39) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:27) MISS Allen 5' Cutting Dunk Shot
(7:27) Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:25) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:24) Strus S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
(7:24) MISS Harris Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:24) PISTONS Rebound
+1 (7:24) Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
87
(7:08) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:06) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:05) Duren Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:05) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(6:58) MISS Strus 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:55) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:52) MISS Strus 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:50) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:35) MISS Harris 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:34) Cavaliers Rebound
(6:34) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:10) Cavaliers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(5:55) MISS Duren 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:53) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:46) Wade 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
117
+2 (5:30) Duren 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
119
(5:16) LeVert P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
+2 (5:08) Wade 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Strus 2 AST)
139
(4:50) MISS Jenkins 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:49) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:48) Duren Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1311
(4:37) Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:37) LeVert STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:33) LeVert 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Duren 1 AST)
1313
(4:33) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (4:14) Merrill 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1613
+2 (3:51) Cunningham 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (LeVert 1 AST)
1615
(3:44) MISS Allen 13' Floating Jump Shot
(3:42) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:37) Thompson OFF.Foul (P1) (K.Scott)
(3:37) Thompson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (3:22) Harden 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
1815
(2:57) MISS Cunningham 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:56) PISTONS Rebound
(2:56) PISTONS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
(2:37) MISS Merrill 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:36) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (2:34) Mobley 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
2115
+2 (2:14) Cunningham 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2117
(2:01) Robinson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Taylor)
(2:01) MISS Harden Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:01) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (2:01) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2217
(1:49) Harden S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
+1 (1:49) Robinson Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
2218
(1:49) MISS Robinson Free Throw 2 of 3
(1:49) PISTONS Rebound
+1 (1:49) Robinson Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
2219
+3 (1:34) Merrill 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Mobley 2 AST)
2519
(1:21) MISS Sasser 3PT Jump Shot
(1:20) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:12) Mitchell 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mobley 3 AST)
2819
(0:43) MISS LeVert 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:41) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:28) MISS Mitchell 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:27) LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:06) Sasser 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2822
+3 (0:01) Mitchell 38' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3122

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

DET

125Points94

43-85(50.6%)Field Goal(%)30-85(35.3%)

11-34(32.4%)3-Point(%)12-39(30.8%)

28-44(63.6%)Free Throw(%)22-29(75.9%)

50(14)Rebounds(Offensive)41(10)

31Assists21

10Steals7

4Blocks5

11Turnovers14

22Fouls31

58Pts In The Paint34

12Fast Break Pts11

22Pts Off Turnovers17

37Bench Pts47

35Largest Lead1

Game Details

Sunday, May 17, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,062 (97.9%)

tv: Prime Video