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May 17, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons · May 17, 2026
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday, May 17, 2026 on the road. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 26 points and 8 assists. Daniss Jenkins led the Pistons with 17 points. The Cavaliers are 52-30 and the Pistons 60-22.
Team 1 2 3 4 T
CLE 31 33 35 26 125 DET 22 25 26 21 94
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Cavaliers · 43/86 FG
Q1 11:35 · Evan Mobley makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q1 11:04 · Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 8:06 · Evan Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:34 · Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three pointer (Dean Wade assists)
Q2 10:43 · Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 10:04 · Evan Mobley makes 5-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q2 1:53 · Evan Mobley makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
Q2 31.2 · Evan Mobley makes 5-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q3 23.9 · Evan Mobley makes 3-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
Q4 4:07 · Evan Mobley makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q1 10:45 · Jarrett Allen makes 4-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q1 9:57 · Jarrett Allen makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Max Strus assists)
Q1 9:24 · Jarrett Allen makes alley oop layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q1 7:27 · Ausar Thompson blocks Jarrett Allen 's 5-foot dunk
Q1 3:44 · Jarrett Allen misses 13-foot floating jump shot
Q2 7:05 · Jalen Duren blocks Jarrett Allen 's 5-foot layup
Q2 6:18 · Jarrett Allen makes 4-foot reverse layup (James Harden assists)
Q2 1:03 · Jarrett Allen makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q2 2.9 · Jarrett Allen misses layup
Q3 10:43 · Jarrett Allen misses alley oop dunk
Q3 10:12 · Jarrett Allen makes 5-foot two point shot
Q3 6:42 · Jarrett Allen misses two point shot
Q3 6:20 · Jarrett Allen makes 5-foot driving dunk (Sam Merrill assists)
Q3 5:32 · Jarrett Allen makes 5-foot driving dunk (James Harden assists)
Q1 10:12 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 8:45 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup
Q1 1:12 · Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three pointer (Evan Mobley assists)
Q1 28.0 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 1.7 · Donovan Mitchell makes 38-foot three point shot
Q2 11:00 · Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot two point shot
Q2 10:35 · Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 8:08 · Ausar Thompson blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 2:54 · Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot two point shot
Q2 2:26 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 11:38 · Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot two point shot
Q3 7:50 · Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q3 4:12 · Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot two point shot
Q3 3:14 · Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Q3 2:39 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
Q3 1:54 · Donovan Mitchell makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Dennis Schroder assists)
Q3 54.0 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 52.1 · Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot
Q4 7:56 · Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
Q4 6:51 · Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 6:46 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 6:44 · Jalen Duren blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 4-foot two point shot
Q1 7:08 · James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 3:22 · James Harden makes driving layup (Evan Mobley assists)
Q2 5:14 · James Harden misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 3:57 · James Harden misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
Q3 9:00 · James Harden misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 4:49 · James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 1.0 · James Harden misses heave jump shot
Q4 10:59 · Tobias Harris blocks James Harden 's 5-foot running layup
Q4 9:36 · James Harden makes 5-foot layup (Evan Mobley assists)
Q4 8:57 · James Harden misses 28-foot running jump shot
Q4 7:29 · James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q1 6:58 · Max Strus misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q1 6:52 · Max Strus misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q3 10:41 · Max Strus makes tip shot
Q3 6:45 · Max Strus misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 8:23 · Max Strus makes 3-foot layup (Evan Mobley assists)
Q4 6:17 · Max Strus makes 23-foot running jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
Q4 5:58 · Max Strus misses 23-foot running jump shot
Q1 5:46 · Dean Wade makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Q1 5:08 · Dean Wade makes 4-foot dunk (Max Strus assists)
Q1 4:14 · Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists)
Q1 2:37 · Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 1:34 · Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
Q2 7:30 · Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
Q2 6:41 · Sam Merrill makes 11-foot two point shot
Q2 5:11 · Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 4:41 · Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
Q3 3:32 · Sam Merrill makes 27-foot three pointer (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q4 11:16 · Sam Merrill makes running layup
Q4 5:12 · Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 11:40 · Dennis Schroder makes driving layup (Sam Merrill assists)
Q4 3:15 · Jaylon Tyson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 2:51 · Thomas Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 1:59 · Thomas Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q4 1:05 · Thomas Bryant misses layup
Q4 1:03 · Thomas Bryant misses layup
Q4 2:26 · Craig Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:01 · Craig Porter Jr. makes layup (Thomas Bryant assists)
Q4 36.9 · Keon Ellis makes 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 22.9 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 4-foot running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
Paint 29/44 66% Mid-range 3/7 43% 3PT 11/35 31%
Pistons · 30/85 FG
Q1 11:14 · Daniss Jenkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
Q1 10:31 · Daniss Jenkins misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 8:34 · Daniss Jenkins makes 24-foot three pointer
Q1 4:50 · Daniss Jenkins misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 5:27 · Daniss Jenkins misses 23-foot running jump shot
Q2 3:06 · Daniss Jenkins misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 9:46 · Daniss Jenkins makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Duren assists)
Q4 9:56 · Daniss Jenkins makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 9:04 · Daniss Jenkins misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 5:52 · Daniss Jenkins misses running layup
Q4 2:12 · Daniss Jenkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 27.9 · Daniss Jenkins misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 10:56 · Tobias Harris misses driving layup
Q1 8:58 · Tobias Harris misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
Q1 6:35 · Tobias Harris misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 1:41 · Tobias Harris misses driving layup
Q2 1:24 · Tobias Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 38.6 · Tobias Harris misses 7-foot step back jumpshot
Q1 10:07 · Ausar Thompson misses dunk
Q2 10:50 · Ausar Thompson misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 8:22 · Ausar Thompson misses layup
Q2 6.3 · Ausar Thompson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
Q3 11:05 · Ausar Thompson misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 11:03 · Ausar Thompson makes tip shot
Q3 8:06 · Ausar Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 9:31 · Cade Cunningham misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 3:51 · Cade Cunningham makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Caris LeVert assists)
Q1 2:57 · Cade Cunningham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:14 · Cade Cunningham makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 11:14 · Cade Cunningham makes driving layup (Duncan Robinson assists)
Q2 10:14 · Cade Cunningham misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 7:46 · Cade Cunningham misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 3:14 · Cade Cunningham misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 2:35 · Cade Cunningham makes driving layup (Tobias Harris assists)
Q2 48.4 · Cade Cunningham makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 11:49 · Cade Cunningham misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q3 8:39 · Cade Cunningham misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 7:29 · Cade Cunningham misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 5:16 · Cade Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 8:47 · Cade Cunningham misses running pullup jump shot
Q4 6:05 · Cade Cunningham misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q1 7:41 · Jalen Duren misses 10-foot jumper
Q1 5:55 · Jalen Duren misses 5-foot two point shot
Q1 5:30 · Jalen Duren makes 3-foot two point shot
Q1 4:48 · Jalen Duren makes tip shot
Q2 4:18 · Jalen Duren makes 3-foot two point shot (Daniss Jenkins assists)
Q4 10:28 · Jalen Duren misses driving layup
Q4 6:23 · Evan Mobley blocks Jalen Duren 's 5-foot layup
Q1 4:33 · Caris LeVert makes running layup (Jalen Duren assists)
Q1 43.2 · Caris LeVert misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q2 7:14 · Caris LeVert makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
Q3 6:32 · Caris LeVert makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Daniss Jenkins assists)
Q3 3:24 · Caris LeVert misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:21 · Marcus Sasser misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 6.7 · Marcus Sasser makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 9:32 · Marcus Sasser misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q2 3:39 · Marcus Sasser misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q3 3:22 · Donovan Mitchell blocks Marcus Sasser 's 4-foot two point shot
Q3 2:31 · Marcus Sasser misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q3 1:37 · Marcus Sasser makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)
Q3 5.7 · Marcus Sasser misses 6-foot two point shot
Q4 7:19 · Marcus Sasser makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)
Q4 6:27 · Marcus Sasser misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 3:04 · Marcus Sasser misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q4 14.3 · Marcus Sasser misses 32-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:45 · Duncan Robinson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists)
Q2 9:40 · Duncan Robinson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 2:17 · Duncan Robinson makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists)
Q3 5:48 · Duncan Robinson makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Marcus Sasser assists)
Q3 3:55 · Duncan Robinson makes 26-foot three pointer (Paul Reed assists)
Q3 2:58 · Duncan Robinson misses layup
Q4 10:40 · Duncan Robinson misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q2 9:21 · Paul Reed misses 8-foot two point shot
Q2 8:55 · Jarrett Allen blocks Paul Reed 's 3-foot layup
Q3 5:08 · Paul Reed misses 2-foot tip shot
Q3 5:07 · Paul Reed makes two point shot
Q3 4:29 · Paul Reed makes 7-foot two point shot (Caris LeVert assists)
Q3 7:05 · Isaiah Stewart makes 3-foot layup (Daniss Jenkins assists)
Q4 5:35 · Evan Mobley blocks Ronald Holland II 's 8-foot driving layup
Q4 4:32 · Ronald Holland II makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chaz Lanier assists)
Q4 47.4 · Ronald Holland II misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 5:00 · Tolu Smith makes 3-foot reverse layup (Daniss Jenkins assists)
Q4 1:38 · Tolu Smith makes driving layup (Daniss Jenkins assists)
Q4 1:50 · Chaz Lanier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q4 1:44 · Chaz Lanier misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Paint 14/32 44% Mid-range 4/14 29% 3PT 12/39 31%
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