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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 34 | 31 | 21 | 32 | 118 |
 Pistons | 26 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 115 |
CLETeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 41-8548.2% | 16-3842.1% | 20-2483.3% | 46 | 28 | 23 |
| DET | 39-9839.8% | 12-3732.4% | 25-2889.3% | 45 | 22 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Cleveland Cavaliers118| 35 | 30 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 0 | +5 | +12.8 | |||||||
| 32 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | −1 | +3.2 | ||||||||
| 32 | 25 | 8-18 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 0 | −6 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 28 | 15 | 5-12 | 3-10 | 2-2 | −1 | +0.4 | ||||||||
| 21 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −13.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −5.0 | |||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.5 | ||||||
| 19 | 13 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +1.1 | |||||
| 16 | 16 | 6-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +4.7 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.1 | |||||
| Team | 118 | 41-8548.2% | 16-3842.1% | 46 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 20-2483.3% | 11 | 6 | 7 | |||
Bench 42 points on 16 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Tristan Thompson and Emoni Bates (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons115| 38 | 38 | 11-29 | 3-10 | 13-13 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +11.0 | ||||||
| 35 | 20 | 6-12 | 6-11 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.7 | |||
| 27 | 12 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 0 | −2 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 22 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +4 | +1.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −10.7 | |||||
| 19 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | −10 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −2.6 | |||||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.0 | |||
| 8 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | −7 | +5.2 | |||||||
| Team | 115 | 39-9839.8% | 12-3732.4% | 45 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 25-2889.3% | 17 | 13 | 5 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Wendell Moore Jr., Bobi Klintman, Daniss Jenkins and Ron Harper Jr. (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers118Pistons115ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Darius Garland made a 31-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 118-115.
Cade Cunningham’s 3 free throws had tied it at 115 with 5.0 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Pistons 14-8. Garland (No. 8 in clutch points, 2024-25) scored 9 of the Cavaliers’ 14 on 2 for 4 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line.
Evan Mobley had 30 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks, and Garland added 25 points.
For the Pistons, Cunningham had 38 points, 9 assists and 4 steals, and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 points with 6 3-pointers. Cunningham scored 21 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers shot 48.2% from the field and 42.1% from 3 to the Pistons’ 39.8% and 32.4%.
Cleveland CavaliersDetroit PistonsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 85 shots: 5.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-20 | 70.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 11-27 | 40.7% | 44% |
| Corner 3 | 3-13 | 23.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-25 | 52.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Harris | 16 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Paul Reed | 10 | 12 | 4-5 | +9 |
| Cade Cunningham | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 12 | 3-3 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausar Thompson | 30 | 8 | 3-7 | −3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Cade Cunningham | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Malik Beasley | 4 | 2 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 13 | 5-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Marcus Sasser | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Ronald Holland II | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Malik Beasley | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 30 possessions. He usually scores about 5 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DET win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CLE
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Highest Leverage Moments
Garland 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (25 PTS)
Q4 0:00
52.6%
53→0
Cunningham Free Throw 3 of 3 (38 PTS)
Q4 0:05
38.3%
14→53
Cunningham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (24 PTS)
Q4 5:28
13.9%
13→27
Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Mobley 4 AST)
Q3 0:38
13.4%
53→39
Fontecchio 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 8 AST)
Q3 0:54
13.3%
40→53
