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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 26 | 32 | 25 | 39 | 122 |
 Pistons | 31 | 32 | 38 | 32 | 133 |
CLETeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 39-8446.4% | 15-4037.5% | 29-3876.3% | 41 | 16 | 14 |
| DET | 44-9247.8% | 15-3444.1% | 30-3585.7% | 43 | 25 | 13 |
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Detroit Pistons133| 39 | 17 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 0 | +16 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 36 | 19 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 8-8 | 0 | +7 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 32, Season high (his best before, 27) | 10-18 | 7-11 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +7.7 | |||||
| 32 | 18 | 8-18 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +15 | +3.1 | ||||||||
| 27 | 16 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | +15 | +7.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 14 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 19 | 10 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.2 | |||||
| 19 | 4 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −7.0 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −1.2 | |||||
| Team | 133 | 44-9247.8% | 15-3444.1% | 43 | 25 | 13 | 29 | 30-3585.7% | 16 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 31 points on 11 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Lindy Waters III, Paul Reed, Bobi Klintman and Daniss Jenkins (coach’s decision); Tobias Harris (injury/illness).
Cleveland Cavaliers122| 36 | 38 | 12-24 | 3-8 | 11-13 | 0 | −16 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 7-17 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | −0.8 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −6.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.8 | ||||
| 19 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | +0.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | +5.6 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +0.8 | |||||
| 20 | 11 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −6 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 19 | 10 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 13 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −5.2 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.9 | |
| Team | 122 | 39-8446.4% | 15-4037.5% | 41 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 29-3876.3% | 11 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 39 points on 12 for 24 shooting
Pistons133Cavaliers122ClickTap 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.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 32 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 133-122.
The Pistons took control with a 25-10 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 21.
The Cavaliers got within 119-117 on Donovan Mitchell’s 33-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 3:31 to play, but Malik Beasley answered with 3 free throws, and the Cavaliers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Cavaliers 5-3.
The Pistons had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Cavaliers, Mitchell scored 38 points, and Darius Garland added 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 6 assists. Mitchell scored 22 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Pistons missed. The Pistons outscored the Cavaliers 25-6 on the fast break. The Pistons’ starters outscored the Cavaliers 62-47 in 21 minutes together.
Detroit PistonsCleveland CavaliersPS, 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).
103 points from the field on 92 shots: 4.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-23 | 78.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 10-25 | 40.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-10 | 10.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-12 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 22 | 9 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Isaac Okoro | 13 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 8 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Dean Wade | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 7 | 2-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 26 | 3 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Sam Merrill | 20 | 3 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 7 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Darius Garland | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 8 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 17 | 8 | 4-7 | +4 |
| Jarrett Allen | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Javonte Green | 7 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 8 | 4-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Mitchell 33' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (38 PTS)
Q4 3:31
14.1%
82→68
Hardaway Jr. 2' Running Dunk (21 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
Q3 10:36
10.4%
62→73
Holland II 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Schroder 8 AST)
Q3 3:41
9.8%
82→92
Mobley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q2 10:55
9.5%
59→49
Thompson 3' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (10 PTS) (Beasley 3 AST)
Q2 7:58
9.0%
49→58
