Cleveland
Cavaliers
119
–
122
FINAL
Detroit
Pistons
Date
Friday, February 27, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 35 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 119 |
| DET | 27 | 23 | 35 | 29 | 8 | 122 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Cade Cunningham
DET
25
PTS
10
REB
7
AST
+2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending56.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.37
Impact Composite42.7
Hustle: 13.0Defense: 29.3Impact: 0.4
Double-Double6 contested shotsonly 19 pts allowed on 51.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Duren
DET
33
PTS
16
REB
3
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-19 (57.9%)
3PT0-0
FT11-15
TS%64.5%
eFG%57.9%
STL1
BLK3
TOV0
ORTG120
DRTG101
NET+19
33 pointsDouble-Double57.9% FG3 blocks21 contested shots+14 plus/minusonly 29 pts allowed on 73.3 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 31:28 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10-12 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-8 | 63% | -9 |
| Dennis Schröder | 37:47 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4-15 | 27% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -15 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 40:40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| Evan Mobley | 37:03 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9-15 | 60% | 4-8 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Sam Merrill | 36:20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-14 | 43% | 4-10 | 40% | 4-4 | 100% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyrese Proctor | 18:54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| Thomas Bryant | 15:44 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +10 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 32:25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +13 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 14:40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 41 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 43-94 | 46% | 13-35 | 37% | 20-27 | 74% | — |
Larry Nance Jr. —
Darius Brown —
Tristan Enaruna —
Keon Ellis —
| DET | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausar Thompson | 35:33 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-10 | 70% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | +7 |
| Duncan Robinson | 34:02 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Tobias Harris | 36:57 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 39% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jalen Duren | 41:42 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11-19 | 58% | 0-0 | 0% | 11-15 | 73% | +14 |
| Cade Cunningham | 36:35 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11-21 | 52% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Sasser | 11:26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Daniss Jenkins | 19:12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-10 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | 0 |
| Caris LeVert | 16:35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Javonte Green | 6:39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Ronald Holland II | 15:02 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Paul Reed | 11:18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 56 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 46-100 | 46% | 6-27 | 22% | 24-33 | 73% | — |
Isaac Jones —
Isaiah Stewart —
Tolu Smith —
Kevin Huerter —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE43/94 (46%)
Paint
28/51 (55%)
Mid
6/15 (40%)
3PT
13/35 (37%)
Paint 45%RA 61%ATB3 46%Corner 3 11%Mid 0%
DET46/100 (46%)
Paint
35/60 (58%)
Mid
10/22 (45%)
3PT
6/27 (22%)
RA 64%Paint 41%ATB3 18%Corner 3 30%Mid 43%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jalen Duren
defended Jarrett Allen
6.6 min • 11 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Daniss Jenkins
held Tyrese Proctor
2.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Cade Cunningham
vs Dennis Schröder
2.3 min • 11 pts • 100%
| DET Defense | Craig Porter Jr. | Dennis Schröder | Evan Mobley | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Sam Merrill | Thomas Bryant | Tyrese Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren | — | — | 3.4m 10pts 46% | 6.6m 11pts 50% | 1.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.0m 6pts 67% | — |
| Tobias Harris | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 2pts 33% | — | 3.4m 2pts 50% | — | 3.3m 7pts 75% | — | — |
| Cade Cunningham | 2.9m 6pts 38% | 2.3m 11pts 100% | — | — | 4.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Duncan Robinson | — | 4.1m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | — | 4.4m 5pts 50% | — | — |
| Ausar Thompson | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 4.2m 6pts 40% | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Caris LeVert | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Daniss Jenkins | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Paul Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 50% | — |
| Ronald Holland II | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Marcus Sasser | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Javonte Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.4m 4pts 40% | — | 2.9m 6pts 43% | 3.7m 6pts 43% | 2.4m 5pts 25% | 3.3m 5pts 40% | 2.7m 7pts 60% | 1.5m 6pts 40% | 3.7m 2pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DET leads, negative = CLE leads
DET Largest Lead
6
OT 1:23
CLE Largest Lead
13
Q2 2:04
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 11:01 – Q2 0:15
-6 → -11
CLE 10-0 run
Q1 11:01 – Q2 2:04
-6 → -13
DET 8-0 run
Q2 2:23 – Q2 4:05
-11 → -5
DET 9-0 run
Q2 2:23 – Q2 4:05
-11 → -4