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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 18 | 25 | 32 | 22 | 97 |
 Pistons | 25 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 107 |
CLETeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 34-8142.0% | 7-3221.9% | 22-2781.5% | 36 | 20 | 11 |
| DET | 39-8048.8% | 14-2850.0% | 15-2075.0% | 42 | 21 | 10 |
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Detroit Pistons107| 42 | 25 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 8-8 | 0 | +13 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 17 | 6-12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 37 | 21 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-2 | +8 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −7.0 | ||||||
| 24 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | +4 | +2.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 14 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.7 | ||||
| 13 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.5 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | +2 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | |
| Team | 107 | 39-8048.8% | 14-2850.0% | 42 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 15-2075.0% | 12 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Chaz Lanier, Tolu Smith, Paul Reed and Marcus Sasser (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers97| 37 | 31 | 11-24 | 2-9 | 7-9 | 0 | −2 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 37 | 10 | 3-13 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −11.8 | ||||||
| 36 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 31 | 22 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 8-10 | −6 | +8.2 | ||||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.3 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.4 | |||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.9 | |||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.9 | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.8 | |
| Team | 97 | 34-8142.0% | 7-3221.9% | 36 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 22-2781.5% | 9 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 17 points on 6 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Thomas Bryant, Larry Nance Jr., Craig Porter Jr. and Tyrese Proctor (coach’s decision); Sam Merrill (injury/illness).
Pistons107Cavaliers97ClickTap 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.
Cade Cunningham had 25 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 10 assists, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Duncan Robinson’s 3-pointer put the Pistons ahead for good with 9:40 left in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers got within 84-83 on Donovan Mitchell’s pull-up jumper with 9:13 to play, but Tobias Harris answered with a floater, and the Cavaliers got no closer than 89-87.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Cavaliers 4-2.
Harris scored 21 points.
For the Cavaliers, Mitchell scored 31 points, and Jarrett Allen added 22 points (14 in the paint) on 7 for 9 shooting.
The Pistons shot 48.8% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 42.0% and 21.9%.
Detroit PistonsCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
92 points from the field on 80 shots: 7.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-18 | 72.2% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-27 | 29.6% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-7 | 57.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-19 | 52.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wade | 18 | 5 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| James Harden | 13 | 8 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Max Strus | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 7 | 2-8 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 16 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| James Harden | 14 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Dean Wade | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Strus | 16 | 9 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 14 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| James Harden | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Dean Wade | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 66 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.
Score margin over time — positive = DET leads, negative = CLE leads
DET Largest Lead
14
Q2 1:21
CLE Largest Lead
3
Q1 11:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DET 9-0 run
Q1 10:16 – Q1 8:50
0 → +9
