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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pistons | 30 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 109 |
 Cavaliers | 32 | 32 | 19 | 33 | 116 |
DETTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 41-9145.1% | 9-2536.0% | 18-2281.8% | 40 | 23 | 15 |
| CLE | 43-7458.1% | 12-3237.5% | 18-2864.3% | 33 | 22 | 15 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers116| 40 | 19 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0 | +8 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 38 | 35 | 13-24 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +5.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 13 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 5-10 | 0 | +9 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 32 | 18 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | +3 | +3.9 | ||||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.7 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 22 | 11 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.2 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.4 | |||||
| 14 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.2 | ||
| Team | 116 | 43-7458.1% | 12-3237.5% | 33 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 18-2864.3% | 5 | 3 | 7 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Keon Ellis, Larry Nance Jr., Craig Porter Jr., Thomas Bryant and Tyrese Proctor (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons109| 39 | 27 | 10-27 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 0 | +6 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 38 | 21 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.8 | |||||
| 36 | 15 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 29 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −14 | −3.6 | |||||||
| 29 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +12 | −0.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −28 | −6.1 | ||||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −10 | +1.2 | |||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.2 | ||||
| 10 | 11 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +4.2 | |||||
| 9 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.9 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0.0 | |||
| Team | 109 | 41-9145.1% | 9-2536.0% | 40 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 18-2281.8% | 17 | 12 | 4 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Chaz Lanier, Marcus Sasser and Tolu Smith (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers116Pistons109ClickTap 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.
Donovan Mitchell had 35 points (18 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 116-109 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
Max Strus’ driving layup put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 2:28 left in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons got within 110-109 on Cade Cunningham’s 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 50 seconds to play, but James Harden answered with a step-back 3-pointer, and the Pistons got no closer.
Mitchell’s free throw with 20.4 seconds left made it 114-109 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Pistons 15-11. Harden (No. 9 in clutch points, 2025-26) scored 7 of the Cavaliers’ 15 on 3 for 4 shooting. With 2:32 left, Strus stole the ball from Cunningham, and his driving layup off it put the Cavaliers ahead 106-104.
For the Pistons, Cunningham had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Tobias Harris added 21 points. Duncan Robinson had 15 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 5 steals.
The Cavaliers shot 58.1% from the field and 37.5% from 3 to the Pistons’ 45.1% and 36.0%. The Pistons’ starters outscored the Cavaliers 39-25 in 15 minutes together.
Cleveland CavaliersDetroit PistonsPS, 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).
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.
98 points from the field on 74 shots: 15.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-25 | 84.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-9 | 66.7% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-8 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-10 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-22 | 27.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausar Thompson | 26 | 4 | 1-3 | −7 |
| Caris LeVert | 10 | 6 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Cade Cunningham | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Daniss Jenkins | 8 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 20 | 9-14 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | 29 | 3 | 1-3 | −7 |
| Daniss Jenkins | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Duncan Robinson | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Ausar Thompson | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 14 | 6-9 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren | 31 | 8 | 4-4 | −1 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 10 | 1 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Tobias Harris | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Paul Reed | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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 = CLE leads, negative = DET leads
CLE Largest Lead
17
Q3 11:46
DET Largest Lead
7
Q1 9:15
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DET 12-0 run
Q3 4:32 – Q3 2:28
+10 → -2
CLE 9-0 run
Q3 1:54 – Q3 0:30
-2 → +7
