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Final
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Cleveland Cavaliers
118
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Detroit Pistons
115
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 118-115 on the road on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. Evan Mobley had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cade Cunningham had 38 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists for the Detroit Pistons.
The Cleveland Cavaliers led 65-56 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 34-26. Bench points: Cleveland Cavaliers 42, Detroit Pistons 29. Darius Garland had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 118-115 on February 5, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Evan Mobley scored 30 for the Cleveland Cavaliers; Cade Cunningham scored 38 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 34 | 31 | 21 | 32 | 118 |
| Detroit Pistons | 26 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 115 |
Game leaders
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 30 Evan Mobley
- Rebounds
- 13 Jarrett Allen
- Assists
- 7 Evan Mobley
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 38 Cade Cunningham
- Rebounds
- 10 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 9 Cade Cunningham
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley starter | 34:33 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 4 | +5 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 31:49 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | -1 |
| Darius Garland starter | 31:29 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8-18 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 3 | -6 |
| Max Strus starter | 28:02 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 2 | -1 |
| Caris LeVert starter | 21:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | -5 |
| Sam Merrill bench | 27:00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | +8 |
| Georges Niang bench | 23:00 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | +2 |
| Ty Jerome bench | 18:44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | +12 |
| Craig Porter bench | 15:40 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1 | +1 |
| Jaylon Tyson bench | 8:40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
Not available: Luke Travers, Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade, Donovan Mitchell
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 37:52 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11-29 | 3-10 | 13-13 | 4 | +2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. starter | 34:48 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 27:26 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 3 | -2 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 25:21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 22:00 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | +4 |
| Malik Beasley bench | 25:04 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | -2 |
| Ron Holland bench | 19:10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | -10 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 18:07 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +0 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 11:10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -2 |
| Simone Fontecchio bench | 11:06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | -11 |
| Paul Reed bench | 7:53 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | -7 |
Not available: Jaden Ivey
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 20/24 (83%) | Free throws | 25/28 (89%) |
| 25/47 (53%) | 2 pointers | 27/61 (44%) |
| 16/38 (42%) | 3 pointers | 12/37 (32%) |
| 41/85 (48%) | Field goals | 39/98 (39%) |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 35 | Defensive rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 12 | Max points in a row | 9 |
| 46:53 | Time spent in lead | 0:22 |
| 12 | Biggest lead | 1 |
Largest margin: 12 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 2
- Times tied
- 3
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 12 Q4 9:03
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 1 Q3 2:28
- Longest run
- 12-0 Cleveland Cavaliers · Q3 0:38 to Q4 9:03
Scoring plays
Q1 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 6 | 0 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 6 | 3 |
| 9:45 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 6 | 5 |
| 9:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 8 | 5 |
| 8:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 11 | 5 |
| 8:38 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 11 | 7 |
| 8:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 12 | 7 |
| 8:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 13 | 7 |
| 7:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 15 | 7 |
| 7:44 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 15 | 8 |
| 7:44 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 15 | 9 |
| 7:17 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 15 | 11 |
| 7:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 17 | 11 |
| 6:00 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 17 | 14 |
| 5:35 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 17 | 16 |
| 5:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 20 | 16 |
| 4:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 22 | 16 |
| 4:31 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 22 | 18 |
| 4:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 24 | 18 |
| 3:56 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 24 | 20 |
| 2:51 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 24 | 22 |
| 2:35 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 24 | 24 |
| 2:23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Georges Niang 3-pt field goal | 27 | 24 |
| 1:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 29 | 24 |
| 0:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Georges Niang 2-pt field goal | 31 | 24 |
| 0:42 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 31 | 25 |
| 0:42 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 31 | 26 |
| 0:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 33 | 26 |
| 0:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome Free throw | 34 | 26 |
Q2 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:24 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 34 | 28 |
| 10:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 37 | 28 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 37 | 30 |
| 9:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 39 | 30 |
| 9:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 40 | 30 |
| 9:18 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 40 | 32 |
| 9:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 42 | 32 |
| 8:54 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 3-pt field goal | 42 | 35 |
| 8:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 45 | 35 |
| 8:30 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 45 | 37 |
| 7:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 47 | 37 |
| 7:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter Free throw | 48 | 37 |
| 7:16 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 48 | 39 |
| 6:51 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 3-pt field goal | 48 | 42 |
| 6:33 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 48 | 43 |
| 6:33 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 48 | 44 |
| 6:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 50 | 44 |
| 6:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 51 | 44 |
| 5:48 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 51 | 45 |
| 5:48 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 51 | 46 |
| 4:55 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 51 | 48 |
| 4:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 3-pt field goal | 54 | 48 |
| 4:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus Free throw | 55 | 48 |
| 4:28 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 55 | 51 |
| 4:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 57 | 51 |
| 3:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 60 | 51 |
| 3:02 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 60 | 53 |
| 2:55 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 60 | 56 |
| 2:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 2-pt field goal | 62 | 56 |
| 2:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus Free throw | 63 | 56 |
| 1:12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 65 | 56 |
Q3 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 65 | 58 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 66 | 58 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 66 | 59 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 66 | 60 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 68 | 60 |
| 9:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 2-pt field goal | 70 | 60 |
| 9:00 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 70 | 63 |
| 8:33 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 70 | 65 |
| 8:07 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 70 | 67 |
| 7:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 73 | 67 |
| 7:18 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 73 | 69 |
| 6:55 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 73 | 70 |
| 6:55 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 73 | 71 |
| 6:33 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Georges Niang 2-pt field goal | 75 | 71 |
| 5:30 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 75 | 73 |
| 5:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 77 | 73 |
| 4:47 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 77 | 76 |
| 4:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome Free throw | 78 | 76 |
| 3:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome Free throw | 79 | 76 |
| 2:53 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 79 | 77 |
| 2:53 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 79 | 78 |
| 2:28 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 79 | 80 |
| 2:06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 81 | 80 |
| 1:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 82 | 80 |
| 1:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 83 | 80 |
| 0:54 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal | 83 | 83 |
| 0:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 3-pt field goal | 86 | 83 |
Q4 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 88 | 83 |
| 10:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 89 | 83 |
| 10:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 90 | 83 |
| 9:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 3-pt field goal | 93 | 83 |
| 9:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 95 | 83 |
| 8:25 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 95 | 85 |
| 7:53 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 95 | 88 |
| 7:21 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 95 | 90 |
| 7:05 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 95 | 92 |
| 6:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 98 | 92 |
| 5:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 100 | 92 |
| 5:28 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 100 | 95 |
| 5:01 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 100 | 97 |
| 4:35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 103 | 97 |
| 3:40 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 105 | 97 |
| 3:40 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 105 | 98 |
| 3:30 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 105 | 99 |
| 3:30 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 105 | 100 |
| 3:06 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 105 | 102 |
| 2:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 107 | 102 |
| 1:35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 110 | 102 |
| 0:56 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 110 | 103 |
| 0:56 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 110 | 104 |
| 0:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 111 | 104 |
| 0:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 112 | 104 |
| 0:40 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 112 | 106 |
| 0:17 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 112 | 109 |
| 0:13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 113 | 109 |
| 0:08 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 113 | 110 |
| 0:08 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 113 | 111 |
| 0:08 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 113 | 112 |
| 0:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 114 | 112 |
| 0:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 115 | 112 |
| 0:05 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 115 | 113 |
| 0:05 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 115 | 114 |
| 0:05 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 115 | 115 |
| 0:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 118 | 115 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0. Final series: Cleveland Cavaliers 3-1.
- Oct 25: Detroit Pistons 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113
- Jan 27: Detroit Pistons 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110
- Feb 5: Cleveland Cavaliers 118 at Detroit Pistons 115 (this game)
- Mar 28: Cleveland Cavaliers 122 at Detroit Pistons 133
Highlights
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