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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTCleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons
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Final · overtime
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Cleveland Cavaliers
119
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Detroit Pistons
122
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-119 in overtime at home on Friday, February 27, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Jalen Duren had 33 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Jarrett Allen had 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Detroit Pistons trailed 54-50 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 35-30. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Evan Mobley (double-double, Cleveland Cavaliers). Bench points: Cleveland Cavaliers 24, Detroit Pistons 27. Cade Cunningham had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 7 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 Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-119 in overtime on February 27, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jarrett Allen scored 25 for the Cleveland Cavaliers; Jalen Duren scored 33 for the Detroit Pistons with 16 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | ot | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 35 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 119 |
| Detroit Pistons | 27 | 23 | 35 | 29 | 8 | 122 |
Game leaders
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 25 Jarrett Allen
- Rebounds
- 12 Evan Mobley
- Assists
- 12 Craig Porter
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 33 Jalen Duren
- Rebounds
- 16 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 7 Cade Cunningham
Evan Mobley double-double (23 PTS, 12 REB) · Jalen Duren double-double (33 PTS, 16 REB) · Cade Cunningham double-double (25 PTS, 10 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Tyson starter | 40:40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5 | -9 |
| Dennis Schröder starter | 37:47 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4-15 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | -15 |
| Evan Mobley starter | 37:03 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9-15 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2 | -5 |
| Sam Merrill starter | 36:20 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 3 | -13 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 31:28 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 | -9 |
| Craig Porter bench | 32:25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | +13 |
| Tyrese Proctor bench | 18:54 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | +12 |
| Thomas Bryant bench | 15:44 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1 | +10 |
| NaeQwan Tomlin bench | 14:40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | +1 |
Not available: Max Strus, Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Keon Ellis, Dean Wade
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren starter | 41:42 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 11-15 | 1 | +14 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 36:57 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | -1 |
| Cade Cunningham starter | 36:35 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11-21 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 6 | +2 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 35:33 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | +7 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 34:02 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 6 | +7 |
| Daniss Jenkins bench | 19:12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 2 | +0 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 16:35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | -4 |
| Ron Holland bench | 15:02 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | -6 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 11:26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
| Paul Reed bench | 11:18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | -11 |
| Javonte Green bench | 6:39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 20/27 (74%) | Free throws | 24/33 (72%) |
| 30/59 (50%) | 2 pointers | 40/73 (54%) |
| 13/35 (37%) | 3 pointers | 6/27 (22%) |
| 43/94 (45%) | Field goals | 46/100 (46%) |
| 41 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 30 | Defensive rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
| 24 | Fouls | 27 |
| 10 | Max points in a row | 11 |
| 31:15 | Time spent in lead | 16:25 |
| 13 | Biggest lead | 6 |
Largest margin: 11 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 16
- Times tied
- 11
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 13 Q2 9:56
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 6 OT1 3:37
- Longest run
- 11-0 Detroit Pistons · Q2 9:37 to Q2 7:24
Scoring plays
Q1 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 2 | 5 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 3 | 5 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 4 | 5 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 4 | 7 |
| 9:36 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 4 | 9 |
| 9:18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 6 | 9 |
| 8:56 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 6 | 11 |
| 8:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 9 | 11 |
| 7:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 11 | 11 |
| 7:30 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 11 | 13 |
| 7:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 14 | 13 |
| 7:01 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 14 | 15 |
| 6:35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 17 | 15 |
| 5:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 18 | 15 |
| 5:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 19 | 15 |
| 4:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 21 | 15 |
| 4:31 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 21 | 17 |
| 4:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 23 | 17 |
| 4:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 23 | 19 |
| 4:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 23 | 20 |
| 3:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 25 | 20 |
| 3:27 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 25 | 22 |
| 3:12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 26 | 22 |
| 2:26 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 26 | 24 |
| 2:13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 2-pt field goal | 28 | 24 |
| 1:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 30 | 24 |
| 1:11 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 3-pt field goal | 30 | 27 |
| 0:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 33 | 27 |
| 0:30 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant Free throw | 34 | 27 |
| 0:30 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant Free throw | 35 | 27 |
Q2 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill Free throw | 36 | 27 |
| 11:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill Free throw | 37 | 27 |
| 11:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill Free throw | 38 | 27 |
| 9:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 40 | 27 |
| 9:37 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 40 | 29 |
| 8:48 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 40 | 31 |
| 8:23 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 40 | 33 |
| 7:55 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 40 | 34 |
| 7:55 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 40 | 35 |
| 7:24 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 40 | 38 |
| 7:06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 2-pt field goal | 42 | 38 |
| 6:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 44 | 38 |
| 5:58 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 44 | 39 |
| 5:58 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 44 | 40 |
| 5:34 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 2-pt field goal | 44 | 42 |
| 4:57 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 44 | 44 |
| 3:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 47 | 44 |
| 3:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 48 | 44 |
| 2:52 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 48 | 46 |
| 2:22 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 48 | 48 |
| 2:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 50 | 48 |
| 1:47 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 50 | 50 |
| 1:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 52 | 50 |
| 1:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 53 | 50 |
| 1:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 54 | 50 |
Q3 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:29 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 54 | 52 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 54 | 53 |
| 11:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 56 | 53 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 56 | 54 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 56 | 55 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 56 | 57 |
| 10:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 58 | 57 |
| 9:48 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 58 | 59 |
| 9:35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 60 | 59 |
| 9:14 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 60 | 61 |
| 8:59 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 60 | 63 |
| 8:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 2-pt field goal | 62 | 63 |
| 8:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 64 | 63 |
| 7:54 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 64 | 65 |
| 7:09 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 64 | 67 |
| 6:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 66 | 67 |
| 6:02 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 66 | 69 |
| 5:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 69 | 69 |
| 5:23 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 69 | 72 |
| 5:06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 72 | 72 |
| 4:23 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 72 | 73 |
| 4:23 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 72 | 74 |
| 3:55 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 72 | 76 |
| 3:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 2-pt field goal | 74 | 76 |
| 3:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 3-pt field goal | 77 | 76 |
| 2:47 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 3-pt field goal | 77 | 79 |
| 2:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 79 | 79 |
| 2:12 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 79 | 81 |
| 1:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor Free throw | 80 | 81 |
| 1:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor Free throw | 81 | 81 |
| 1:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 84 | 81 |
| 0:44 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert Free throw | 84 | 82 |
| 0:06 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 84 | 85 |
Q4 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 84 | 86 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 84 | 87 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 84 | 89 |
| 10:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 87 | 89 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 2-pt field goal | 89 | 89 |
| 9:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 2-pt field goal | 91 | 89 |
| 8:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 2-pt field goal | 93 | 89 |
| 8:10 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 93 | 91 |
| 7:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 96 | 91 |
| 6:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 98 | 91 |
| 6:39 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 98 | 92 |
| 6:39 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 98 | 93 |
| 6:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 100 | 93 |
| 5:17 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 100 | 95 |
| 4:57 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 103 | 95 |
| 4:40 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 103 | 96 |
| 3:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 105 | 96 |
| 3:04 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 105 | 98 |
| 2:44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 107 | 98 |
| 2:28 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 107 | 101 |
| 2:11 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 107 | 103 |
| 1:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 108 | 103 |
| 1:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 109 | 103 |
| 1:44 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 109 | 104 |
| 1:44 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 109 | 105 |
| 1:26 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 109 | 107 |
| 1:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill Free throw | 110 | 107 |
| 0:49 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 110 | 108 |
| 0:49 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 110 | 109 |
| 0:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 112 | 109 |
| 0:14 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 112 | 111 |
| 0:11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter Free throw | 113 | 111 |
| 0:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 114 | 111 |
| 0:05 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 114 | 112 |
| 0:05 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 114 | 113 |
| 0:05 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 114 | 114 |
OT1 · 7 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:38 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 114 | 115 |
| 4:38 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 114 | 116 |
| 4:05 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 114 | 118 |
| 3:37 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 114 | 120 |
| 3:28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 117 | 120 |
| 2:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 119 | 120 |
| 0:22 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 119 | 122 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Detroit Pistons 2-1. Final series: tied 2-2.
- Oct 27: Cleveland Cavaliers 116 at Detroit Pistons 95
- Jan 4: Detroit Pistons 114 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110
- Feb 27: Cleveland Cavaliers 119 at Detroit Pistons 122 (this game)
- Mar 3: Detroit Pistons 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113
Highlights
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