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Final
Away
Detroit Pistons
103
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Cleveland Cavaliers
112
Venue: Rocket Arena
2026 NBA playoffs · Conference semifinals · Game 4
Observed Sep 24, 2026, 01:02 UTC.
Verified 2026 NBA playoff result. Full regular-season history is not included in this edition. Postseason games do not count toward regular-season records.
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Quarter scores
| Period | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 24 | 21 |
| Q2 | 32 | 31 |
| Q3 | 21 | 38 |
| Q4 | 26 | 22 |
Game recap · 2026 NBA playoff results
Player box scores and scoring plays are shown below when available. Coverage varies by game.
Game recap
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 112-103 at home in the playoffs on Monday, May 11, 2026 at Rocket Arena. Donovan Mitchell had 43 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Caris LeVert had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists for the Detroit Pistons.
The Cleveland Cavaliers trailed 56-52 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 38-21. Double-digit figures in two categories: James Harden (double-double, Cleveland Cavaliers). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 52, Cleveland Cavaliers 19. James Harden had 24 points, 0 rebounds and 11 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
Retrieved Sep 24, 2026, 01:02:58 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.
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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 Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers?
- The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 112-103 on May 11, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Caris LeVert scored 24 for the Detroit Pistons; Donovan Mitchell scored 43 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
Game leaders
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 24 Caris LeVert
- Rebounds
- 8 Tobias Harris
- Assists
- 6 Cade Cunningham
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 43 Donovan Mitchell
- Rebounds
- 8 Evan Mobley
- Assists
- 11 James Harden
James Harden double-double (24 PTS, 11 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 39:28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 3 | -23 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 36:29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | -12 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 28:51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | -19 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 26:39 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | -12 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 18:40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | -27 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 31:25 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10-16 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2 | +15 |
| Daniss Jenkins bench | 21:04 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | +6 |
| Paul Reed bench | 14:00 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | -3 |
| Ron Holland bench | 7:30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +11 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 7:21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | +6 |
| Javonte Green bench | 5:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | +5 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 2:48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 |
Not available: Kevin Huerter
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley starter | 39:12 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | +30 |
| James Harden starter | 37:26 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5-14 | 5-9 | 9-9 | 0 | +9 |
| Donovan Mitchell starter | 36:35 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13-26 | 4-12 | 13-15 | 1 | +28 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 31:49 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | +5 |
| Dean Wade starter | 22:41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +20 |
| Max Strus bench | 26:59 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | -12 |
| Dennis Schröder bench | 19:51 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | -14 |
| Sam Merrill bench | 16:20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | +6 |
| Jaylon Tyson bench | 7:32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | -7 |
| Craig Porter bench | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -4 |
| Thomas Bryant bench | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -4 |
| NaeQwan Tomlin bench | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -4 |
| Tyrese Proctor bench | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -4 |
| Keon Ellis bench | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -4 |
| Detroit Pistons | Stat | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|
| 9/12 (75%) | Free throws | 30/34 (88%) |
| 32/60 (53%) | 2 pointers | 20/37 (54%) |
| 10/23 (43%) | 3 pointers | 14/41 (34%) |
| 42/83 (50%) | Field goals | 34/78 (43%) |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 24 | Defensive rebounds | 21 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 27 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 24 |
| 15:07 | Time spent in lead | 29:55 |
| 7 | Biggest lead | 21 |
Largest margin: 19 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 10
- Times tied
- 4
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 7 Q2 11:03
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 21 Q4 8:58
- Longest run
- 24-0 Cleveland Cavaliers · Q2 0:10 to Q3 6:14
Scoring plays
Q1 · 22 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 3 | 2 |
| 10:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 3 | 5 |
| 9:50 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 5 | 5 |
| 9:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 5 | 8 |
| 8:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 5 | 9 |
| 8:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 5 | 10 |
| 7:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 5 | 13 |
| 7:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 5 | 14 |
| 7:01 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 5 | 15 |
| 7:01 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 5 | 16 |
| 6:49 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 7 | 16 |
| 6:18 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 10 | 16 |
| 5:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 10 | 18 |
| 5:40 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 12 | 18 |
| 5:19 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 15 | 18 |
| 4:30 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 17 | 18 |
| 4:05 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 19 | 18 |
| 1:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 19 | 20 |
| 1:36 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 22 | 20 |
| 1:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 22 | 21 |
| 1:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 24 | 21 |
Q2 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 26 | 21 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 28 | 21 |
| 10:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 28 | 24 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 29 | 24 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 29 | 27 |
| 9:57 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 31 | 27 |
| 9:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 2-pt field goal | 31 | 29 |
| 8:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 31 | 32 |
| 8:35 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 33 | 32 |
| 8:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 33 | 35 |
| 7:27 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 35 | 35 |
| 6:44 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 37 | 35 |
| 6:44 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 38 | 35 |
| 6:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 38 | 38 |
| 5:45 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 40 | 38 |
| 5:05 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 42 | 38 |
| 4:47 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 42 | 40 |
| 4:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 42 | 41 |
| 3:36 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 45 | 41 |
| 3:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 45 | 42 |
| 3:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 45 | 43 |
| 3:01 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 47 | 43 |
| 2:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 47 | 46 |
| 2:19 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 49 | 46 |
| 2:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 49 | 47 |
| 2:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 49 | 48 |
| 1:27 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 52 | 48 |
| 1:10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 52 | 49 |
| 1:10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 52 | 49 |
| 1:06 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 53 | 50 |
| 1:06 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 54 | 50 |
| 0:32 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 56 | 50 |
| 0:10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 56 | 52 |
Q3 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 56 | 54 |
| 10:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 56 | 55 |
| 10:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 56 | 56 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 56 | 60 |
| 9:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 56 | 62 |
| 8:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 56 | 65 |
| 8:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 56 | 68 |
| 7:57 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 56 | 70 |
| 6:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 56 | 72 |
| 6:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 56 | 75 |
| 5:57 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 58 | 75 |
| 5:44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 58 | 76 |
| 5:33 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 3-pt field goal | 61 | 76 |
| 5:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 61 | 77 |
| 5:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 61 | 78 |
| 5:09 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 63 | 78 |
| 5:09 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert Free throw | 64 | 78 |
| 4:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 64 | 80 |
| 4:13 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 66 | 80 |
| 3:43 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 68 | 80 |
| 2:40 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 70 | 80 |
| 2:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 70 | 81 |
| 2:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 70 | 82 |
| 1:42 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 73 | 82 |
| 1:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 73 | 85 |
| 0:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 73 | 87 |
| 0:33 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 75 | 87 |
| 0:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 75 | 88 |
| 0:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 75 | 89 |
| 0:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 75 | 90 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 77 | 90 |
Q4 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 77 | 92 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 77 | 94 |
| 9:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 77 | 96 |
| 8:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 77 | 97 |
| 8:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 77 | 98 |
| 8:47 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 79 | 98 |
| 8:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 79 | 99 |
| 8:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 79 | 100 |
| 8:20 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 81 | 100 |
| 7:39 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 83 | 100 |
| 6:56 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 86 | 100 |
| 5:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 86 | 101 |
| 5:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 86 | 102 |
| 5:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 86 | 105 |
| 5:04 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 88 | 105 |
| 4:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 88 | 107 |
| 4:22 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 89 | 107 |
| 4:22 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 90 | 107 |
| 2:55 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 92 | 107 |
| 2:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 92 | 108 |
| 2:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 92 | 109 |
| 2:42 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 93 | 109 |
| 2:42 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 94 | 109 |
| 2:07 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 97 | 109 |
| 1:00 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 99 | 109 |
| 0:50 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 101 | 109 |
| 0:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 101 | 111 |
| 0:28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 101 | 112 |
| 0:18 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 103 | 112 |
Highlights
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