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Venue: Rocket Arena
2026 NBA playoffs · Conference semifinals · Game 6
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 | 27 | 25 |
| Q2 | 27 | 26 |
| Q3 | 30 | 19 |
| Q4 | 31 | 24 |
Game recap · 2026 NBA playoff results
Player box scores and scoring plays are shown below when available. Coverage varies by game.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on the road in the playoffs on Friday, May 15, 2026 at Rocket Arena. Cade Cunningham had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists for the Detroit Pistons. James Harden had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Detroit Pistons led 54-51 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 30-19. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 48, Cleveland Cavaliers 19. Paul Reed had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.
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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 Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on May 15, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Cade Cunningham scored 21 for the Detroit Pistons; James Harden scored 23 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
Game leaders
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 21 Cade Cunningham
- Rebounds
- 11 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 8 Cade Cunningham
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 23 James Harden
- Rebounds
- 8 Jarrett Allen
- Assists
- 4 James Harden
Jalen Duren double-double (15 PTS, 11 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 42:01 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7-19 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 2 | +13 |
| Daniss Jenkins starter | 30:36 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | +12 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 27:27 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | +9 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 24:57 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | +6 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 24:21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 6 | +12 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 28:51 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | +12 |
| Duncan Robinson bench | 20:13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2 | +3 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 18:02 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +27 |
| Paul Reed bench | 16:12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1 | +8 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 4:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 |
| Ron Holland bench | 1:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +2 |
| Chaz Lanier bench | 1:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -1 |
| Tolu Smith bench | 0:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
Not available: Charles Bediako, Kevin Huerter
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden starter | 37:16 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 8-10 | 3 | -5 |
| Donovan Mitchell starter | 37:12 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-20 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 2 | -25 |
| Evan Mobley starter | 35:43 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 4-8 | 2 | -24 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 30:12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | -5 |
| Dean Wade starter | 22:23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -16 |
| Max Strus bench | 29:41 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | -16 |
| Sam Merrill bench | 20:29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | -10 |
| Dennis Schröder bench | 15:19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -4 |
| Thomas Bryant bench | 2:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Keon Ellis bench | 2:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Jaylon Tyson bench | 2:21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +0 |
| NaeQwan Tomlin bench | 2:21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +0 |
| Craig Porter bench | 2:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Detroit Pistons | Stat | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|
| 13/19 (68%) | Free throws | 22/30 (73%) |
| 27/46 (58%) | 2 pointers | 18/42 (42%) |
| 16/36 (44%) | 3 pointers | 12/35 (34%) |
| 43/82 (52%) | Field goals | 30/77 (39%) |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 30 | Defensive rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 13 | Max points in a row | 7 |
| 38:12 | Time spent in lead | 7:29 |
| 22 | Biggest lead | 6 |
Largest margin: 22 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 5
- Times tied
- 3
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 22 Q4 1:19
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 6 Q1 3:04
- Longest run
- 13-0 Detroit Pistons · Q1 0:31 to Q2 10:21
Scoring plays
Q1 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 2 | 4 |
| 9:01 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 5 | 4 |
| 8:43 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 7 | 4 |
| 8:43 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 8 | 4 |
| 8:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 8 | 6 |
| 8:14 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 10 | 6 |
| 7:40 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 10 | 9 |
| 7:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 10 | 12 |
| 6:42 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 12 | 12 |
| 5:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 12 | 13 |
| 5:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 12 | 14 |
| 5:13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 12 | 16 |
| 4:54 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 14 | 16 |
| 4:14 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 17 | 16 |
| 4:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 17 | 18 |
| 3:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 17 | 21 |
| 3:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 17 | 23 |
| 2:07 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 19 | 23 |
| 1:25 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 22 | 23 |
| 0:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 22 | 25 |
| 0:31 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 25 | 25 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 26 | 25 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins Free throw | 27 | 25 |
Q2 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 29 | 25 |
| 11:26 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 30 | 25 |
| 11:26 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 31 | 25 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 33 | 25 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 35 | 25 |
| 10:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 35 | 26 |
| 10:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 35 | 27 |
| 9:30 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 38 | 27 |
| 9:09 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 39 | 27 |
| 8:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 39 | 29 |
| 8:14 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 41 | 29 |
| 8:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill Free throw | 41 | 30 |
| 8:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill Free throw | 41 | 31 |
| 6:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 41 | 34 |
| 6:10 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 43 | 34 |
| 5:42 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 45 | 34 |
| 5:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 3-pt field goal | 45 | 37 |
| 5:14 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 46 | 37 |
| 4:18 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 49 | 37 |
| 4:01 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 49 | 39 |
| 3:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 49 | 42 |
| 3:00 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 52 | 42 |
| 2:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 52 | 44 |
| 2:02 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 54 | 44 |
| 1:47 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 54 | 45 |
| 1:47 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 54 | 46 |
| 1:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 54 | 48 |
| 1:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 54 | 51 |
Q3 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 57 | 51 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 59 | 51 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 59 | 52 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 62 | 52 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 63 | 52 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 64 | 52 |
| 9:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 64 | 53 |
| 9:28 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 66 | 53 |
| 9:12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 66 | 54 |
| 9:12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 66 | 55 |
| 8:50 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 68 | 55 |
| 8:06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 68 | 57 |
| 5:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 68 | 58 |
| 5:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 68 | 59 |
| 5:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 68 | 61 |
| 4:53 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 70 | 61 |
| 4:53 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 71 | 61 |
| 4:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 71 | 62 |
| 4:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 71 | 63 |
| 4:22 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 74 | 63 |
| 4:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 74 | 66 |
| 3:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 2-pt field goal | 74 | 68 |
| 3:05 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 75 | 68 |
| 2:07 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 78 | 68 |
| 1:37 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 80 | 68 |
| 1:10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 80 | 70 |
| 0:28 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 82 | 70 |
| 0:00 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 84 | 70 |
Q4 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:26 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 87 | 70 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 87 | 73 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 87 | 74 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden Free throw | 87 | 75 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 90 | 75 |
| 10:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 90 | 77 |
| 9:47 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 92 | 77 |
| 9:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 92 | 80 |
| 8:08 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 94 | 80 |
| 7:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 94 | 82 |
| 7:33 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 95 | 82 |
| 7:33 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 96 | 82 |
| 7:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 96 | 85 |
| 6:40 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 98 | 85 |
| 6:07 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 100 | 85 |
| 5:29 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 102 | 85 |
| 5:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 102 | 86 |
| 4:42 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 104 | 86 |
| 4:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 104 | 89 |
| 3:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 104 | 90 |
| 3:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 104 | 91 |
| 3:37 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 107 | 91 |
| 3:00 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 109 | 91 |
| 2:22 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 112 | 91 |
| 2:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 112 | 93 |
| 1:19 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 3-pt field goal | 115 | 93 |
| 0:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin Free throw | 115 | 94 |
Highlights
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