Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons — May 18, 2026

NBA·Eastern conference semifinals Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI·May 18, 2026
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 60-36, 27-21 Away
125
Final
94
Detroit Pistons DET 67-29, 37-12 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CLE 31 33 35 26 125
DET 22 25 26 21 94
Leaders
Points
D.
D. Mitchell G CLE
26 PTS
D.
D. Jenkins G DET
17 PTS
Rebounds
E.
E. Mobley F CLE
12 REB
J.
J. Duren C DET
9 REB
Assists
D.
D. Mitchell G CLE
8 AST
D.
D. Jenkins G DET
5 AST
Box Scores
Cavaliers
Pistons
MIN — Minutes · PTS — Points · FG — Field Goals · 3PT — 3-Point Field Goals · FT — Free Throws · REB — Rebounds · AST — Assists · STL — Steals · BLK — Blocks · TO — Turnovers · PF — Personal Fouls · +/- — Plus-Minus
Team Statistics
Cavaliers
Pistons
50.6% Field Goals 35.3%
32.4% 3-Point FG 30.8%
63.6% Free Throws 75.9%
50 Rebounds 41
14 OFF 10
36 DEF 31
31 Assists 21
10 Steals 7
4 Blocks 5
11 Turnovers 14
22 Fouls 31
35 Biggest Lead 1
46:47 Time in Lead 0:29
11 Max Pts in Row 8
Four Factors
57.1% eFG% 42.4%
9.5% TOV% 12.5%
31.1% ORB% 21.7%
32.9% FT Rate 25.9%
Play-by-Play
Q4 26 - 21 125 - 94
2PT N. Tomlin
125 - 94 0:23
3PT K. Ellis
123 - 94 0:37
2PT C. Porter
120 - 94 1:01
118 - 94 1:38
T. Smith 2PT
118 - 92 2:39
D. Jenkins FT
118 - 91 2:39
D. Jenkins FT
118 - 90 3:41
D. Jenkins FT
118 - 89 3:41
D. Jenkins FT
118 - 88 4:01
D. Jenkins FT
118 - 87 4:01
D. Jenkins FT
2PT E. Mobley
118 - 86 4:07
116 - 86 4:32
R. Holland 3PT
116 - 83 5:00
T. Smith 2PT
FT M. Strus
116 - 81 5:51
FT M. Strus
115 - 81 5:51
114 - 81 5:51
C. Cunningham FT
3PT M. Strus
114 - 80 6:17
FT E. Mobley
111 - 80 6:43
110 - 80 7:19
M. Sasser 3PT
110 - 77 7:48
J. Duren FT
110 - 76 7:49
D. Jenkins FT
2PT M. Strus
110 - 75 8:23
2PT J. Harden
108 - 75 9:36
106 - 75 9:56
D. Jenkins 2PT
FT E. Mobley
106 - 73 10:54
FT E. Mobley
105 - 73 10:54
2PT S. Merrill
104 - 73 11:16
2PT D. Schröder
102 - 73 11:40
FT S. Merrill
100 - 73
Q3 35 - 26 99 - 73
2PT E. Mobley
99 - 73 0:24
2PT D. Mitchell
97 - 73 0:53
95 - 73 1:11
C. LeVert FT
95 - 72 1:37
M. Sasser 3PT
2PT D. Mitchell
95 - 69 1:54
FT D. Mitchell
93 - 69 2:22
2PT D. Mitchell
92 - 69 2:39
2PT D. Mitchell
90 - 69 3:14
3PT S. Merrill
88 - 69 3:32
85 - 69 3:55
D. Robinson 3PT
2PT D. Mitchell
85 - 66 4:12
83 - 66 4:29
P. Reed 2PT
FT S. Merrill
83 - 64 4:45
FT S. Merrill
82 - 64 4:45
81 - 64 5:07
P. Reed 2PT
2PT J. Allen
81 - 62 5:32
79 - 62 5:48
D. Robinson 3PT
FT J. Allen
79 - 59 6:05
2PT J. Allen
78 - 59 6:20
76 - 59 6:32
C. LeVert 3PT
FT J. Allen
76 - 56 6:40
FT J. Harden
75 - 56 6:44
74 - 56 7:05
I. Stewart FT
74 - 55 7:05
I. Stewart 2PT
FT E. Mobley
74 - 53 8:22
FT E. Mobley
73 - 53 8:22
72 - 53 9:23
T. Harris FT
72 - 52 9:23
T. Harris FT
72 - 51 9:46
D. Jenkins 2PT
2PT J. Allen
72 - 49 10:12
2PT M. Strus
70 - 49 10:41
68 - 49 11:03
A. Thompson 2PT
FT D. Mitchell
68 - 47 11:24
FT D. Mitchell
67 - 47 11:24
2PT D. Mitchell
66 - 47 11:38
Q2 33 - 25 64 - 47
64 - 47 0:07
A. Thompson 3PT
2PT E. Mobley
64 - 44 0:32
62 - 44 0:49
C. Cunningham 2PT
FT J. Allen
62 - 42 1:03
2PT J. Allen
61 - 42 1:03
59 - 42 1:20
T. Harris FT
59 - 41 1:20
T. Harris FT
FT J. Harden
59 - 40 1:39
FT J. Harden
58 - 40 1:39
2PT E. Mobley
57 - 40 1:53
55 - 40 2:17
D. Robinson 3PT
55 - 37 2:35
C. Cunningham 2PT
2PT D. Mitchell
55 - 35 2:54
FT J. Allen
53 - 35 3:30
FT J. Allen
52 - 35 3:30
51 - 35 4:18
J. Duren 2PT
FT S. Merrill
51 - 33 4:41
3PT S. Merrill
50 - 33 4:41
47 - 33 4:52
C. Cunningham FT
47 - 32 4:52
C. Cunningham FT
FT J. Allen
47 - 31 5:07
FT J. Harden
46 - 31 6:00
45 - 31 6:08
C. LeVert FT
45 - 30 6:08
C. LeVert FT
2PT J. Allen
45 - 29 6:18
2PT S. Merrill
43 - 29 6:41
41 - 29 7:14
C. LeVert 3PT
3PT S. Merrill
41 - 26 7:30
FT J. Allen
38 - 26 8:41
FT D. Mitchell
37 - 26 9:11
2PT E. Mobley
36 - 26 10:04
FT E. Mobley
34 - 26 10:34
2PT D. Mitchell
33 - 26 11:00
31 - 26 11:14
C. Cunningham 2PT
31 - 24 11:45
D. Robinson 2PT
Q1 31 - 22 31 - 22
3PT D. Mitchell
31 - 22 0:02
28 - 22 0:07
M. Sasser 3PT
3PT D. Mitchell
28 - 19 1:12
3PT S. Merrill
25 - 19 1:34
22 - 19 1:49
D. Robinson FT
22 - 18 1:49
D. Robinson FT
FT J. Harden
22 - 17 2:01
21 - 17 2:14
C. Cunningham 2PT
3PT E. Mobley
21 - 15 2:34
2PT J. Harden
18 - 15 3:22
16 - 15 3:51
C. Cunningham 2PT
3PT S. Merrill
16 - 13 4:14
13 - 13 4:33
C. LeVert 2PT
13 - 11 4:48
J. Duren 2PT
2PT D. Wade
13 - 9 5:08
11 - 9 5:30
J. Duren 2PT
3PT D. Wade
11 - 7 5:46
8 - 7 7:24
T. Harris FT
8 - 6 8:34
D. Jenkins 3PT
2PT J. Allen
8 - 3 9:24
2PT J. Allen
6 - 3 9:57
2PT J. Allen
4 - 3 10:45
2 - 3 11:14
D. Jenkins 3PT
2PT E. Mobley
2 - 0 11:35
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: CLE +35 Times Tied: 1
Head-to-Head
Pistons leads 3-2
Final/OT
CLE Cavaliers
2725321914
117
DET Pistons
2931202312
113
Final
CLE Cavaliers
18253222
97
DET Pistons
25292528
107
Final
CLE Cavaliers
21253025
101
DET Pistons
37222428
111
Final/OT
CLE Cavaliers
351930305
119
DET Pistons
272335298
122
Final
CLE Cavaliers
33302726
116
DET Pistons
24172529
95
Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, MI, US · 20,491 capacity
League
NBA
Season
NBA 25/26
Round
Eastern conference semifinals
Date
May 18, 2026
Time
12:00 am
Duration
48 min