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Sunday, May 17, 2026Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Cavs125
Pistons94
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +31
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · Cavs-Pistons

Cleveland closes out Detroit in seven

Evan Mobley goes for 21 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+17+26+31CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31333526125
Pistons2225262194
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 22, 23, 31, 35, 43, 21, 18, 26CLE26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 22, 2, 22, 18, 9, 16, 13, 23CLE23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Daniss JenkinsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 16, 12, 14, 2, 2, 19, 15, 17DET17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 45, 32, 32, 23, 25, 27, 19, 39, 21, 13DET13 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 125Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31333526125
Pistons2225262194
The story
Jarrett Allen had 23 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 125-94

Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
400 +9+17+26+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg3.0Last 3 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Reg. season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in the regular season (38 games). Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 26

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 22, 23, 31, 35, 43, 21, 18, 26Cavs-Pistons · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 22, 2, 22, 18, 9, 16, 13, 23Cavs-Pistons · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Sam MerrillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 2, 13, 0, 7, 6, 6, 10, 23Cavs-Pistons · W
8.1 PPG playoffs to date · +16.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 13, 14, 9, 13, 17, 19, 18, 21Cavs-Pistons · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Daniss JenkinsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 16, 12, 14, 2, 2, 19, 15, 17Pistons-Cavs · L
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 45, 32, 32, 23, 25, 27, 19, 39, 21, 13Pistons-Cavs · L
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · −16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Pistons2