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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons, East Semifinals Game 7

NBA
Cavaliers
52-30
125-94
Final
Pistons
60-22
Little Caesars Arena
TV: TSN / Sportsnet

Lead tracker

CLE leadsBiggest lead CLE 35, DET 1
Q1Q2Q3Q4
DET leads
Team1234T
CLE31333526125
DET2225262194

Who won: Cavaliers 125-94

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 in East Semifinals Game 7 on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The series is tied 2-2. The Cavaliers outscored the Pistons 31-22 in the 1st quarter. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers in points (26). Daniss Jenkins led the Pistons in points (17).

Player of the game

Evan Mobley

CLE · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST

8.5

Win probability

100%CLE final
CLEDET

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of the 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 12.0Thomas Bryant

    Defensive rebound

    Thomas Bryant defensive rebound

  4. Q4 14.3Marcus Sasser

    Misses 32-foot three point jumper

    Marcus Sasser misses 32-foot three point jumper

    M. Sasser · 9 PTS

  5. SLAMQ4 22.9
    Nae'Qwan Tomlin

    Running dunk, 4 ft

    N. Tomlin · 2 PTS · ast C. Porter Jr.

    Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 4-foot running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)

    CLE 125 - 94 DET
  6. Q4 26.0Craig Porter Jr.

    Defensive rebound

    Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound

  7. Q4 27.9Daniss Jenkins

    Misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot

    Daniss Jenkins misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot

    D. Jenkins · 17 PTS

  8. THREEQ4 36.9
    Keon Ellis

    Three! Jumper, 26 ft

    K. Ellis · 3 PTS

    Keon Ellis makes 26-foot three point jumper

    CLE 123 - 94 DET
  9. Q4 45.9Craig Porter Jr.

    Defensive rebound

    Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound

  10. Q4 47.4Ronald Holland II

    Misses 27-foot three point jumper

    Ronald Holland II misses 27-foot three point jumper

    R. Holland II · 3 PTS

  11. Q4 1:01Craig Porter Jr.
    +2

    Layup

    Craig Porter Jr. makes layup (Thomas Bryant assists)

    C. Porter Jr. · 2 PTS · ast T. Bryant

    CLE 120 - 94 DET
  12. Q4 1:02Thomas Bryant

    Offensive rebound

    Thomas Bryant offensive rebound

  13. Q4 1:03Thomas Bryant

    Layup shot

    Thomas Bryant misses layup

  14. Q4 1:13Tolu Smith
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Tolu Smith bad pass turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)

    T. Smith · 4 PTS

  15. Q4 1:22Thomas Bryant
    TO

    Out of bounds bad pass turnover

    Thomas Bryant out of bounds bad pass turnover

    T. Bryant

  16. Q4 1:38Tolu Smith
    +2

    Driving layup

    Tolu Smith makes driving layup (Daniss Jenkins assists)

    T. Smith · 4 PTS · ast D. Jenkins

    CLE 118 - 94 DET
  17. Q4 1:41Daniss Jenkins

    Offensive rebound

    Daniss Jenkins offensive rebound

    D. Jenkins · 17 PTS

  18. Q4 1:44Chaz Lanier

    Misses 16-foot pullup jump shot

    Chaz Lanier misses 16-foot pullup jump shot

    C. Lanier

  19. Q4 1:49DET

    Offensive rebound

    Pistons offensive team rebound

  20. Q4 1:50Chaz Lanier

    Misses 23-foot three point jumper

    Chaz Lanier misses 23-foot three point jumper

    C. Lanier

  21. Q4 1:57Daniss Jenkins

    Defensive rebound

    Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound

  22. Q4 1:59Thomas Bryant

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Thomas Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper

    T. Bryant

  23. Q4 2:11Nae'Qwan Tomlin

    Defensive rebound

    Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound

  24. Q4 2:12Daniss Jenkins

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Daniss Jenkins misses 26-foot three point jumper

    D. Jenkins · 17 PTS

  25. Q4 2:24Tolu Smith

    Defensive rebound

    Tolu Smith defensive rebound

Leaders

CLEDET
Points
Donovan Mitchell
26
Daniss Jenkins
17
Assists
Donovan Mitchell
8
Daniss Jenkins
5
Rebounds
Evan Mobley
12
Jalen Duren
9

This seriesSeries tied 2-2