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

DET leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	31	33	35	26	125
DET	22	25	26	21	94

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

End of Game
End of the 4th Quarter
Q4 12.0
Defensive rebound
Thomas Bryant defensive rebound
Q4 14.3
Misses 32-foot three point jumper
Marcus Sasser misses 32-foot three point jumper
M. Sasser · 9 PTS
SLAMQ4 22.9
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
Q4 26.0
Defensive rebound
Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
Q4 27.9
Misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Daniss Jenkins misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
D. Jenkins · 17 PTS
THREEQ4 36.9
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
K. Ellis · 3 PTS
Keon Ellis makes 26-foot three point jumper
CLE 123 - 94 DET
Q4 45.9
Defensive rebound
Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
Q4 47.4
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ronald Holland II misses 27-foot three point jumper
R. Holland II · 3 PTS
Q4 1:01
+2
Layup
Craig Porter Jr. makes layup (Thomas Bryant assists)
C. Porter Jr. · 2 PTS · ast T. Bryant
CLE 120 - 94 DET
Q4 1:02
Offensive rebound
Thomas Bryant offensive rebound
Q4 1:03
Layup shot
Thomas Bryant misses layup
Q4 1:13
TO
Bad pass turnover
Tolu Smith bad pass turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)
T. Smith · 4 PTS
Q4 1:22
TO
Out of bounds bad pass turnover
Thomas Bryant out of bounds bad pass turnover
T. Bryant
Q4 1:38
+2
Driving layup
Tolu Smith makes driving layup (Daniss Jenkins assists)
T. Smith · 4 PTS · ast D. Jenkins
CLE 118 - 94 DET
Q4 1:41
Offensive rebound
Daniss Jenkins offensive rebound
D. Jenkins · 17 PTS
Q4 1:44
Misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Chaz Lanier misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
C. Lanier
Q4 1:49DET
Offensive rebound
Pistons offensive team rebound
Q4 1:50
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chaz Lanier misses 23-foot three point jumper
C. Lanier
Q4 1:57
Defensive rebound
Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound
Q4 1:59
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Thomas Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
T. Bryant
Q4 2:11
Defensive rebound
Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound
Q4 2:12
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Daniss Jenkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
D. Jenkins · 17 PTS
Q4 2:24
Defensive rebound
Tolu Smith defensive rebound