Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers, East Semifinals Game 3
Lead tracker
DET leadsBiggest lead DET 7, CLE 17CLE leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DET | 30 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 109 |
 CLE | 32 | 32 | 19 | 33 | 116 |
Who won: Cavaliers 116-109
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 116-109 in East Semifinals Game 3 on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Rocket Arena. The series is tied 2-2. The Cavaliers outscored the Pistons 32-18 in the 2nd quarter. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers in points (35). Cade Cunningham led the Pistons in points (27).
CLE
Player of the game
Donovan Mitchell
CLE · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
8.6
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias HarrisF7.1 | 38 | 21 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +3 | 14.1 |
| Duncan RobinsonF7.7 | 36 | 15 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 18.5 |
| Jalen DurenC6.1 | 29 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -14 | 7.1 |
| Cade CunninghamG7.3 | 39 | 27 | 10-27 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +6 | 15.1 |
| Ausar ThompsonG6.5 | 29 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +12 | 9.8 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Paul ReedF6.6 | 10 | 11 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +11 | 9.7 |
| Wendell Moore Jr.F | -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronald Holland IIF | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Isaiah StewartC5.4 | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 2.5 |
| Isaac JonesC | -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Javonte GreenG5.0 | 11 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 0.5 |
| Caris LeVertG6.1 | 17 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 7 |
| Daniss JenkinsG4.8 | 18 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -28 | -0.5 |
