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Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons

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3-1, 2-1 Away
Final
116 - 95

2-2, 1-1 Home

Donovan Mitchell scores 35 as the Cavaliers beat the Pistons 116-95 for their 3rd straight win

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons: Game Highlights

The Cavaliers had a 14-0 run in the second quarter that turned a seven-point lead into a 43-26 advantage and Mitchell's layup made it 63-41 at halftime. He scored 14 more in the third quarter and departed shortly after his basket made it 108-73 with 7:07 remaining.

Mitchell shot 13 of 18 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the free throw line. Jarrett Allen added 20 points and seven rebounds for the Cavaliers, while Evan Mobley finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

Cleveland beat Detroit for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings.

Cade Cunningham finished with 12 points for the Pistons, but shot 3 for 14 and committed five of their 25 turnovers. Ron Holland II and Tolu Smith each added 11 points.

The Pistons had won two straight after a season-opening loss.

Up next Cavaliers: Visit Boston on Wednesday.

Pistons: Host Orlando on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 95
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 95
4th 6.5 shot clock turnover 116 - 95
4th 30.5 Tolu Smith makes free throw 1 of 1 116 - 95
4th 30.5 Thomas Bryant shooting foul 116 - 94

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cle.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCLE https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET
39-85 FG 33-87
46 Field Goal % 38
11-35 3PT 11-34
31 Three Point % 32
27-35 FT 18-27
77 Free Throw % 67
48 Rebounds 48
12 Offensive Rebounds 16
36 Defensive Rebounds 32
25 Assists 20
11 Steals 12
4 Blocks 4
19 Turnovers 25
1 Team Turnovers 1
20 Total Turnovers 26
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 25
19 Fast Break Points 10
54 Points in Paint 42
25 Fouls 29
35 Largest Lead 6
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Duren, C Day-To-Day Oct 3
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Peyton Watson, G Day-To-Day Sep 25

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 18,933 · Capacity:

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 0 0 .000 - -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 - -
Detroit 0 0 .000 - -
Indiana 0 0 .000 - -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 - -
Full Standings

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