The Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-119 on Feb 27, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena.
Final · Little Caesars Arena
Top performers
- Jarrett Allen led the Cavaliers with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Jalen Duren led the Pistons with 33 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 |
| Evan Mobley | 37 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9-15 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Sam Merrill | 36 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 41 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Thomas Bryant | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Dennis Schroder | 38 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4-15 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 32 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 265 | 119 | 41 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 43-94 | 13-35 | 20-27 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Detroit Pistons box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren | 42 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 11-15 | 1 |
| Cade Cunningham | 37 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11-21 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 6 |
| Ausar Thompson | 36 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Ronald Holland II | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Tobias Harris | 37 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Duncan Robinson | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Daniss Jenkins | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Paul Reed | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Javonte Green | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Caris LeVert | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Marcus Sasser | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 266 | 122 | 56 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 46-100 | 6-27 | 24-33 | 27 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Cavaliers · 2025-26 season · Previous Feb 25, 2026: CLE 116, MIL 118 · Next Mar 1, 2026: CLE 106, BKN 102
- Pistons · 2025-26 season · Previous Feb 25, 2026: OKC 116, DET 124 · Next Mar 1, 2026: DET 106, ORL 92