The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 116-109 on May 9, 2026 in the playoffs at Rocket Arena.
Final · Playoffs · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 35 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | 39 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10-27 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 5 |
| Tobias Harris | 38 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Duncan Robinson | 36 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Jalen Duren | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Paul Reed | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Ausar Thompson | 29 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Caris LeVert | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Javonte Green | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Daniss Jenkins | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Ronald Holland II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 109 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 41-91 | 9-25 | 18-22 | 25 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 38 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13-24 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 3 |
| James Harden | 40 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Jarrett Allen | 32 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 1 |
| Evan Mobley | 36 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 5-10 | 5 |
| Dennis Schroder | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sam Merrill | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Max Strus | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Dean Wade | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 239 | 116 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 43-74 | 12-32 | 18-28 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pistons · 2025-26 season · Previous May 7, 2026: CLE 97, DET 107 · Next May 11, 2026: DET 103, CLE 112
- Cavaliers · 2025-26 season · Previous May 7, 2026: CLE 97, DET 107 · Next May 11, 2026: DET 103, CLE 112