Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons — May 18, 2026 | Score, Box Score & Stats
NBA · Little Caesars Arena
Scoreboard
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cavaliers
|
31 | 33 | 35 | 26 | 125 |
Pistons
|
22 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 94 |
Team Stats
Cavaliers
STAT
Pistons
| Team | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | REB | OREB | DREB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavaliers |
32/51 | 63% | 11/34 | 32% | 28/44 | 64% | 50 | - | - | 31 | 10 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Pistons |
18/46 | 39% | 12/39 | 31% | 22/29 | 76% | 41 | - | - | 21 | 7 | 5 | 14 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons — Game Insights
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Cleveland Cavaliers — Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mitchell DonovanS |
31:08 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 8/16 | 2/6 | 4/6 |
 Allen JarrettS |
24:49 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 8/14 | 0/0 | 7/13 |
 Mobley EvanS |
35:57 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 6/6 | 1/4 | 6/11 |
 Strus MaxS |
27:37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 | 1/5 | 2/2 |
 Harden JamesS |
35:54 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2/4 | 0/6 | 5/8 |
 Merrill SamB |
25:17 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 | 5/8 | 4/4 |
 Wade DeanB |
20:57 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
 Ellis KeonB |
04:01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
 Porter CraigB |
04:01 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
 Schroder DennisB |
18:16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
 N. TomlinB |
04:01 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
 Bryant ThomasB |
04:01 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
 J. TysonB |
04:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
Detroit Pistons — Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 D. JenkinsS |
34:03 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2/5 | 2/7 | 7/8 |
 Cunningham CadeS |
36:45 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5/9 | 0/7 | 3/3 |
 Duren JalenS |
25:48 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 1/2 |
 Thompson AusarS |
28:39 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 0/2 |
 Harris TobiasS |
22:37 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 5/6 |
 Robinson DuncanB |
21:40 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 3/5 | 2/3 |
 LeVert CarisB |
16:33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 3/4 |
 Sasser MarcusB |
22:50 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0/3 | 3/9 | 0/0 |
 T. SmithB |
05:24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
 Reed PaulB |
08:11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
 Stewart IsaiahB |
06:15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
 R. HollandB |
05:51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
 C. LanierB |
05:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
Season Comparison
Cavaliers
STAT
Pistons
52-30
Record
60-22
.634
PCT
.732
4
Position (Eastern Conference / Eastern Conference)
1
9801
Points For
9657
9464
Points Against
8988
82
Games Played
82
-
Streak
-
117.3
Points Per Game
115.8
114.8
Opp. Points Per Game
108.8
Head to Head
3
2
May 15, 2026
Pistons
115 - 94
Cavaliers
May 14, 2026
Cavaliers
117 - 113
Pistons
May 12, 2026
Pistons
103 - 112
Cavaliers
May 9, 2026
Pistons
109 - 116
Cavaliers
May 7, 2026
Cavaliers
97 - 107
Pistons
Cavaliers Recent
Jul 10
@ Indiana Pacers
93-99
L
May 26
vs Knicks
130-93
L
May 24
vs Knicks
121-108
L
May 22
@ Knicks
93-109
L
May 20
@ Knicks
104-115
L
Pistons Recent
Jul 9
@ 76ers
93-101
L
May 15
@ Cavaliers
115-94
W
May 14
vs Cavaliers
117-113
L
May 12
@ Cavaliers
103-112
L
May 9
@ Cavaliers
109-116
L
