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James Harden scores 30 and Cavaliers rally past Pistons 117-113 in OT for 3-2 series lead
DETROIT (AP) James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The Pistons led by 15 points in the first half and 103-94 with two-plus minutes left. The Cavs rallied and pulled into a 103-all tie on Evan Mobley’s free throws with 45.2 seconds left.
Cleveland went on a 13-0 run and held Detroit scoreless for five minutes from late in fourth quarter to midway through overtime. The Cavs went ahead by seven with 2:39 left in OT on Mitchell's 3-pointer.
Cade Cunningham, who had 39 points and nine assists, made a jumper to pull the Pistons within two points with 25 seconds left.
Harden made one free throw on the ensuing possession and rebounded his missed second attempt. He made another free throw to help seal the win.
Game 6 is Friday night in Cleveland, where the fourth-seeded Cavs will get the first of two chances to advance to face the New York Knicks in the East finals.
If the top-seeded Pistons win, they will host Game 7 on Sunday.
Cleveland won the first road game of the series - and its first as a visitor this postseason.
The Pistons had won four straight games at home since Orlando put them on the brink of elimination in Game 5 of the first round.
Harden had eight rebounds and six assists. Max Strus made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points for the Cavs, Mobley added 19 points and Jarrett Allen had 16 points and nine rebounds.
Starting in place of the injured Duncan Robinson, Daniss Jenkins scored 19 points for the Pistons. Tobias Harris missed 13 of 19 shots and scored 13 points, and Jalen Duren was limited to nine points and five rebounds.
Mitchell was held to single digits in the first half for the second straight game, and couldn’t repeat his performance after halftime in Game 4. He was in pain after turning his right ankle in the first half.
Mitchell tied an NBA playoff record with 39 points in the second half and scored 43 points to help the Cavs rally to win Game 4.
The Pistons started the second quarter shooting 8 of 8 to take a 15-point lead.
Cunningham made a sixth 3-pointer, setting a career playoff high, and Jenkins connected from beyond the arc with 5:25 left in regulation to give Detroit a six-point lead and cap a 10-0 run that wasn’t enough the seal the win in regulation.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Jalen Duren (Ausar Thompson gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | +3 | Daniss Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:22 |  | Daniss Jenkins blocks James Harden's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Tobias Harris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Evan Mobley turnover (bad pass) (Tobias Harris steals) | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Daniss Jenkins makes two point running jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:23 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Ausar Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 10:08 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 9:53 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Ausar Thompson steals) | ||
| 9:51 | | James Harden blocks Tobias Harris's two point running layup | ||
| 9:50 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point dunk (Evan Mobley assists) | 2-5 |
| 8:55 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Daniss Jenkins makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ausar Thompson assists) | 2-7 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-7 |
| 8:03 | | Daniss Jenkins misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | ||
| 7:49 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point running dunk | 4-9 |
| 7:29 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:26 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Daniss Jenkins misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point running dunk (James Harden assists) | 6-9 |
| 6:44 | | Jalen Duren misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:43 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Ausar Thompson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:40 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Tobias Harris shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:40 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-9 |
| 6:40 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 6:18 | | Tobias Harris misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Tobias Harris misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-10 |
| 5:35 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-11 |
| 5:23 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 11-11 |
| 5:05 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point layup (Jalen Duren assists) | 11-13 |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (James Harden assists) | 13-13 |
| 4:57 | | Tobias Harris shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-13 |
| 4:38 | | Ausar Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Sam Merrill steals) | ||
| 4:32 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | ||
| 4:22 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 14-16 |
| 3:58 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-16 |
| 3:43 | | Max Strus blocks Cade Cunningham's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Ausar Thompson assists) | 16-19 |
| 3:23 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 19-19 |
| 3:00 | | Jarrett Allen blocks Ausar Thompson's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:57 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point running finger roll layup (James Harden assists) | 21-19 |
| 2:55 | | Caris LeVert shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:55 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-19 |
| 2:49 | | Marcus Sasser offensive foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:42 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 22-21 |
| 2:07 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | ||
| 2:04 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point running dunk | 22-23 |
| 1:53 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 25-23 |
| 1:38 | | +3 | Isaiah Stewart makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 25-26 |
| 1:22 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | +3 | Isaiah Stewart makes three point running jump shot (Ausar Thompson assists) | 25-29 |
| 0:57 | | Sam Merrill misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 27-29 |
| 0:02 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 29-29 |
| 11:27 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point pullup jump shot | 29-31 |
| 11:14 | | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-31 |
| 11:14 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:13 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Ausar Thompson assists) | 30-34 |
| 10:44 | | Isaiah Stewart blocks Jaylon Tyson's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:44 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Jaylon Tyson technical foul | ||
| 10:44 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 30-35 |
| 10:40 | | Jump ball. Isaiah Stewart vs. Jaylon Tyson (Tobias Harris gains possession) | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 30-37 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 32-37 |
| 9:56 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ausar Thompson assists) | 32-39 |
| 9:44 | | Jaylon Tyson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 32-41 |
| 8:56 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 32-43 |
| 8:34 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:20 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:17 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:35 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-45 |
| 6:53 | | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Daniss Jenkins steals) | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Daniss Jenkins assists) | 32-47 |
| 6:36 | | Daniss Jenkins shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 33-47 |
| 6:36 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 34-47 |
| 6:36 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 35-47 |
| 6:14 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Pistons technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 6:02 | | +1 | James Harden makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 36-47 |
| 5:56 | | James Harden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point stepback jump shot | 38-47 |
| 5:02 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 40-47 |
| 4:52 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:48 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Daniss Jenkins draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Daniss Jenkins makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 40-49 |
| 4:00 | | Cade Cunningham shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 4:00 | | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-49 |
| 3:39 | | Daniss Jenkins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Evan Mobley misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 41-51 |
| 3:02 | | Caris LeVert personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot | 44-51 |
| 2:44 | | Cavaliers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 2:44 | | Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:44 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Duren assists) | 44-53 |
| 2:19 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Caris LeVert steals) | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point running layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 44-55 |
| 2:16 | | Max Strus shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 2:16 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-56 |
| 1:58 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 47-56 |
| 1:35 | | Evan Mobley blocks Daniss Jenkins's two point driving dunk | ||
| 1:33 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Cade Cunningham steals) | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 47-58 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 49-58 |
| 0:45 | | James Harden shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-59 |
| 0:45 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-60 |
| 0:27 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 52-60 |
| 0:05 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Ausar Thompson blocks Jarrett Allen's two point putback layup | ||
| 11:35 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 11:24 | | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Duren steals) | ||
| 11:16 | | Daniss Jenkins misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:15 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Jalen Duren misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:12 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Jalen Duren personal foul (Loose ball) (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point layup (Evan Mobley assists) | 54-60 |
| 10:26 | | Ausar Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:18 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-60 |
| 10:18 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-60 |
| 10:09 | | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Daniss Jenkins draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point cutting dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 56-62 |
| 9:50 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:32 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:22 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 59-62 |
| 9:05 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-63 |
| 9:05 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-64 |
| 8:42 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:26 | | Donovan Mitchell shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 8:26 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-65 |
| 8:26 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-66 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Evan Mobley assists) | 61-66 |
| 7:50 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Dean Wade steals) | ||
| 7:40 | | Daniss Jenkins personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | Tobias Harris blocks Evan Mobley's two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:28 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | James Harden personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 7:08 | | Caris LeVert misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Isaiah Stewart misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:04 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 64-66 |
| 6:55 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point driving dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 64-68 |
| 6:25 | | Caris LeVert personal foul (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-68 |
| 6:25 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-68 |
| 6:04 | | Jarrett Allen blocks Tobias Harris's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:02 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Caris LeVert blocks Dennis Schroder's two point running layup | ||
| 5:57 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Tobias Harris shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-68 |
| 5:51 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-68 |
| 5:35 | | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Daniss Jenkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 68-71 |
| 5:07 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Dean Wade offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 4:59 | | Dennis Schroder misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:59 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 69-71 |
| 4:40 | | Caris LeVert misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Marcus Sasser offensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | Daniss Jenkins makes two point pullup jump shot | 69-73 |
| 4:07 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point pullup jump shot | 71-73 |
| 4:07 | | Caris LeVert shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 4:07 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:07 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 72-73 |
| 3:48 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving floating jump shot | 72-75 |
| 3:28 | | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-75 |
| 3:28 | | Dennis Schroder misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:27 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Max Strus shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-76 |
| 3:14 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-77 |
| 2:55 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:20 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 76-77 |
| 2:12 | | Evan Mobley personal foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 2:12 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-78 |
| 2:12 | | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:11 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 79-78 |
| 1:31 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:30 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving dunk (Dennis Schroder assists) | 81-78 |
| 1:02 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving dunk | 81-80 |
| 0:50 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 84-80 |
| 0:35 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:24 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Paul Reed assists) | 84-83 |
| 11:14 | | Sam Merrill misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Paul Reed turnover (bad pass) (Evan Mobley steals) | ||
| 10:55 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 84-85 |
| 10:30 | | Cade Cunningham personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:20 | | Paul Reed shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:20 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-85 |
| 10:20 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-85 |
| 9:57 | | Evan Mobley blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:56 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:40 | | Tobias Harris shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 9:40 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 87-85 |
| 9:40 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 88-85 |
| 9:40 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 89-85 |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point driving hook shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 89-87 |
| 8:48 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Tobias Harris misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:00 | | James Harden blocks Daniss Jenkins's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:49 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Cade Cunningham steals) | ||
| 7:49 | | James Harden personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point putback dunk | 89-89 |
| 7:07 | | Jump ball. Dean Wade vs. Ausar Thompson (Sam Merrill gains possession) | ||
| 7:04 | | James Harden turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:53 | | Sam Merrill personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 6:41 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point pullup jump shot | 89-92 |
| 6:15 | | James Harden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Evan Mobley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:48 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Paul Reed blocks James Harden's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:38 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Daniss Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 89-95 |
| 5:25 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:09 | | Ausar Thompson blocks Jarrett Allen's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | James Harden shooting foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 89-96 |
| 5:04 | | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-97 |
| 4:47 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Cade Cunningham personal foul (Loose ball) (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point stepback jump shot | 91-97 |
| 4:11 | | Tobias Harris misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Paul Reed blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Daniss Jenkins makes two point running layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 91-99 |
| 3:57 | | James Harden shooting foul (Daniss Jenkins draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +1 | Daniss Jenkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 91-100 |
| 3:38 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 94-100 |
| 3:29 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:10 | | Ausar Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 94-103 |
| 2:40 | | Daniss Jenkins blocks James Harden's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:37 | | James Harden offensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists) | 96-103 |
| 2:17 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Daniss Jenkins offensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | Daniss Jenkins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 98-103 |
| 1:35 | | Evan Mobley blocks Paul Reed's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:34 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:22 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 101-103 |
| 1:01 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | James Harden offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Tobias Harris personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 102-103 |
| 0:45 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-103 |
| 0:45 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:35 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Caris LeVert misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | Ausar Thompson blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 5:00 | | Jarrett Allen vs. Paul Reed (Donovan Mitchell gains possession) | ||
| 4:35 | | Evan Mobley misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point tip dunk | 105-103 |
| 4:15 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Paul Reed misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:12 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving bank jump shot | 107-103 |
| 3:37 | | Tobias Harris misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:35 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:00 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Paul Reed draws the foul) | ||
| 3:00 | | +1 | Paul Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 107-104 |
| 3:00 | | +1 | Paul Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 107-105 |
| 2:39 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 110-105 |
| 2:32 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Max Strus steals) | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point cutting layup (Max Strus assists) | 112-105 |
| 2:13 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point turnaround hook shot (Daniss Jenkins assists) | 112-107 |
| 1:52 | | Evan Mobley misses two point hook shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | +2 | Daniss Jenkins makes two point running finger roll layup | 112-109 |
| 1:26 | | Daniss Jenkins shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 113-109 |
| 1:26 | | James Harden misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:24 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | James Harden blocks Paul Reed's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:09 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | James Harden turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:49 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | James Harden misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Max Strus personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point pullup jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 113-111 |
| 0:25 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:24 | | Paul Reed personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 0:24 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-111 |
| 0:24 | | James Harden misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:22 | | James Harden offensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Cade Cunningham personal foul (Take) (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 115-111 |
| 0:18 | | James Harden misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:16 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Tobias Harris misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Cade Cunningham offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Daniss Jenkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Paul Reed personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-111 |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 117-111 |
| 0:03 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point driving dunk (Daniss Jenkins assists) | 117-113 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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+ 2 | Paul Reed makes two point driving dunk (Daniss Jenkins assists) | 0:00 |
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Pistons 60 second timeout | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:03 |
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Paul Reed personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | 0:03 |
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Evan Mobley defensive rebound | 0:03 |
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Daniss Jenkins misses three point jump shot | 0:04 |
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Cade Cunningham offensive rebound | 0:08 |
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Tobias Harris misses three point running jump shot | 0:10 |
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Paul Reed defensive rebound | 0:16 |
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James Harden misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:18 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 117 | 113 |
| Field Goals | 36-80 (45.0%) | 42-95 (44.2%) |
| 3-Pointers | 14-35 (40.0%) | 11-33 (33.3%) |
| Free Throws | 31-38 (81.6%) | 18-20 (90.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 54 |
| Offensive | 13 | 15 |
| Defensive | 31 | 25 |
| Team | 8 | 14 |
| Assists | 25 | 28 |
| Steals | 6 | 10 |
| Blocks | 9 | 10 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 10 |
| Fouls | 16 | 26 |
| Technicals | 2 | 1 |
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J. Harden
PG 1
30 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
C. Cunningham
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39 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST
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J. Harden PG | 19.9 PPG | 4.8 RPG | 6.5 APG | 43.0 FG% |
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C. Cunningham SG | 29.2 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 7.5 APG | 44.0 FG% |
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J. Harden PG | 30 PTS | 8 REB | 6 AST | |
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C. Cunningham SG | 39 PTS | 7 REB | 9 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Harden | 30 | 8 | 6 | 8/21 | 3/10 | 11/14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +11 | 48 |
| D. Mitchell | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7/18 | 1/8 | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 29 |
| E. Mobley | 19 | 8 | 8 | 6/13 | 2/3 | 5/6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 43 |
| J. Allen | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +14 | 30 |
| D. Wade | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Harden | 30 | 8 | 6 | 8/21 | 3/10 | 11/14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +11 | 48 |
| D. Mitchell | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7/18 | 1/8 | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 29 |
| E. Mobley | 19 | 8 | 8 | 6/13 | 2/3 | 5/6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 43 |
| J. Allen | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +14 | 30 |
| D. Wade | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Strus | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +9 | 32 |
| S. Merrill | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 9 |
| D. Schroder | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 3/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 13 |
| J. Tyson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | -1 |
| L. Nance Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Bryant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Sarr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Proctor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Tomlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Minix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Enaruna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Porter Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Ellis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 117 | 44 | 25 | 36/80 | 14/35 | 31/38 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 31 | +20 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Cunningham | 39 | 7 | 9 | 13/27 | 6/10 | 7/8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 60 |
| D. Jenkins | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8/17 | 2/8 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 30 |
| T. Harris | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6/19 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 27 |
| J. Duren | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -16 | 23 |
| A. Thompson | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 28 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Cunningham | 39 | 7 | 9 | 13/27 | 6/10 | 7/8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 60 |
| D. Jenkins | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8/17 | 2/8 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 30 |
| T. Harris | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6/19 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 27 |
| J. Duren | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -16 | 23 |
| A. Thompson | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 28 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Reed | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| I. Stewart | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +12 | 13 |
| C. LeVert | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2/7 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 12 |
| M. Sasser | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 3 |
| K. Huerter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| I. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Holland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Lanier | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 113 | 40 | 28 | 42/95 | 11/33 | 18/20 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -20 | - |