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Detroit 109, at Cleveland 116

Saturday, May 9, 2026 · Final · Conference Semis Game 3 (DET leads 2-1)

Conference Semis Game 3 (DET leads 2-1) 1 2 3 4 PTS

Detroit Pistons

67-29 · L1 · #4 (1497 ELO -35)

30 18 33 28 109

Cleveland Cavaliers

60-40 · L4 · #8 (1430 ELO +35)

32 32 19 33 116

Rocket Arena · Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 19,432

Officials: Scott Foster, Pat Fraher, Courtney Kirkland, Tre Maddox

Cavaliers top Pistons 116‑109, cut series deficit to 2‑1

CLEVELAND (Interstat) — James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit 116-109 on Saturday to cut the Pistons’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Harden bounced back from two mistake-marred performances to finish with 19 points, seven assists and two rebounds. Jarrett Allen added 18 points and two blocks, and Evan Mobley contributed 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Cleveland, which will look to even the series when it hosts Game 4 on Monday afternoon at Rocket Arena. Mitchell reached 2,000… Read more...

Top Statlines

Donovan Mitchell CLE 38m 35p 10r 4a
Cade Cunningham DET 39m 27p 10r 10a
Duncan Robinson DET 36m 15p 3r 4a 1b

Forecasting

ELO Probability DET 60.2%

Spread CLE -2.5

Projected Score CLE 117 DET 108

Money Line CLE -150/DET +130

Over/Under 211.5 (Over)