NBA

Cleveland 101, at Detroit 111

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · Final · Conference Semis Game 1 (DET leads 1-0)

Conference Semis Game 1 (DET leads 1-0) 1 2 3 4 PTS

Cleveland Cavaliers

60-40 · L4 · #8 (1430 ELO -14)

21 25 30 25 101

Detroit Pistons

67-29 · L1 · #4 (1497 ELO +14)

37 22 24 28 111

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

Attendance: 20,062

Officials: James Capers Jr., J.B. DeRosa, Ben Taylor

Pistons beat Cavaliers 111‑101 in Game 1

DETROIT (Interstat) — Cade Cunningham scored 23 points, Tobias Harris added 20 and the Detroit Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-101 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series at Little Caesars Arena. Cunningham also handed out seven assists and grabbed three rebounds in 42 minutes for the top-seeded Pistons, who finished the regular season with a 65-25 record. Detroit ended an NBA record-tying 12-game postseason losing streak against a single opponent, a drought that dated to the 2007 Eastern Conference finals. The Cavaliers, who went 56-34 in the regular season, got 23 points from Donovan Mitchell… Read more...

Top Statlines

James Harden CLE 35m 22p 8r 7a 2b
Tobias Harris DET 39m 20p 8r 1a
Cade Cunningham DET 42m 23p 3r 7a

Forecasting

ELO Probability DET 77.8%

Spread DET -3.5

Projected Score DET 118 CLE 106

Money Line DET -160/CLE +135

Over/Under 214 (Under)