Game completed

Cleveland Cavaliers37-24119atDetroit Pistons44-14122

Fri, Feb 27, 7:00 PM ESTLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MIESPN · FanDuel Sports Network - Detroit · FanDuel Sports Network - Ohio

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	T
CLE	35	19	30	30	5	119
DET	27	23	35	29	8	122

Cleveland Cavaliers

119

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaylon TysonSF	41	15	4	1	2	0	1	5-10	4-7	1-2	-9
Evan MobleyPF	37	23	12	1	0	4	1	9-15	4-8	1-2	-5
Jarrett AllenC	31	25	9	4	0	1	1	10-12	0-0	5-8	-9
Sam MerrillSG	36	20	1	3	2	0	2	6-14	4-10	4-4	-13
Dennis SchröderPG	38	12	1	9	1	1	8	4-15	0-2	4-4	-15
Craig Porter Jr.	32	5	4	12	3	1	3	2-9	0-3	1-2	+13
Tyrese Proctor	19	4	0	1	1	0	0	1-2	0-1	2-2	+12
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	15	2	2	0	1	1	0	1-5	0-1	0-0	+1
Thomas Bryant	16	13	8	1	0	1	1	5-12	1-3	2-3	+10
Team		119	54	32	10	9	17	43-94	13-35	20-27

DNP: Darius Brown, Keon Ellis (injury), Tristan Enaruna, Larry Nance Jr., James Harden (injury), Riley Minix (gleague twoway), Donovan Mitchell (injury), Max Strus (injury), Dean Wade (injury)

Detroit Pistons

122

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ausar ThompsonSF	36	18	8	5	2	1	1	7-10	0-0	4-6	+7
Tobias HarrisPF	37	11	5	5	6	0	0	5-13	1-4	0-0	-1
Jalen DurenC	42	33	16	3	1	3	0	11-19	0-0	11-15	+14
Duncan RobinsonSG	34	8	2	2	0	2	2	3-9	2-8	0-0	+7
Cade CunninghamPG	37	25	10	7	2	0	4	11-21	0-3	3-5	+2
Ronald Holland II	15	12	3	0	0	0	1	4-6	2-3	2-2	-6
Paul Reed	11	4	6	1	1	0	0	2-4	0-1	0-0	-11
Caris LeVert	17	1	2	1	1	0	2	0-1	0-0	1-2	-4
Daniss Jenkins	19	8	1	1	0	0	1	2-10	1-3	3-3	0
Javonte Green	7	2	2	0	1	0	0	1-4	0-3	0-0	+6
Marcus Sasser	11	0	1	1	0	0	2	0-3	0-2	0-0	+1
Team		122	67	26	14	6	13	46-100	6-27	24-33

DNP: Kevin Huerter, Isaac Jones, Tolu Smith, Isaiah Stewart (league suspension), Bobi Klintman (gleague on assignment), Chaz Lanier (gleague on assignment), Wendell Moore Jr. (gleague twoway)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

Biggest lead · DET: 6
Biggest lead · CLE: 13
Times tied: 11
Lead changes: 16
Longest run · DET: 11

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Travel tax: CLE4 in 6: CLENational TV

CLE is carrying the heavier travel load at 252 mi from its previous stop.
CLE is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
CLE is in game 2 of 3 on the road with 336 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spot	CLE	DET
Record	37-24	44-14
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	47h	47.5h
Rest swing	-0.5h	+0.5h
Travel in	252 mi	0 mi
Zone change	+1h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 3	Homestand · 3 of 3
Miles before tip	336 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	4 in 6	—

How each side got here

Travel and map

CLE

252 mi

Milwaukee, WIDetroit, MI

CLE came from Milwaukee, WI with 252 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Milwaukee, WI to Detroit, MI

DET

0 mi

Detroit, MINo travel

DET stayed in Detroit, MI between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Detroit, MI

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

CLE

Road trip

CLE is on game 2 of 3 on the road, with 336 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 3

Miles before tip336 mi

Segment miles1,071 mi

DET

Homestand

DET is in game 3 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

National: ESPN
Local TV: DETFanDuel Sports Network - DetroitCLEFanDuel Sports Network - Ohioin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: DET97.1 FM The TicketSiriusXMCLEWTAM/WMMS

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