Conference semifinals · Game 1

Cleveland Cavaliers101atDetroit Pistons111 winner

Tue, May 5, 7:00 PM EDTLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MIPeacock · NBC Sports Network

Conference semifinals · Game 1

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DET leads 1-0

Best of 7 · First to 4 wins · Series score after this game

Series results

Game 1 · CLE 101 at DET 111 This game

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
CLE	21	25	30	25	101
DET	37	22	24	28	111

Cleveland Cavaliers

101

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dean WadeSF	28	5	3	1	1	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	-4
Evan MobleyPF	35	14	9	5	0	2	1	6-11	2-5	0-0	-18
Jarrett AllenC	18	2	3	1	0	1	1	1-4	0-0	0-0	+4
Donovan MitchellSG	35	23	4	2	1	0	3	9-19	4-10	1-2	-7
James HardenPG	35	22	8	7	1	2	7	6-15	1-7	9-9	-7
Max Strus	28	19	5	2	1	0	1	7-13	4-8	1-1	-9
Sam Merrill	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-10
Dennis Schröder	16	9	1	3	0	0	4	3-6	1-1	2-2	0
Thomas Bryant	10	4	0	0	1	0	0	1-4	0-2	2-2	-3
Jaylon Tyson	18	0	5	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	+9
Keon Ellis	11	3	3	0	2	0	0	1-4	1-3	0-0	-5
Team		101	47	23	7	5	19	36-80	14-38	15-16

DNP: Larry Nance Jr., Craig Porter Jr., Tyrese Proctor, Nae'Qwan Tomlin

Detroit Pistons

111

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ausar ThompsonSF	33	11	8	5	1	1	1	4-6	0-0	3-4	-9
Tobias HarrisPF	39	20	8	1	2	0	2	6-14	1-5	7-8	+6
Jalen DurenC	35	11	12	4	0	2	1	4-11	0-0	3-4	+17
Duncan RobinsonSG	28	19	0	2	2	0	0	7-12	5-8	0-1	+6
Cade CunninghamPG	42	23	3	7	2	0	4	6-19	2-5	9-11	+12
Daniss Jenkins	29	12	7	3	4	0	1	5-13	0-3	2-2	+8
Caris LeVert	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+13
Isaiah Stewart	13	6	3	1	0	0	2	2-2	0-0	2-2	-7
Ronald Holland II	10	6	1	0	1	0	0	2-3	1-2	1-3	+8
Javonte Green	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	-4
Team		111	53	23	12	3	11	37-84	10-26	27-35

DNP: Chaz Lanier, Paul Reed, Marcus Sasser, Tolu Smith, Kevin Huerter (injury)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · DET: 18
Biggest lead · CLE: 5
Times tied: 2
Lead changes: 1
Longest run · DET: 11

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How they entered this matchup

National TV

CLE is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	CLE	DET
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	47.5h	51.5h
Rest swing	-4h	+4h
Travel in	91 mi	0 mi
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 2 of 3
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	2	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

CLE carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 2 vs. DET's 1.

How each side got here91 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

CLE

91 mi

Cleveland, OHDetroit, MI

CLE came from Cleveland, OH with 91 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Cleveland, OH 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 sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 2 of 3

Where this game sits in the run

CLE

Road trip

CLE is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles91 mi

DET

Homestand

DET is in game 2 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: streamingPeacockNBC Sports Network
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: CLE100.7 WMMSDET950 AMSiriusXM

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