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CLE @ DET

Joshua Silvia
12–18 minutes

Rafters Edge Simulation

A transparent, site-owned matchup read built from recent scoreboard history, scoring margin, recent form, and home-venue adjustment. For entertainment and analysis only.

Night GameIndoor7:00 PM ETPeacock
Result readDetroit Pistons

Cleveland Cavaliers 101 · Detroit Pistons 111

Final
Cleveland Cavaliers57-35+3.7 net/g (SOS-adj +3.6) · expected win rate 61% · last 10: 50%
Detroit Pistons66-26+7.8 net/g (SOS-adj +7.2) · expected win rate 72% · last 10: 60%
Venue EdgeLittle Caesars ArenaHome adjustment: +2.2 rating pts

Two reasons the projection lands on Detroit Pistons: Detroit Pistons’s scoring margin profile and Detroit Pistons’s recent stretch. Whichever team wins the second-quarter bench stretch usually wins the game outright.

Rafty’s call: ✓ RIGHT
Pre-game pick: Detroit Pistons at 72%. Actual: Detroit Pistons by 10.

Formula: expected win rate from points-for vs. points-allowed (anchored), scoring margin, recent form, and home/venue edge, adjusted by league volatility. Refreshes whenever the venue/game workflow republishes game pages.

Key Players to Watch

Cleveland Cavaliers

Detroit Pistons

Game Leaders

Cleveland CavaliersDonovan Mitchell23 pts
Detroit PistonsCade Cunningham23 pts

Injury Report

Detroit Pistons

Kevin HuerterOut
On The Court

A quick look at where each team's starters slot in. Click a player to open their profile.

Cleveland Cavaliers
DM D. Mitchell PG · #45 JH James Harden SG · #1 DW Dean Wade SF · #32 NT N. Tomlin PF · #35 EM Evan Mobley C · #4
Detroit Pistons
AT Ausar Thompson PG · #9 CC C. Cunningham SG · #2 DR D. Robinson SF · #55 TH Tobias Harris PF · #12 JD Jalen Duren C · #0

Box Score

Highlights

  1. 🏀 DunkDaniss Jenkins makes running dunk4th Quarter · 17.1101–111
  2. ScoreDaniss Jenkins makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter · 26.0101–109
  3. ScoreDaniss Jenkins makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter · 26.0101–108
  4. ScoreDonovan Mitchell makes 30-foot fade away jump shot (Dean Wade assists)4th Quarter · 32.1101–107
  5. ScoreTobias Harris makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter · 38.498–107
  6. ScoreTobias Harris makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter · 38.498–106

Scoring by Period

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cleveland Cavaliers21253025101
Detroit Pistons37222428111

Team Stats

Cleveland Cavaliers Stat Detroit Pistons
36-80FG37-84
14-383PT10-26
15-16FT27-35
41REB45
23AST23
7STL12
5BLK3
19TO11

Cleveland Cavaliers

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
Dean Wade F·2852-31-20-031010121-4
Jarrett Allen C·1821-40-00-031101124+4
Evan Mobley C·35146-112-50-095102363-18
James Harden G·35226-151-79-987712263-7
Donovan Mitchell G·35239-194-101-242310133-7
Thomas Bryant C1041-40-22-200010001-3
Dennis Schroder G1693-61-12-2134001010
Max Strus G28197-134-81-152110143-9
Sam Merrill G700-00-00-001100000-10
Jaylon Tyson G1800-10-00-051100052+9
Keon Ellis G1131-41-30-030020121-5

Detroit Pistons

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
Tobias Harris F·39206-141-57-881220171+6
Duncan Robinson F·28197-125-80-102020004+6
Jalen Duren C·35114-110-03-4124102750+17
Cade Cunningham G·42236-192-59-1137420032+12
Ausar Thompson G·33114-60-03-485111444-9
Isaiah Stewart F1362-20-02-231200122-7
Ronald Holland II F1062-31-21-310010012+8
Javonte Green G331-31-30-010000010-4
Caris LeVert G900-10-00-020000021+13
Daniss Jenkins G29125-130-32-273140342+8

Play-by-Play

Recent Plays

  1. 4th Quarter · 0.0End of Game
  2. 4th Quarter · 0.0End of the 4th Quarter
  3. 4th Quarter · 5.0Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
  4. 4th Quarter · 7.8James Harden misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  5. 4th Quarter · 17.1Daniss Jenkins makes running dunk101–111
  6. 4th Quarter · 19.4Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound
  7. 4th Quarter · 24.1Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point shot
  8. 4th Quarter · 26.0Cavaliers Full timeout
  9. 4th Quarter · 26.0Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 2 of 2101–109
  10. 4th Quarter · 26.0Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 1 of 2101–108
  11. 4th Quarter · 26.0James Harden personal foul
  12. 4th Quarter · 32.1Donovan Mitchell makes 30-foot fade away jump shot (Dean Wade assists)101–107

Scoring Plays

  1. 4th Quarter · 17.1Daniss Jenkins makes running dunk101–111
  2. 4th Quarter · 26.0Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 2 of 2101–109
  3. 4th Quarter · 26.0Daniss Jenkins makes free throw 1 of 2101–108
  4. 4th Quarter · 32.1Donovan Mitchell makes 30-foot fade away jump shot (Dean Wade assists)101–107
  5. 4th Quarter · 38.4Tobias Harris makes free throw 2 of 298–107
  6. 4th Quarter · 38.4Tobias Harris makes free throw 1 of 298–106
  7. 4th Quarter · 1:46James Harden makes 8-foot two point shot98–105
  8. 4th Quarter · 2:04Tobias Harris makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot96–105
  9. 4th Quarter · 2:45Cade Cunningham makes 8-foot pullup jump shot96–103
  10. 4th Quarter · 3:07Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 296–101
  11. 4th Quarter · 3:23Daniss Jenkins makes 17-foot pullup jump shot95–101
  12. 4th Quarter · 3:40James Harden makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot95–99
  13. 4th Quarter · 3:54Jalen Duren makes running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)93–99
  14. 4th Quarter · 4:13Jalen Duren makes 1-foot driving dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)93–97
  15. 4th Quarter · 4:50Jalen Duren makes dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)93–95
  16. 4th Quarter · 5:28James Harden makes free throw 3 of 393–93
  17. 4th Quarter · 5:28James Harden makes free throw 2 of 392–93
  18. 4th Quarter · 5:28James Harden makes free throw 1 of 391–93
  19. 4th Quarter · 6:00James Harden makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot90–93
  20. 4th Quarter · 6:32James Harden makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot88–93
  21. 4th Quarter · 7:23James Harden makes free throw 2 of 286–93
  22. 4th Quarter · 7:23James Harden makes free throw 1 of 285–93
  23. 4th Quarter · 8:18Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot84–93
  24. 4th Quarter · 9:15Duncan Robinson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists)82–93
  25. 4th Quarter · 9:48Duncan Robinson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)82–91

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