Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

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CLE

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

49-33

VS

DET

DETROIT PISTONS

56-26

Everything you need for Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

5

CLE wins

of 9

4

DET wins

RECENT FORM

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 49-33 season

NYK

NYK May 25 L vs

NYK

NYK May 23 L vs

NYK

NYK May 21 L vs

NYK

NYK May 19 W vs

DET

DET

Detroit Pistons 56-26 season

CLE

CLE May 17 L vs

CLE

CLE May 11 L vs

CLE

CLE

CLE

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every CLE vs DET meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

1 Donovan Mitchell 27.8/4.6/5.2 +17.4 2 Evan Mobley 17.8/8.9/3.6 +12.2 3 Jarrett Allen 14.7/8.1/1.6 +11.7 4 James Harden 19.7/4.8/6.9 +7.2 5 Jaylon Tyson 12.0/4.9/2.2 +2.7 6 Darius Garland 17.8/2.3/6.9 +1.7 7 De'Andre Hunter 14.0/4.2/2.1 +1.3 8 Sam Merrill 11.9/2.3/2.2 +0.6

DET

Detroit Pistons

1 Jalen Duren 18.1/10.2/2.0 +15.9 2 Cade Cunningham 24.8/5.5/9.6 +13.0 3 Tobias Harris 14.5/5.7/2.4 +6.8 4 Ausar Thompson 9.8/6.1/3.1 +5.6 5 Paul Reed 10.5/6.0/1.8 +5.5 6 Duncan Robinson 12.1/2.6/2.1 +2.5 7 Isaiah Stewart 9.6/4.9/1.0 +0.3 8 Kevin Huerter 8.7/3.0/2.8 -0.2

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Cleveland Cavaliers

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