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

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CLE

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

53-29

VS

DET

DETROIT PISTONS

60-22

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

2

CLE wins

of 4

2

DET wins

RECENT FORM

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 53-29 season

TOR

TOR Apr 18 W vs

WAS

WAS Apr 12 L vs

ATL

ATL Apr 10 W vs

ATL

MEM

DET

Detroit Pistons 60-22 season

IND

IND Apr 12 W vs

CHA

CHA Apr 10 W vs

MIL

ORL

PHI

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 28.1/4.5/5.7 +18.0 2 Jarrett Allen 15.2/8.4/1.7 +12.6 3 Evan Mobley 18.1/9.0/3.6 +12.4 4 James Harden 20.6/4.7/7.7 +9.5 5 Jaylon Tyson 13.0/5.0/2.2 +3.8 6 Darius Garland 17.8/2.3/6.9 +1.7 7 Sam Merrill 12.8/2.6/2.4 +1.5 8 De'Andre Hunter 14.0/4.2/2.1 +1.3

DET

Detroit Pistons

1 Jalen Duren 19.5/10.5/2.0 +18.5 2 Cade Cunningham 24.2/5.6/10.1 +13.8 3 Ausar Thompson 10.0/5.9/3.2 +5.7 4 Tobias Harris 13.6/5.3/2.6 +5.7 5 Paul Reed 10.5/6.0/1.8 +5.4 6 Duncan Robinson 12.2/2.7/2.1 +2.5 7 Isaiah Stewart 10.1/5.0/1.1 +1.0 8 Kevin Huerter 9.4/3.2/2.7 +0.5

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CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

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