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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons

March 3, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the Pistons 113-109 on 2026-03-03 at home. The Cavaliers started James Harden, Jarrett Allen, Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley, and Jaylon Tyson. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Ausar Thompson. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 20 points (7/17) in his matchups, with Jaylon Tyson as his primary defender. James Harden (Cavaliers) scored 13 points (6/8) in his matchups, with Tobias Harris as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 113

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden GS	35:23	18	5	7	0	0	5	0	5-17	2-9	6-6	-6
Jaylon Tyson GS	31:57	22	3	4	0	2	1	5	8-15	5-12	1-3	+8
Evan Mobley GS	31:38	18	5	4	2	0	0	3	5-9	2-4	6-8	-2
Sam Merrill GS	26:59	9	0	2	1	0	0	1	3-10	3-7	0-0	-6
Jarrett Allen GS	20:32	8	3	0	1	0	1	2	4-7	0-0	0-2	-3
Dennis Schröder	28:24	15	5	5	0	0	2	2	6-10	2-3	1-1	+16
Keon Ellis	26:32	7	4	2	2	1	0	6	2-5	0-3	3-3	-5
Craig Porter Jr.	22:18	7	8	3	0	0	1	0	3-8	1-4	0-0	+6
Thomas Bryant	16:17	9	5	0	1	1	0	1	2-5	2-4	3-3	+12
Totals		113	38	27	7	4	10	20	38-86	17-46	20-26

Did not play: Tristan Enaruna (DNP - Coach's Decision), Riley Minix (DNP - Coach's Decision), Larry Nance Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyrese Proctor (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nae'Qwan Tomlin (DNP - Coach's Decision)

DET

Detroit Pistons 109

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham GS	38:45	10	6	14	1	1	5	5	4-16	0-3	2-2	-11
Duncan Robinson GS	34:12	8	2	3	2	2	2	4	2-6	2-5	2-2	+4
Ausar Thompson GS	31:14	16	6	6	4	1	1	3	7-11	0-1	2-4	+6
Tobias Harris GS	30:51	19	5	0	0	0	0	0	6-12	1-3	6-7	+9
Jalen Duren GS	26:31	24	14	1	0	1	3	3	7-9	0-0	10-14	+6
Isaiah Stewart	22:21	4	2	2	1	2	1	2	2-4	0-0	0-0	-10
Ronald Holland II	18:54	8	5	1	0	0	1	0	3-4	2-3	0-0	-17
Caris LeVert	13:13	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	-12
Javonte Green	13:06	13	1	0	1	0	0	3	5-7	3-5	0-0	-2
Daniss Jenkins	10:54	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	2-4	1-1	0-0	+7
Totals		109	44	29	9	7	13	23	39-77	9-24	22-29

Did not play: Kevin Huerter (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bobi Klintman (DNP - Coach's Decision), Chaz Lanier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Paul Reed (DNP - Coach's Decision), Marcus Sasser (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

James Harden · Jarrett Allen · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley · Jaylon Tyson Starter 9.3 min
Dennis Schröder · Thomas Bryant · Keon Ellis · Craig Porter Jr. · Jaylon Tyson 7.7 min
James Harden · Jarrett Allen · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley · Keon Ellis 5.4 min
James Harden · Dennis Schröder · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley · Jaylon Tyson 5.0 min
Dennis Schröder · Thomas Bryant · Evan Mobley · Craig Porter Jr. · Jaylon Tyson 5.0 min

DET

Detroit Pistons

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson Starter 18.8 min
Caris LeVert · Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ronald Holland II 7.3 min
Tobias Harris · Caris LeVert · Isaiah Stewart · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 4.5 min
Duncan Robinson · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson · Ronald Holland II 2.9 min
Duncan Robinson · Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson 2.2 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Cavaliers defense

Cade Cunningham 20 pts (7/17) in 73 possessions

Guarded by: Jaylon Tyson (25 %, 12 pts) · James Harden (20 %, 4 pts) · Keon Ellis (15 %, 0 pts)
Jalen Duren 18 pts (5/12) in 53 possessions

Guarded by: Jarrett Allen (37 %, 4 pts) · Evan Mobley (34 %, 5 pts) · James Harden (10 %, 9 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
James Harden	Ausar Thompson: 26 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Cade Cunningham: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/5)
Jaylon Tyson	Cade Cunningham: 18 poss., 12 pts (4/6) · Tobias Harris: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Evan Mobley	Jalen Duren: 18 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Tobias Harris: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Dennis Schröder	Ronald Holland II: 13 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Ausar Thompson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Sam Merrill	Duncan Robinson: 35 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Cade Cunningham: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Keon Ellis	Cade Cunningham: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Duncan Robinson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Craig Porter Jr.	Caris LeVert: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Daniss Jenkins: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jarrett Allen	Jalen Duren: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Isaiah Stewart: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Thomas Bryant	Isaiah Stewart: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Tobias Harris: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Pistons defense

James Harden 13 pts (6/8) in 70 possessions

Guarded by: Tobias Harris (28 %, 3 pts) · Ausar Thompson (19 %, 6 pts) · Duncan Robinson (15 %, 0 pts)
Evan Mobley 21 pts (8/13) in 63 possessions

Guarded by: Ausar Thompson (32 %, 4 pts) · Jalen Duren (25 %, 8 pts) · Cade Cunningham (10 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Cade Cunningham	Jaylon Tyson: 27 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Keon Ellis: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Duncan Robinson	Sam Merrill: 33 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · James Harden: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ausar Thompson	Evan Mobley: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · James Harden: 13 poss., 6 pts (3/3)
Tobias Harris	James Harden: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jaylon Tyson: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Jalen Duren	Jarrett Allen: 19 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Evan Mobley: 16 poss., 8 pts (2/2)
Isaiah Stewart	Thomas Bryant: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jarrett Allen: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Ronald Holland II	Dennis Schröder: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keon Ellis: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Javonte Green	Craig Porter Jr.: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jaylon Tyson: 5 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Caris LeVert	Dennis Schröder: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Keon Ellis: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Daniss Jenkins	Craig Porter Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dennis Schröder: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)