Cleveland Cavaliers
2026-12-18
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Detroit Pistons
Biggest mismatches
A clash of tempos: CLE plays at the 4th-fastest pace, DET at the 26th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (CLE 8 games, DET 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
CLEDET
Scoring
119.25th · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
111.119th · Average
117.123rd · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
101.81st · Top 5
+2.115th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+9.45th · Top 5
Efficiency
114.38th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
111.614th · Average
111.419th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
101.21st · Top 5
+2.913th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+10.53rd · Top 5
104.74th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.026th
Shooting
54.9%7th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.9%8th · Above avg
58.4%8th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
58.3%9th · Above avg
15.63rd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.912th · Average
37.2%9th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
37.8%7th · Above avg
0.2819th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2820th · Average
Defense
52.1%11th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
48.7%1st · Top 5
7.224th · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
9.27th · Above avg
6.05th · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
6.54th · Top 5
Possessions
12.9%4th · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.6%14th · Average
25.2%20th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
24.1%25th · Below avg
47.56th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
44.013th · Average
27.85th · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.910th · Above avg
Recent form
Cleveland CavaliersWLWLL
Last 5: average margin +3.8 (season +2.1). Streak L2.
Detroit PistonsLWWWL
Last 5: average margin +7.4 (season +9.4). Streak L1.
Key players
Cleveland Cavaliers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan MitchellG | 22.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 61.8 |
| Evan MobleyF-C | 18.8 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 65.5 |
| James HardenG | 16.6 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 54.9 |
| Jarrett AllenC | 13.2 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 66.2 |
Detroit Pistons| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade CunninghamG-F | 24.0 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 58.5 |
| Duncan RobinsonF | 19.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 69.7 |
| Jalen DurenC | 13.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 64.7 |
| Paul ReedF | 12.8 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 63.3 |
Injury report
Cleveland CavaliersJaylon Tyson G-F · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Peyton Watson G · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Jarrett Allen C · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Tyrese Proctor G · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.