The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled the series level on Monday night, beating the Detroit Pistons 112-103 in Game 4 to make it 2-2. Donovan Mitchell was the defining figure, finishing with 43 points and dragging Cleveland through the key moments when the game threatened to swing back towards Detroit.
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 4 win over the Detroit Pistons to even the series confirmed Koby Altman’s vision for the team when he made the blockbuster trade that brought James Harden to town in February.
Random dribbles from the Cavaliers’ 112-103 home win over the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 Monday. 1. The Cavaliers trailed by a 56-52 count at halftime. Then came a 22-0 run in the second half.
The Cleveland Cavaliers tied the series, beating the Detroit Pistons in Game 4. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. 43 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover Mitchell only scored 4 points in the first half.
The Detroit Pistons started out their series against the Cleveland Cavaliers with the looks and vibe of a blowout, going 2-0 after their first two games in front of a hometown crowd in Detroit.
Donovan Mitchell went from quiet to takeover in a hurry. The Cavaliers followed. Four points in the first half. Then 21 in the third quarter alone. That was the burst that carried the Cavs to a 112-103 win and pulled them even with the Pistons at two games apiece.
The Cleveland Cavaliers need to win Game 4 badly against the Detroit Pistons and their stars delivered to get the 112-103 victory. Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points, 39 of them in the second half, while James Harden had 24 points and 11 assists.
Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell had the second half of a lifetime on Monday night to tie the second-round series against the Detroit Pistons.
Donovan Mitchell scored an NBA-playoff-record-tying 39 points in the second half and finished with 43, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 112-103 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The Cleveland Cavaliers took over the second half on Monday to beat the Detroit Pistons 112-103 and tie the series 2-2. As is a growing theme in this postseason, the first season was largely a warm-up period for both offenses.
Donovan Mitchell seemed to be half-asleep in the first half of Game 4 of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Eastern Conference semifinal clash against the Detroit Pistons.
Monday night in the NBA playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers roared back to tie their second-round series with the Detroit Pistons, while LeBron James missed a go-ahead shot in the final seconds as the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers.
For 24 minutes, Game 4 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons was another tight struggle. Then Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs came out of the locker room with guns blazing and put the game away in the first six minutes of the second half.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who came into the NBA playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, had a tough test in the first round, beating the Toronto Raptors in seven games.
In the least surprising news of the 2026 NBA season, the Milwaukee Bucks are now open to trade offers on former NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. ESPN's Shams Charania confirms reports that the Bucks are open to moving on from their star player after an awkward season where his future with the team has been discussed quite a lot.
James Harden looked like the closer the Cavaliers needed in Game 3. He delivered late buckets Saturday to push Cleveland past Detroit and swing the tone of the series.
The Cleveland Cavaliers return home tonight looking to take full control of this second‑round matchup, while the Detroit Pistons enter Game 4 desperate to avoid falling into a daunting series deficit.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were able to get on the board with a win in Game 3, but they’re still trailing Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons in their Eastern Conference semifinal NBA playoff series 2-1.
“What chatter?" was the quote of the night from James Harden after Game 3 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons. It was a rollercoaster of a game for Cavs fans watching.
Cleveland kept hearing that this series would be decided by physicality. Through three games, the cleaner pattern has been simpler. The team that has shot better from 3 has won every game, and the Cavaliers only got back into the series when their offense created in-rhythm threes out of paint touches in Game 3.
A classic one-on-one duel between star guards James Harden and Cade Cunningham decided Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Harden scored seven points in the final 90 seconds, allowing the Cleveland Cavaliers to pull out a 116-109 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons for their first victory in the series.
Dennis Schroder was flopping around like a fish out of water during Saturday’s game. The Cleveland Cavaliers guard Schroder went viral in Saturday’s Game 3 against the Detroit Pistons for a generational flop.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking down the barrel of a two-to-zero deficit against the Detroit Pistons, and nearing the end of another disappointing season.