{"id":665074,"date":"2026-05-12T02:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/665074\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T02:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:13:22","slug":"pistons-vs-cavaliers-game-4-live-score-updates-highlights-2026-nba-playoffs-2nd-round-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/665074\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons vs Cavaliers Game 4: live score updates, highlights, 2026 NBA playoffs 2nd round series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pistons vs Cavaliers Game 4: live score updates, highlights, 2026 NBA playoffs 2nd round series<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers<\/a> bounced back in Game 3 making this a series. Had Detroit<\/a> won Game 3, it would have been an insurmountable hill to climb. Especially considering how the Pistons<\/a> have been playing in these playoffs.<\/p>\n

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As recently as May 8, fans seemed to be headed towards a Knicks<\/a> vs Pistons Eastern Conference final. The Knicks swept the 76ers<\/a>, but Cleveland<\/a> could force a long series with a win tonight. A Cavs win would knot the series as two games apiece. Then it becomes a best of three series with Detroit still holding a home court advantage.<\/p>\n

The key for Detroit comes down to only a few aspects and they will be in a good position for the remaining games. Do not allow Cleveland to shoot a respectable number from beyond the 3-point arc and continue to out rebound them. Detroit has a significant series edge in rebounding and Cleveland has not been able to change that. In the two games Cleveland lost, they shot over 30 three-point shot while shooting under 30%.<\/p>\n

Cleveland needed a great game from Donovan Mitchell<\/a> and timely plays down the stretch from James Harden<\/a> just to win the game. While they won that game by 7, Detroit was within 2 with under a minute to play. Cleveland needs a full, good effort from their big four. Detroit just has to keep playing Detroit Basketball.<\/p>\n

Pistons vs. Cavaliers live updates, highlights from NBA playoffs Game 4<\/p>\n

4th Quarter-9:58: Donovan Mitchell makes a 5-foot driving floater.<\/p>\n

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4th Quarter-10:41: Donovan Mitchell makes a running layup.<\/p>\n

4th Quarter-11:08: Evan Mobley<\/a> makes a layup.<\/p>\n

Team Stats after 3 Quarters<\/p>\n

DET<\/p>\n

CLE<\/p>\n

FG<\/p>\n

32-61<\/p>\n

28-57<\/p>\n

Field Goal %<\/p>\n

52<\/p>\n

49<\/p>\n

3PT<\/p>\n

8-16<\/p>\n

13-33<\/p>\n

Three Point %<\/p>\n

50<\/p>\n

39<\/p>\n

FT<\/p>\n

5-8<\/p>\n

21-24<\/p>\n

Free Throw %<\/p>\n

63<\/p>\n

88<\/p>\n

Rebounds<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

21<\/p>\n

Offensive Rebounds<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Defensive Rebounds<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

Assists<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

Steals<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Blocks<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Total Turnovers<\/p>\n

16<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Points Conceded Off Turnovers<\/p>\n

22<\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

Fast Break Points<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Points in Paint<\/p>\n

36<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

Fouls<\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Technical Fouls<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

Flagrant Fouls<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

Largest Lead<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

Percent Led<\/p>\n

42<\/p>\n

50<\/p>\n

The Cleveland Cavaliers lead the Detroit Pistons 90-77 after three quarters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-0:01: Paul Reed<\/a> makes a tip shot.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-0:09: Duncan Robinson<\/a> fouls James Harden on his shooting elbow behind the three-point line. Harden made all three free throws. James Harden has a double double before the end of the 3rd. 24 points and 11 assists.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-0:32: Paul Reed makes a layup.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-1:31: James Harden makes a 24-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-1:42: Duncan Robinson makes a 24-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

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3rd Quarter-2:40: Paul Reed makes a 1-foot reverse layup.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-3:43: Paul Reed makes a 5-foot shot.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-4:13: Caris Levert<\/a> makes a driving layup.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-4:45: Donovan Mitchell makes a 7-foot floater.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-5:33: Paul Reed makes a 27-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-5:57: DET get on the board and halts the scoreless run. Paul Reed makes a 1-foot driving dunk.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-6:14: Donovan Mitchell makes a 14-foot turnaround jumper. This is the largest lead in<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-6:53: Jarrett Allen<\/a> makes a driving dunk.\u00a0Cleveland is on their largest ‘run’ in team playoff history. 21-0 to start the second half.<\/p>\n

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3rd Quarter-7:28: Jarrett Allen blocks Daniss Jenkins<\/a>‘ 5-foot shot.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-7:55: Donovan Mitchell makes a 25-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter: 8:16: Evan Mobley steals Cade Cunningham<\/a>‘s pass. James Harden makes a 25-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-8:43: Donovan Mitchell makes a 25-foot three-point shot. CLE is on a 131-0 run.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-9:53: Jarrett Allen makes a layup.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-10:28: Donovan Mitchell makes a 25-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

3rd Quarter-10:52: Donovan Mitchell makes an 8-foot driving floater. Fouled on the play. Made the extra free throw.<\/p>\n

1st Half Box ScoreDetroit Pistons<\/p>\n

On Court<\/p>\n

PTS<\/p>\n

REB<\/p>\n

AST<\/p>\n

FG<\/p>\n

3PT<\/p>\n

FT<\/p>\n

STL<\/p>\n

BLK<\/p>\n

TO<\/p>\n

+\/-<\/p>\n

FPTS<\/p>\n

C. LeVert<\/a><\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

7\/12<\/p>\n

3\/5<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

+14<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

T. Harris<\/a><\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

6\/9<\/p>\n

2\/3<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

+6<\/p>\n

30<\/p>\n

C. Cunningham<\/a><\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

4\/8<\/p>\n

1\/2<\/p>\n

3\/3<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

+3<\/p>\n

22<\/p>\n

J. Duren<\/a><\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

3\/7<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

D. Robinson<\/a><\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

0\/1<\/p>\n

0\/1<\/p>\n

1\/2<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

+1<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

On Bench<\/p>\n

PTS<\/p>\n

REB<\/p>\n

AST<\/p>\n

FG<\/p>\n

3PT<\/p>\n

FT<\/p>\n

STL<\/p>\n

BLK<\/p>\n

TO<\/p>\n

+\/-<\/p>\n

FPTS<\/p>\n

I. Stewart<\/a><\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

2\/3<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

+6<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

A. Thompson<\/a><\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1\/1<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

-15<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

R. Holland<\/a><\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0\/1<\/p>\n

0\/1<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

+3<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

J. Green<\/a><\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

-3<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

D. Jenkins<\/a><\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

+7<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Cleveland Cavaliers<\/p>\n

On Court<\/p>\n

PTS<\/p>\n

REB<\/p>\n

AST<\/p>\n

FG<\/p>\n

3PT<\/p>\n

MIN<\/p>\n

STL<\/p>\n

BLK<\/p>\n

TO<\/p>\n

+\/-<\/p>\n

FPTS<\/p>\n

J. Harden<\/a><\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

3\/8<\/p>\n

3\/6<\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

-1<\/p>\n

28<\/p>\n

E. Mobley<\/a><\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

4\/7<\/p>\n

1\/3<\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

+1<\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

M. Strus<\/a><\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

2\/5<\/p>\n

1\/4<\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

-4<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

J. Allen<\/a><\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1\/2<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

D. Mitchell<\/a><\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

1\/8<\/p>\n

1\/5<\/p>\n

19<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

+3<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

On Bench<\/p>\n

PTS<\/p>\n

REB<\/p>\n

AST<\/p>\n

FG<\/p>\n

3PT<\/p>\n

FT<\/p>\n

STL<\/p>\n

BLK<\/p>\n

TO<\/p>\n

+\/-<\/p>\n

FPTS<\/p>\n

S. Merrill<\/a><\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

2\/4<\/p>\n

2\/4<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

-1<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

D. Schroder<\/a><\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

2\/3<\/p>\n

1\/2<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

-9<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

J. Tyson<\/a><\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0\/1<\/p>\n

0\/1<\/p>\n

1\/2<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

-7<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

D. Wade<\/a><\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0\/0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

1st Half Team Stats<\/p>\n

DET<\/p>\n

CLE<\/p>\n

FG<\/p>\n

23-42<\/p>\n

15-38<\/p>\n

Field Goal %<\/p>\n

55<\/p>\n

39<\/p>\n

3PT<\/p>\n

6-12<\/p>\n

9-25<\/p>\n

Three Point %<\/p>\n

50<\/p>\n

36<\/p>\n

FT<\/p>\n

4-5<\/p>\n

13-16<\/p>\n

Free Throw %<\/p>\n

80<\/p>\n

81<\/p>\n

Rebounds<\/p>\n

21<\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

Offensive Rebounds<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Defensive Rebounds<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Assists<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Steals<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Blocks<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Total Turnovers<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Points Conceded Off Turnovers<\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Fast Break Points<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Points in Paint<\/p>\n

22<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Fouls<\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Technical Fouls<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

Flagrant Fouls<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

Largest Lead<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

Percent Led<\/p>\n

58<\/p>\n

29<\/p>\n

The Detroit Pistons lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 56-52 at halftime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-0:09: Evan Mobley makes a dunk.<\/p>\n

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2nd Quarter-0:31: Tobias Harris<\/a> makes a driving layup.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-1:27: DET secured two offensive rebounds on this possession resulting in a Caris Levert three-point shot.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-2:19: Tobias Harris makes a 5-foot floater.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-2:48: Donovan Mitchell makes a 23-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-3:36: Tobias Harris makes a 24-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-4:47: Evan Mobley makes a driving layup.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-5:05: Isaiah Stewart<\/a> makes a two-point shot.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-5:45: Caris Levert makes a 2-foot running jumper.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-6:24: Dennis Schroder<\/a> makes a 25-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-6:44: Cade Cunningham makes a running layup. Fouled on the play. He made the extra free throw.<\/p>\n

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2nd Quarter-7:27: Jalen Duren makes an alley oop dunk.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-8:04: Sam Merrill<\/a> makes a 26-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-8:35: Ausar Thompson<\/a> makes a layup.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-8:49: Sam Merrill makes a 26-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-9:11: Max Struss makes a 1-foot dunk.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-9:57: Caris Levert makes a 16-foot fade away jumper.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-10:15: Max Struss makes a 26-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-10:46: Evan Mobley makes a 24-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-11:03: Jalen Duren makes a driving layup.<\/p>\n

2nd Quarter-11:43: Caris Levert makes a 6-foot floater.<\/p>\n

The Detroit Pistons lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 24-21 after the first quarter<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-1:03: Cade Cunningham makes a 16-foot shot.<\/p>\n

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1st Quarter-1:36: Caris Levert makes a 25-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-1:46: Dennis Schroder makes a running layup.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-2:31: Dennis Schroder draws a charge on Daniss Jenkins.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-4:05: Isaiah Stewart makes layup. DET takes their first lead since 3-2.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-5:19: Caris Levert makes a 26-foot three-point shot. Cleveland calls a timeout.\u00a0 Detroit has narrowed the 9-point lead to only a 3-point lead.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-5:40: Jalen Duren makes a layup.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-5:56: Evan Mobley makes a 9-foot shot.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-6:30: Due to early fouls, Cleveland will be in the bonus for the remainder of this half.<\/p>\n

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1st Quarter-6:49: Caris Levert makes a 15-foot pull up jumper.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-7:46: James Harden makes a 26-foot three-point shot. Detroit has committed five early turnovers.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-9:16: James Harden makes a 24-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-10:16: James Harden makes a 25-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-10:33: Cade Cunningham makes a 24-foot three-point shot.<\/p>\n

1st Quarter-10:58: Jarrett Allen makes a driving layup.<\/p>\n

How to Watch Game 4 Eastern Conference Semifinals: Detroit Pistons (2-1) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2)Monday, May 11Tip-off: 8:00 p.m. ETTV: NBC and PeacockMore NBA Playoff news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pistons vs Cavaliers Game 4: live score updates, highlights, 2026 NBA playoffs 2nd round series originally appeared on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":665075,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[155899,64,19702,63,19704,16114,5676,6115,174374,19700,12266,23659,16109,162009,39603,174375,1173,73844,12845,590,321199,19705,17423,158531,85,297274,19707],"class_list":["post-665074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-76ers","tag-au","tag-ausar-thompson","tag-australia","tag-cade-cunningham","tag-caris-levert","tag-cavaliers","tag-cleveland","tag-daniss-jenkins","tag-dennis-schroder","tag-detroit","tag-donovan-mitchell","tag-duncan-robinson","tag-duren","tag-evan-mobley","tag-isaiah-stewart","tag-james-harden","tag-jarrett-allen","tag-knicks","tag-nba","tag-nbc-and-peacock","tag-paul-reed","tag-pistons","tag-sam-merrill","tag-sports","tag-strus","tag-tobias-harris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}