The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 112-103 at home on Tuesday, evening their second-round playoff series at 2-2.
Donovan Mitchell poured in 43 points and 5 rebounds, while James Harden added 24 points and 11 assists. Jarrett Allen contributed 9 points, and Evan Mobley stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 blocks. Dennis Schröder provided 11 points off the bench for Cleveland.
Detroit was led by Cade Cunningham (19 points, 6 assists), Tobias Harris (16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists), and Caris LeVert (24 points). Paul Reed finished with 15 points.
A remarkable trend has emerged for the Cavaliers this postseason: they are 6-0 at home but 0-5 on the road. Cleveland is the only team in the playoffs with both a perfect home record and a winless road mark. The Oklahoma City Thunder are the other squad undefeated at home (5-0).
Interestingly, Detroit had just rallied from