inbound01CLE·
Evan Mobley
21PTS
12REB
6AST
Top Performances05
Evan Mobley02CLE·
Donovan Mitchell26PTS
6REB
8AST
03CLE·
Jarrett Allen23PTS
7REB
1STL
04CLE·
Sam Merrill23PTS
2AST
1STL
05DET·
Cade Cunningham
13PTS
5AST
2STL
Historical ranks reconstructed from win percentage. Ties share a rank (T#); NBA tiebreakers are not applied.
Games01
Heavyweight
#4 Cavaliers53-30W125
TEAM QUALITY
Good
#1 Pistons60-23L94
TEAM QUALITY
Poor
💥 Blowout+31FINAL MARGIN
CLE
Hot hand50.6% FG
DET
Cold hand35.3% FG
Standings
| # | Team | W–L | Pace | May 17 | Next · May 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 1 | Pistons | 60–22 | 60 | L | Off |
| 2 |  Celtics | 56–26 | 56 | Off | Off | |
| 3 |  Knicks | 53–29 | 53 | Off | Off | |
| 4 | Cavaliers | 52–30 | 52 | W | Off | |
| T5 |  Hawks | 46–36 | 46 | Off | Off | |
| T5 |  Raptors | 46–36 | 46 | Off | Off | |
| Play-in | T7 |  76ers | 45–37 | 45 | Off | Off |
| T7 |  Magic | 45–37 | 45 | Off | Off | |
| 9 |  Hornets | 44–38 | 44 | Off | Off | |
| 10 |  Heat | 43–39 | 43 | Off | Off | |
| Lottery | 11 |  Bucks | 32–50 | 32 | Off | Off |
| 12 |  Bulls | 31–51 | 31 | Off | Off | |
| 13 |  Nets | 20–62 | 20 | Off | Off | |
| 14 |  Pacers | 19–63 | 19 | Off | Off | |
| 15 |  Wizards | 17–65 | 17 | Off | Off |
| # | Team | W–L | Pace | May 17 | Next · May 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 1 |  Thunder | 64–18 | 64 | Off | vs |
| 2 | Spurs | 62–20 | 62 | Off | @ | |
| 3 |  Nuggets | 54–28 | 54 | Off | Off | |
| 4 |  Lakers | 53–29 | 53 | Off | Off | |
| 5 |  Rockets | 52–30 | 52 | Off | Off | |
| 6 |  Timberwolves | 49–33 | 49 | Off | Off | |
| Play-in | 7 |  Suns | 45–37 | 45 | Off | Off |
| T8 |  Clippers | 42–40 | 42 | Off | Off | |
| T8 |  Trail Blazers | 42–40 | 42 | Off | Off | |
| 10 |  Warriors | 37–45 | 37 | Off | Off | |
| Lottery | T11 |  Mavericks | 26–56 | 26 | Off | Off |
| T11 |  Pelicans | 26–56 | 26 | Off | Off | |
| 13 |  Grizzlies | 25–57 | 25 | Off | Off | |
| T14 |  Jazz | 22–60 | 22 | Off | Off | |
| T14 |  Kings | 22–60 | 22 | Off | Off |
Ordered by win percentage. Tied teams share a rank and appear alphabetically; the group cutoffs are provisional.
Inside the results · 2026-05-17
- Cavaliers 125, Pistons 94. Blowout: Cavaliers shot 50.6% from the field. Evan Mobley led the weighted all-around performance ranking in this game with 21 pts, 12 reb, 6 ast.
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