NBA daily digest: Cavaliers pull off an upset
1 game finished on Sunday, May 17, averaging 219 combined points. 1 was a rout of 20 or more.
The surprise of the night: Cavaliers over Pistons, 125-94. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Donovan Mitchell (CLE), who scored 26 points on 10-of-22 shooting.
Numbers of the night
Most points in a game219Cavaliers at Pistons
Biggest margin31Cavaliers over Pistons
Most points by a player26Donovan Mitchell, CLE
Most threes5Sam Merrill, CLE
Most assists8Donovan Mitchell, CLE
Most rebounds12Evan Mobley, CLE
Game by game
The Cavaliers won by 31, breaking it open in the first quarter (31-22). Our Win Meter gave them about 26% beforehand.
Players of the night
Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.
Evan Mobley CLE21 pts, 12 reb, 6 ast on 7-10 shooting · win vs DET
24.4Donovan Mitchell CLE26 pts, 6 reb, 8 ast on 10-22 shooting · win vs DET
21.3Sam Merrill CLE23 pts, 1 reb, 2 ast on 7-10 shooting · win vs DET
18.7Jarrett Allen CLE23 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast on 8-14 shooting · win vs DET
17.3Daniss Jenkins DET17 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast on 4-12 shooting · loss vs CLE
12.4Max Strus CLE9 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl on 3-7 shooting · win vs DET
10.2Streaks to know
- Detroit Pistons (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Miami Heat (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
- Houston Rockets (4-0) are on a winning streak of 4.
- Oklahoma City Thunder (4-0) are on a winning streak of 4.
Tip Off Live daily is written from the day's box scores and our team ratings. Upsets are measured against our own pre-game Win Meter readings.