Overview
- Cleveland beat Detroit 116-109 in Game 3 to trim the series to 2-1 and will try to level it at home in Game 4, where the Cavaliers are 5-0 this postseason.
- Donovan Mitchell powered the Cavaliers for most of the night with 35 points and 10 rebounds, and James Harden added 19 points with seven in the final 90 seconds to seal it.
- Cade Cunningham logged 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists but committed three turnovers in a 41-second span late, including a Max Strus steal that set up the go-ahead basket.
- Detroit lists Caris LeVert with a right heel contusion and Kevin Huerter with a left adductor strain as questionable, which could thin the Pistons’ backcourt rotation.
- The frontcourt matchup has tilted Cleveland’s way as Jarrett Allen outplayed Jalen Duren in the past two games while Duren’s playoff scoring lags well below his regular-season rate.