Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Head-to-Head
Detroit Pistons lead the all-time record 144-129 across 273 recorded meetings.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced May 18, 2026DET lead 144-129
CLE 5-5 over the latest 10
CLE won 125-94 on May 17, 2026
15 wins separate the teams
The average winning margin is 10.5 points across decided games.
Recent Games
| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2026 | DET | CLE | 94–125 | CLE |
| May 15, 2026 | CLE | DET | 94–115 | DET |
| May 13, 2026 | DET | CLE | 113–117 | CLE |
| May 11, 2026 | CLE | DET | 112–103 | CLE |
| May 9, 2026 | CLE | DET | 116–109 | CLE |
| May 7, 2026 | DET | CLE | 107–97 | DET |
| May 5, 2026 | DET | CLE | 111–101 | DET |
| Mar 3, 2026 | CLE | DET | 113–109 | CLE |
| Feb 27, 2026 | DET | CLE | 122–119 | DET |
| Jan 4, 2026 | CLE | DET | 110–114 | DET |
Matchup context
The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Detroit Pistons lead the complete decided record 144-129. The 10.5-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1970 to 2026
- 56 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.5 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 28
- 28 playoff meetings across 5 postseasons
All-Time Record
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | DET ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024–25 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Questions about this record: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons
What is the Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 28 games: Cleveland Cavaliers have 19 wins and Detroit Pistons have 9. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Detroit Pistons lead the complete decided record 144-129. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
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Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.