The Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons faced off in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Wednesday evening at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, with the best-of-seven matchup tied at 2-2.
The home team had won each of the first four games in the series. The Pistons entered as 4.5-point favorites with a money line of -178, while the over/under stood at 211.5 points. Cleveland remained perfect at home during the 2026 playoffs after winning Games 3 and 4, including a 112-103 victory in Game 4 led by Donovan Mitchell's 43 points. Detroit, the top seed in the East, aimed to protect its home-court advantage where it had gone 5-1 in the postseason so far.
