Overview
- Cleveland treated the finale as a dress rehearsal, with starters playing into the fourth quarter in a bid to mirror regular-season workloads.
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 17 points and three steals, while Jarrett Allen and Dean Wade added 15 points apiece.
- De'Andre Hunter contributed 14 points before exiting after 14 minutes with a right knee contusion, and Sam Merrill started and scored 10 in his first preseason action.
- Detroit was without Cade Cunningham, Caris LeVert and Jaden Ivey, with coach J.B. Bickerstaff saying Ivey is experiencing discomfort as the team eases him back.
- Tobias Harris and two-way guard Daniss Jenkins each scored 19 points as the Pistons fell to 1-2 with one preseason game left, while the Cavaliers finished 1-3 and next visit the Knicks on Oct. 22.