Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons

East Semifinals - Game 5 • CLE leads series 3-2

52-30, 25-16 Away

117

52-30, 25-16 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Cavaliers CLE	27	25	32	19	14	117
Pistons DET	29	31	20	23	10	113

Detroit PistonsPistonsDET

60-22, 31-9 Home

113

60-22, 31-9 Home

Matchups

East Semifinals

CLE

CLE leads series

3-2

DET

101

Game 1@ DET

Final

111

Game 2@ DET

Final

107

116

Game 3@ CLE

Final

109

112

Game 4@ CLE

Final

103

117

Game 5@ DET

Final/OT

113

Game 6@ CLE

Final

115

125

Game 7@ DET

Final

Game Information

Detroit, MI

ESPN

Referee:Mark Lindsay

Referee:Tony Brothers

Referee:Gediminas Petraitis

Referee:Tyler Ford

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	-	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	8	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	28	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	29	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	41	L2

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