Belt game 7,520 · May 17, 2026 · playoffs
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit Pistons 125–94 on the road to start reign 3,240 of the NBA belt, the 84th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since May 15, 2026, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on May 19, 2026.
3,240Reign number
84Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniss Jenkins | 34 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 7-8 |
| Duncan Robinson | 21.7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 2-3 |
| Cade Cunningham | 36.8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-7 | 3-3 |
| Caris LeVert | 16.6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Marcus Sasser | 22.8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-12 | 3-9 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Duren | 25.8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tobias Harris | 22.6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 5-6 |
| Ausar Thompson | 28.6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Paul Reed | 8.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tolu Smith | 5.4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Ronald Holland II | 5.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Javonte Green | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chaz Lanier | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Huerter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 31.1 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10-22 | 2-6 | 4-6 |
| Jarrett Allen | 24.8 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 7-13 |
| Sam Merrill | 25.3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 5-8 | 4-4 |
| Evan Mobley | 36 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7-10 | 1-4 | 6-11 |
| Max Strus | 27.6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| James Harden | 35.9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-6 | 5-8 |
| Dean Wade | 20.9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Keon Ellis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Schroder | 18.3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Thomas Bryant | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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