NBA playoffs picks, predictions, odds, TV channel, how to watch, Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA playoff game Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Donovan Mitchell added 21 points as Cleveland came back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation to win Game 5 in Detroit.

Check out photos from Game 5 of the second-round NBA playoff series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons May 13, 2026, in Detroit.

The Cavaliers have lost by double digits in three out of five road games and averaged 100.2 points per game on 42.2% from the field and 28.6% from three. Luckily, Donovan Mitchell has found his footing with 35 and 43 points in the last two games on 26-of-50 shooting from the field (52%) and 20-of-23 from the free throw line (86.

Despite holding a nine-point lead with three minutes left in the game, the Pistons collapsed in Game 5 in an OT loss to the Cavs.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons clash again in the Eastern Conference semifinals. We're tracking Game 5 updates.

Pistons miss multiple chances in overtime, Cavaliers take Game 5. Five more minutes of basketball starts, as Allen gets a put-back dunk and Mitchell lays it in for a four-point Ca