By Canadian Press on October 27, 2025.
Cleveland Cavaliers (2-1, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (2-1, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland visits Detroit for an Eastern Conference matchup. Detroit finished 44-38 overall and 29-23 in Eastern Conference games last season. The Pistons gave up 113.6 points per game while committing 20.7 fouls last season. Cleveland finished 64-18 overall and 12-4 in Central Division action during the 2024-25 season. The Cavaliers averaged 8.2 steals, 4.3 blocks and 12.5 turnovers per game last season. INJURIES: Pistons: Caris LeVert: day to day (knee), Marcus Sasser: day to day (hip), Jaden Ivey: out (knee). Cavaliers: Max Strus: out (foot), Darius Garland: out (toe). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 12