The Cleveland Cavaliers have been through a lot in the first half of the season, accruing nearly as many losses as it did throughout the entirety of last year.

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t able to play a complete 48 minutes against the Detroit Pistons and lost 114-110 because of it. For as much progress as the group has made over the last few weeks, the same holes from throughout the season are still present.

Some wins look pretty in the box score, and then there are wins that forge the identity of a contender. Sunday afternoon at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was decidedly the latter for the Detroit Pistons.

After a slow start to the season, rumors of some important trade decisions have followed the Cleveland Cavaliers. Even as the Cavs begin to turn the season arou

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Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 27 points, shooting 7-of-19 from the field and a perfect 11-of-11 from the free-throw line.

The Cleveland Cavaliers don't look like the team they used to be in the 2024-25 campaign. Now that 2026 is officially here, the Cavs are getting dangerously close to already matching last season's win total despite only making it to the halfway point of the regular season.

Both the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers may be without multiple key players in Sunday afternoon's matchup.