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The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs. A controversial no-call at the end of regulation, where Pistons' Ausar Thompson was knocked over, has sparked debate among fans and analysts.
Game 5 is always huge in a tied series in the NBA Playoffs, and the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers both knew the stakes entering their pivotal Wednesday night showdown. A high-pressure atmosphere in Detroit produced arguably the best game of the series so far, with Cleveland outlasting Detroit, 117-113, in overtime to put the Cavs one win away from the Eastern Conference Finals.
Should the game have even gone into overtime? The final sequence of regulation was the main talking point after the buzzer. Clevelandâs Donovan Mitchell held the ball for the last shot, but he stripped on his drive in a spectacular defensive play by Pistons wing Ausar Thompson. As Thompson ran to recover the loose ball, he was knocked over by Jarrett Allen. Detroit was in the bonus, and Thompson would have been going to the line for the game-winning free throws if the refs blew the whistle. Instead, there was no call, and the Cavs won in OT.
Should this have been a foul? Watch the play yourself:
AUSAR THOMPSON WITH THE BLOCK đź
WE ARE HEADED TO OT IN DETROIT ON ESPN. pic.twitter.com/7Ezdb0lgbM
â NBA (@NBA) May 14, 2026
Hereâs another look at the play:
Refs genuinely watched Jarret Allen trip Ausar Thompson in broad day light and called NO foul pic.twitter.com/mcXlvyM5cV
â dj (@dj2heem) May 14, 2026
Pistons fans were losing it on social media over the no call. The team also partially blamed the no call for the loss after the game.
Detroit head coach JB Bickerstaff ripped the refs after the game. âHe fouled Ausar. It was clear. He tripped him going for a loose ball.â
J.B. Bickerstaff when asked what he saw on the final play of regulation:
â(Jarrett Allen) fouled Ausar. Itâs clear. He trips him when heâs going for a loose ball. End of game situation, thatâs tough.â
At the end of regulation, Pistons' Ausar Thompson was knocked over by Jarrett Allen, but the referees did not call a foul, leading to overtime.
The no-call was controversial because Thompson would have received free throws to potentially win the game, as Detroit was in the bonus.
Game 5 was crucial as the series was tied, and the winner would be one step closer to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Cleveland Cavaliers won the game 117-113 in overtime.
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â Hunter Patterson (@HunterPatterson) May 14, 2026
Cade Cunningham agreed with his coach after the game that Thompson was fouled:
Cade Cunningham on the final play of regulation:
âWe all saw the play, I think itâs pretty clear it was a foul. (Ausar) has the ball in his possession, heâs running forward, he gets tripped up. Itâs a foul, itâs been a foul the whole rest of the game. Wasnât a foul that time.â pic.twitter.com/JBPHGV1QOp
â Hunter Patterson (@HunterPatterson) May 14, 2026
Even unbiased media members like ESPNâs Brian Windhorst said it was a foul. Iâm sorry, but I canât agree.
Should a playoff series really swing on a foul 70-feet away from the basket? I donât think so. This was an example of two guys going for a loose ball. Just because one of them fell over doesnât mean itâs a foul. It also easily could have been a flop by Thompson. He wouldnât have had enough time to get off a game-winning shot either way. There was less than a second left on the clock. The only chance he had of winning the game in that situation was falling to the ground and praying for a foul call. Itâs good for the game that he didnât get it.
The Pistons still had a chance to win in overtime, and they blew it. If weâre being honest, the Pistons are extremely lucky to even be here. They were down 3-1 to the Orlando Magic in the first round when Franz Wagner got hurt. If Wagner stays healthy, the Pistons likely would have lost in the first round as the No. 1 seed.
Of course, there were also some bad calls that went against the Pistons throughout the game. How the heck is this a defensive foul?
Pistons got called for a defensive foul on this⊠pic.twitter.com/0uUxhALTRw
â Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) May 14, 2026
It doesnât change the fact that the refs made the right call by not letting a Game 5 be decided because someone fell over going for a loose ball 70-feet from the hoop. The players should decide the game, not the refs. It happened in Game 5, and Cleveland won in OT.
Detroit has to win a road game now to keep its season alive and force a Game 7. Hereâs hoping we get it.