Final Injury Report for Cavaliers-Pistons Game 1: Will Kevin Huerter Play?
The Detroit Pistons are at home on Tuesday night as they host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Detroit enters Tuesday's game coming off a victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 7 of their first-round series at home on Sunday afternoon to punch their ticket into the second round.
In Sunday's victory over the Magic, Cade Cunningham led the way for the Pistons as he recorded 32 points and 12 assists while Tobias Harris added 30 points and nine rebounds of his own.
Now Detroit will try to start the second round off with a victory over the Cavaliers at home as they look to take a 1-0 series lead.
On the other side, Cleveland enters Tuesday's contest coming off a victory in Game 7 of their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night at home.
Jarrett Allen led the way for the Cavaliers in Sunday's victory as he ended the game with 22 points and 19 rebounds while Donovan Mitchell recorded 22 points and three rebounds.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night, one side may be without one of their key players due to injury.
Cavaliers Injury Report
For the Cavaliers, they enter Tuesday's game with a healthy roster as they have nobody listed on their injury report.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have no injuries to report for tomorrow's Game 1 against the Detroit Pistons.
— Danny Cunningham (@RealDCunningham) May 4, 2026
This has been a recurring theme for Cleveland to begin the playoffs and they will try to use it to their advantage to steal Game 1 on the road over the Pistons on Tuesday night.
Pistons Injury Report: Will Kevin Huerter Play?
On the other side, the Pistons have only one player listed on their injury report as they have listed Kevin Huerter as questionable.
Detroit has listed Huerter as questionable due to a left adductor strain and he is in danger of missing his fourth consecutive contest after he sat out the final three games of their first-round series against the Magic.
Kevin Huerter (adductor) listed questionable for Tuesday.
— Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) May 4, 2026
If Huerter remains sidelined on Tuesday, Daniss Jenkins and Javonte Green could both continue to have increased roles.
Fans can catch Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Cavaliers and Pistons from Detroit on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock.
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This story was originally published May 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM.