NBA’s Last Two Minute Report confirms clean Cavs win over Pistons in Game 5
Much to J.B. Bickerstaff’s chagrin, there were no missed calls at the end of Wednesday’s game.
CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 11: Head Coach J. B. Bickerstaff of the Detroit Pistons looks on during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 11, 2026 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images Officiating has been a topic of conversation during the entire second-round series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons . At the start of the series, there was discussion about Donovan Mitchell not getting to the foul line enough.
In the second half of the series, the discussion turned to Pistons’ head coach J. B. Bickerstaff, bemoaning the free-throw disparity between the two teams.
That trend continued after Cleveland’s Game 5 victory . Bickerstaff believed that his team was on the wrong end of a few missed calls down the stretch, including a possible loose-ball foul on Jarrett Allen in the closing seconds of regulation. “[Allen] fouled Ausar [Thompson],” Bickerstaff said postgame.