Cavaliers guard James Harden shoots while being guarded by the Pistons' Caris LeVert during Game 5 in Detroit on Wednesday. | Imagn Images / VIA REUTERS

James Harden scored 30 points and Donovan Mitchell added 21, including seven in overtime, as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 on Wednesday to take a ⁠3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Max Strus had 20 points and eight rebounds, and Evan Mobley added 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Cavaliers, who had lost all five of their previous road playoff games this spring. Harden had eight rebounds and six assists, while Jarrett Allen contributed 16 points and 10 boards.

"You hope it propels us," Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said. "You hope it galvanizes us. You hope we carry it forward. "That was a battle-tested win against ​a heck of a team, on the road.…