Friday night's game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena was interrupted for 18 minutes in the third quarter due to a power surge that caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction. The incident occurred during a timeout with the Pistons leading 65-64 in their eventual 122-119 overtime victory.

A blaring horn kept sounding despite frantic efforts from arena staff to silence it. Players returned to their benches briefly before being sent back to the floor to warm up. After 13 minutes, workers shut down the entire scoreboard, silencing the horn to loud cheers from the crowd. The scoring crew then used a manual air horn when play resumed.

Officials brought both coaches to midcourt for a discussion before announcing the game would continue without the main scoreboard. However, moments after play resumed, the scoreboard unexpectedly came back online. The unusual delay added to the drama of what was already an overtime thriller between two Eastern Conference teams fighting for playoff positioning.