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Winners and Losers: Cavs vs Pistons Game 5 – Evan Mobley comes up clutch
The Cleveland Cavaliers stole Game 5 from the Detroit Pistons, rallying back behind some timely shots from Evan Mobley. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER – Evan Mobley This game wasn’t pretty in the beginning for Evan Mobley. In fact, he was working his way towards a LOSER tonight when he failed to […]
Cavs erase 16-point deficit, rally back for Game 5 win over Pistons
The Cleveland Cavaliers clawed back for their first away victory of the playoffs, beating the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime of Game 5. There’s been a theme in this series. Win the possession battle, win the game. That’s true in most cases, but especially in this matchup — where the Pistons are forced to rely […]
Cavs at Pistons Game 5 open gamethread
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to do something they haven’t done all postseason in Game 5: Win on the road. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your voice heard! Go Cavs!
Cavs at Pistons Game 5: How to watch, odds, and injury report
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been two separate teams this postseason. They’ve been an absolute buzzsaw at home. That team has been elite on both ends of the floor and has received multiple superstar performances from their core four. But if you get them away from Rocket Arena, they’ve looked pretty ordinary. This includes multiple fourth-quarter […]
If LeBron returns to Cleveland, this would be why
If you have remained a Cleveland Cavaliers fan since LeBron James departed the franchise for a second time back in 2018, you would know that, despite the varying degrees of success the team has endured since then, the main question on everyone’s mind has been whether and when LeBron would end his career in the […]
12 Takeaways from Cavs series-tying Game 4 victory over Pistons: Cavaliers go as Donovan Mitchell does
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 4 win over the Detroit Pistons to even the series confirmed Koby Altman’s vision for the team when he made the blockbuster trade that brought James Harden to town in February. “It’s hard being the number one option on a championship-level team,” Altman said right after the trade deadline. […]
Cavs playoff fate to determine interest in Giannis Antetokounmpo
As if the stress of a playoff series was not enough, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ front office is bracing for potential changes if things go south over the next few games. One of those changes may involve the highest-profile player in the rumor mill, Giannis Antetokounmpo. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks (whose owner […]
Player Grades: Cavs vs Pistons Game 4 – Cleveland ties the series
The Cleveland Cavaliers tied the series, beating the Detroit Pistons in Game 4. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 43 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover Mitchell only scored 4 points in the first half. His first bucket came midway through the second quarter. He’d […]
Winners and Losers: Cavs vs Pistons Game 4 – Donovan Mitchell drops 43 points
The Cleveland Cavaliers ran the Pistons back to Detroit, tying the series at 2-2 behind a huge second half. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER – Third Quarter CAVALANCHE An aspect of this era of Cavalier basketball is that no matter how a game is trending, one four-minute stretch can change everything. While […]
Donovan Mitchell goes scorched Earth, Cavs beat Pistons 112-103 in Game 4
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 112-103 in Game 4, riding Donovan Mitchell’s 43 points to a tied series back to Motown. Cleveland started this game hot. They jumped out to a 14-5 lead in the opening minutes as James Harden poured in 11 of those points all on his own. He nabbed two […]
Cavs vs. Pistons Game 4 open gamethread
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to defend home court and even up the series against the Detroit Pistons. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your voice heard! Go Cavs!
Kenny Atkinson revealed what the key is for Cavs in Game 4 vs. Pistons
INDEPENDENCE — The Cleveland Cavaliers won Game 3 against the Detroit Pistons, but in a way that their head coach called “unsustainable” 15 minutes after the final buzzer. The next day after practice, he echoed those same sentiments. “I hate to keep bringing up that possession game stat, -14,” Kenny Atknison said about Game 3. […]
Cavs expected to win Game 4, but have an uphill battle to win Eastern Conference
Only 34 of the 471 teams that have fallen behind 2-0 in an NBA playoff series have come back and won the series. The Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to become the 35th team to do so as they attempt to climb out of that hole against the Detroit Pistons. Winning Game 4 and evening the […]
Cavs vs. Pistons Game 4: How to watch, odds, and injury report
The Cleveland Cavaliers have fallen in five games in the second round of the playoffs the previous two years. They have a chance to avoid that specific fate this season if they can defend home court in Game 4 against the Detroit Pistons and tie the series in the process. Cleveland’s offense came alive in […]
Last Two Minute Report confirms questionable call in Cavs Game 3 win over Pistons
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been on the wrong end of a few calls this season late in games. Whether or not they were in the closing moments of their Game 3 win over the Detroit Pistons didn’t matter. The Cavs, specifically James Harden, hit enough shots late to secure the victory to trim the Pistons’ […]
10 Takeaways from Cavs Game 3 win over Pistons: Cleveland shows they can match Detroit’s physicality
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell chased Detroit Pistons sharpshooter Duncan Robinson around screens to the baseline corner late in the second quarter. Mitchell beat Robinson to the spot and bumped him straight into his own bench as a punishment for making him work so hard defensively. Isaiah Stewart was a few steps away and gave Mitchell […]
20 Stats to explain Cavs Game 3 win over Pistons: Donovan Mitchell scoring outburst opened up Cleveland’s offense
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled out a 116-109 Game 3 win over the Detroit Pistons thanks to 35 points from Donovan Mitchell and clutch shotmaking from James Harden. The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. As a note, the percentiles are compared to other playoff games, which affects the […]
James Harden’s Game 3 heroics to keep the Cavs season alive show why he’s a winner
CLEVELAND — James Harden was the last player on the practice floor after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ lone tune-up between Games 2 and 3 of their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. Everyone else was hurrying out of the team’s facility to prepare for the flight to Canada later that afternoon. Harden picked up something while […]
Winners and Losers: Cavs vs Pistons Game 3 – James Harden comes up clutch
The Cleveland Cavaliers won a thriller over the Detroit Pistons behind some heroic shot-making from James Harden. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER – The First Quarter Hey, it turns out the Cavs can start a game ahead every once in a while. Not everything has to be an uphill battle. The Cavs […]
Player Grades: Cavs vs Pistons Game 3 – Max Strus changes the game
The Cleveland Cavaliers held on for their first win of the series, beating the Detroit Pistons 116-109. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 35 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists Hello, Donovan. Mitchell found something in the Game 2 loss. He carried that over to start Game 4 with […]
Bounce-back performances from Donovan Mitchell and James Harden lead Cavs to Game 3 win over Pistons
CLEVELAND — Stars often decide playoff games. In Games 1 and 2, Cade Cunningham was the best player on the floor and carried his team to victory. In Game 3, it was Donovan Mitchell’s turn to show why he’s a perennial All-NBA player. Mitchell’s heroics to start and a nine-point fourth quarter from James Harden […]
Kenny Atkinson wants Cavs to adjust to Pistons physicality: ‘This is on us to adapt’
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Cavaliers’ head coach Kenny Atkinson used his media availability before Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers last year to complain about how officiating changes drastically from the regular season to the playoffs. “I know there’s this rhetoric going around the league about, you know, ‘Oh man, that’s playoff basketball.’ To me, that’s […]
Cavs vs. Pistons Game 3 open gamethread
The Cleveland Cavaliers hope that playing at home helps them get back into their second-round series against the Detroit Pistons. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your voice heard! Go Cavs!
Cavs vs. Pistons Game 3: How to watch, odds, and injury report
The Cleveland Cavaliers have played awfully through the first two games of the series. The guards haven’t lived up to their standards, the defensive communication hasn’t been good, and the team is simply missing wide-open shots. That isn’t going to get the job done on the road against a 60-win Detroit Pistons team. Yet, despite […]
10 Takeaways from Cavs Game 2 loss to Pistons: Blaming James Harden doesn’t tell the whole story
Game 2’s script wasn’t all that different from Game 1’s. The Cleveland Cavaliers dug an early hole, climbed their way out, made it a close game in the fourth, and then let go of the rope in the final minutes. This culminated in a 107-97 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Cavs now head home […]
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