It’s win or go home for the Detroit Pistons. That’s what head coach J.B Bickerstaff and the players will have engraved on their minds ahead of Friday’s crunch Game 6 battle against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers believed in a miracle, and the miracle came. Motivated by desperation, they turned around Game 5 against the Detroit Pistons by going on a 9-0 run to force overtime.
Well now. The Cavaliers were on the ropes two games into this series. Didn’t look right. Didn’t look connected. Didn’t look like a team ready to go deep.
The Pistons are already facing elimination. Now they are dealing with uncertainty. Detroit has listed Duncan Robinson, Caris LeVert and Kevin Huerter as questionable for Friday’s Game 6 in Cleveland, according to Hunter Patterson of The Athletic.
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The Pistons lost a controversial home game last night 117-113 at the end of overtime to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Following the game, Pistons All-NBA point guard Cade Cunningham had criticism for the referees for missing a foul call in the final seconds of the fourth quarter.
On Wednesday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers made a miraculous comeback at the end of Game 5 to escape Detroit with a 117-113 overtime victory. But while the team is only a game away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, a new challenge has arisen in the Cleveland locker room.
The Detroit Pistons are down 3-2 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs and will be bounced out of the postseason with one more loss.
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The Pistons did not like how Game 5 ended. The NBA says the officials got it right. Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff was vocal after the loss to Cleveland, pointing to a late sequence involving Jarrett Allen and Ausar Thompson that went uncalled.
The Pistons have listed guard/forwards Duncan Robinson (low back soreness), Caris LeVert (right heel contustion) and Kevin Huerter (left adductor strain) as questionable for Friday’s Game 6 in Cleveland, tweets Hunter Patterson of The Athletic.
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Head coach J.B. Bickerstaff has been a hot topic of discussion on Thursday for questioning the officiating in Game 5 rather than taking accountability for an ugly loss.
If nobody knows at this point, Patrick Beverley is going to have smoke for anybody he feels is disrespecting him, regardless of who it is. His latest two victims are recurring enemies of his, and they both have to be on Gilbert Arenas’ show: Brandon Jennings and Rashad McCants.
The Pistons lost 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night, but Game 5 still changed the shape of the series for one simple reason. Once Duncan Robinson was ruled out with lower back soreness, Detroit had to start Daniss Jenkins, and the rookie gave the Pistons a far more downhill, ballhandling-heavy backcourt than Cleveland had been preparing for.
On Wednesday, Little Caesars Arena turned into the focal point of peak NBA drama. The Detroit Pistons vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers Game 5 could’ve ended differently.
During their Eastern Conference semifinals, James Harden nearly handed the game back to the Pistons in overtime, but Cade Cunningham failed to grab it in both hands.
The Cleveland Cavaliers snatched Game 5 from the Pistons right in front of Detroit fans. The Cavs trailed by nine points late in regulation, but the Pistons couldn’t maintain their grip on the game, prompting a critical assessment of the Pistons’ supporting cast alongside Cade Cunningham.
Detroit Pistons fans were cursing Tony Brothers’ name during Wednesday’s game. The Cleveland Cavaliers took a 3-2 lead in their second-round series against the Pistons with a 117-113 victory in Game 5.
Detroit Pistons starter Duncan Robinson did not dress for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night due to lower-back soreness.