And just like that, we have a tied series. It seemed like the Detroit Pistons were able to shake off their jitters after coming back from a 1-3 deficit in the first round of the playoffs.
Home court advantage reigns supreme in the Cavaliers-Pistons second-round series once again. The Cavs did have to battle from a marginal first-half deficit.
The Detroit Pistons started out their series against the Cleveland Cavaliers with the looks and vibe of a blowout, going 2-0 after their first two games in front of a hometown crowd in Detroit.
This one wasn’t all that close. Everything looked bad at the start of the game as Cleveland got out to a 13-5 run. With two quick fouls on Ausar Thompson, Caris LeVert checked in and started playing his best ball of the season.
Detroit Pistons guard Caris LeVert showed visible frustration during Monday night’s Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers as Detroit watched a double-digit lead slip away.
Monday night in the NBA playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers roared back to tie their second-round series with the Detroit Pistons, while LeBron James missed a go-ahead shot in the final seconds as the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers.
For 24 minutes, Game 4 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons was another tight struggle. Then Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs came out of the locker room with guns blazing and put the game away in the first six minutes of the second half.
Caris LeVert had no love for his former teammate Donovan Mitchell this week. LeVert and the Detroit Pistons played Monday against Mitchell and the Cavaliers in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series.
JB Bickerstaff spoke up about how the Detroit Pistons need to be careful when it comes to guarding James Harden throughout their East Semifinals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Pistons have two reserves listed as questionable for tonight’s pivotal Game 4 against the Cavaliers. Caris LeVert is dealing with right heel contusion and Kevin Huerter is on the injury report due to a left adductor strain, according to Coty Davis of the Detroit News.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The Cleveland Cavaliers return home tonight looking to take full control of this second‑round matchup, while the Detroit Pistons enter Game 4 desperate to avoid falling into a daunting series deficit.
The Detroit Pistons will look to regain control of their second-round series as they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 at Rocket Arena on Monday.
The Detroit Pistons will look to bounce back after losing game three to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pistons sweeping the Cavs was always going to be a tall order, but a gentleman's sweep is still on the table for Detroit.
Now we’ve got something. The Cavaliers finally broke through in Game 3. Not perfect. Not comfortable. But good enough to remind everyone this series isn’t going anywhere quietly.
The Detroit Pistons fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday in part because of a series of late Cade Cunningham turnovers, which has been a familiar refrain throughout the playoffs.
The Detroit Pistons' second-half comeback fell just short as the Cleveland Cavaliers took Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Rocket Arena, winning 116-109 on Saturday.
The heat is rising as the league is going towards its business end. With the Cleveland Cavaliers going up against the Detroit Pistons, the matchup was expected to be quite closely contested.
JB Bickerstaff explained what went wrong for the Detroit Pistons in their Game 3 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Detroit got off to a great start in the East semifinals, taking a 2-0 series lead after winning Games 1 and 2.
The Detroit Pistons electrified the Little Caesars Arena with a 107-97 win to take the 2-0 series lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Detroit fired on all cylinders in the first half and it wasn't until the opening minutes of the fourth quarter that the Cavaliers momentarily took an 81-79 lead.
The Pistons are up 2-0. They are not acting like it. Detroit took control of its second-round series with a 107-97 home win over Cleveland in Game 2, pushing its postseason win streak to five.