"The Cavaliers had not won in the road during this season's NBA playoffs prior to Wednesday's matchup in Detroit, and the Pistons had a 96.8 per cent chance to win, per ESPN analytics, when they went up 100-91 with under four minutes remaining in regulation."
"Cavaliers small forward Max Strus and Pistons power forward Tobias Harris then traded three-pointers, but Cleveland went on a 9-0 run thereafter to force overtime. After scoring 43 points in their Game 4 win to tie the series, Mitchell was kept quiet for most of Game 5, but he rose to the occasion in overtime, accounting for seven of the Cavaliers' 14 points in the extra period to secure victory."
"Cade Cunningham starred for the Pistons with 39 points and hit a 21-foot jump shot with 25 seconds left to cut the Cavaliers' lead to two. However, veteran James Harden made a free throw and then rebounded after intentionally missing the second to force another Pistons foul, with his next successful free throw leaving the Pistons with too much to do in the waning seconds."
""We really needed this game to avoid being down 3-2 in the series," Mitchell told his post-game press conference. "We knew we would have to win on the road at some point to advance, so we decided it might as well be tonight. Even when we were down late, we kept focused on withstanding their runs, because the playoffs are all about those ebbs and flows. Every guy stepped up exactly when we needed them to.""
Cleveland defeated Detroit 117-113 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals after erasing a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit. Detroit led 100-91 with under four minutes remaining, but Cleveland responded with a 9-0 run to force overtime. Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points in Game 4 to tie the series, then was quiet for much of Game 5 before producing seven of Cleveland’s 14 overtime points. Cade Cunningham scored 39 points for Detroit and hit a late 21-foot jumper to cut the lead to two. James Harden made a free throw, intentionally missed the second, rebounded, and converted another free throw to leave Detroit with too much to overcome in the final seconds.
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