"Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers ousted the East's top seed and will face the third-seeded New York Knicks. Game 1 of the series tips off on Tuesday in New York."
"Daniss Jenkins scored 17 points, and Cade Cunningham and Duncan Robinson each finished with 13 for the Pistons, who fell one win shy of their first conference finals appearance since 2008 after forcing the deciding game with a Game 6 victory on Friday night. That game sucked, said Cunningham, who was held 16 points under his playoff average. Being back home, wanted to get this win in front of our fans."
"Evan Mobley had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 2018 and the ninth time in team history. It's their deepest run since LeBron James's final season with the franchise. We didn't just come here just to win a goal, Mitchell said about making the conference finals for the first time in his career. Even last year. when we lost to Indiana, we had our goals set on getting to the [NBA] finals. We're just one step closer."
"The Cavs dictated the pace from the opening tip and never allowed the Pistons to gain traction, then blew open a convincing Game 7 performance when Mitchell scored 15 in the third quarter. Detroit were outscored in the paint 58-34 and made only 35.3% of their field goal attempts, compared to Cleveland's 50.6% When we p"
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-94 in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each scored 23 points, while Evan Mobley added 21 points and 12 rebounds. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers eliminated the East’s top seed and will play the third-seeded New York Knicks, with Game 1 in New York on Tuesday. Detroit’s Daniss Jenkins scored 17 points, and Cade Cunningham and Duncan Robinson each had 13. Detroit fell one win short of its first conference finals appearance since 2008 after winning Game 6 on Friday. Cleveland controlled the pace early, outscored Detroit in the paint 58-34, and shot 50.6% compared to Detroit’s 35.3%.
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