Cavs Rally Late to Force OT, Upend Pistons for 3-2 Lead
James Harden scored 30 points and Cleveland erased a nine-point deficit to move one win from the Eastern Conference finals.
- On Wednesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from a nine-point deficit to defeat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime, with James Harden scoring 30 points and Donovan Mitchell adding 21 to take a 3-2 series lead.
- Cleveland went on a 13-0 run holding Detroit scoreless for five minutes from late in the fourth quarter through overtime, forcing a 103-all tie on Evan Mobley's free throws with 45.2 seconds remaining.
- Max Strus scored 20 points with six 3-pointers for Cleveland, while Daniss Jenkins, starting for injured Duncan Robinson, scored 19 points for Detroit despite Tobias Harris missing 13 of 19 shots.
- Game 6 is Friday night in Cleveland, where the fourth-seeded Cavs earned their first road playoff win and have two chances to advance to the East finals against the New York Knicks.
- If the top-seeded Pistons win Friday, they will host Game 7 on Sunday, relying on home-court success after winning four straight games since facing elimination by Orlando in the first round.
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Cavs rally from 15 down to win in OT, on cusp of first East finals since 2018: Takeaways
All the Cleveland Cavaliers had to do to earn their first road win of these playoffs was rally from an early 15-point deficit, overcome a horrific start to the fourth quarter and survive an extra five minutes. The post Cavs rally from 15 down to win in OT, on cusp of first East finals since 2018: Takeaways appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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Team effort in Game 5 has Cavaliers on brink of Eastern Conference finals
And the Game Ball after the Cavaliers stunned the Pistons, 117-113, in overtime of Game 5 goes to … James Harden — 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Max Strus — 20 points, 6-for-8 on 3s, 12 points on 3s in the first half to keep the Cavaliers in the game, and a very […]
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