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Mitchell scores 26 and the Cavaliers rout the Pistons 125-94 in Game 7 to reach the East finals

  • The New York Knicks will face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, with Game 1 set for tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET inside Madison Square Garden.
  • New York enters with a nine-day rest advantage after sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers, while the Cavaliers face a 48-hour turnaround following Sunday's Game 7 victory over Detroit.
  • BetMGM Sportsbook lists the Knicks as-230 favorites, though Cleveland won their most recent meeting 109-94 in February with James Harden scoring 20 points.
  • Games will air at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, with the first two contests in New York before the series shifts to Cleveland for Game 3 on Saturday, May 23.
  • This series marks the Knicks' second-straight Eastern Conference Finals appearance, a streak not achieved since 1999 and 2000, as New York pursues its first NBA Finals trip in over a quarter-century.
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Cleveland roared again at the decisive moment. Cavaliers crushed 125-94 Detroit Pistons in the seventh game of the Playoffs series and returned to the finals of the NBA East Conference for the first time since 2018, in the farewell of LeBron James of Ohio. Far from suffering the pressure of a definitive duel, the ‘Cavs’ imposed conditions from the start and were only 31 seconds behind in the scoreboard. The difference climbed to 35 points on a n…

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Los Angeles., Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated the Detroit Pistons from the NBA playoffs, by imposing 125-94 yesterday in the decisive seventh game, and now they will face the New York Knicks in the finals of the East Conference.

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Las Vegas Sun broke the news in Las Vegas, United States on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
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