Cavaliers Defeat Pistons in Game 7 to Reach Conference Finals
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Pistons bounced, but year 'not a disappointment' Though he watched his Pistons suffer a 125-94 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 Sunday night at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff told reporters in his postgame availability that the season, overall, was "not a disappointment."
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Bleacher ReportBut Detroit was blown out by 31 points at home to a Cleveland Cavaliers team that has been far from unstoppable. Star guard Cade Cunningham went 5-of-16 from the field. Forward Tobias Harris didn't connect on any of his six field-goal attempts. The Pistons also allowed Cleveland to shoot 50.6 percent from the field.
Sky SportsThe Cavs kept rolling in the second half and led by as much as 35 points. The closest the Pistons were able to get in the half was within 17 in the third quarter as they remained in control on the way to a dominant victory.
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"Fell short of doing enough of the right things to win the series," he said. "But, we were the No. 1 seed for a reason. We won a lot of games this year. We played great basketball all year long and really established an identity and stuff that we didn't have for a long time. So, all those things are positives and things that we'll take into the offseason and come back next year and grow from."
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Sky Sports""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.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers secured a 125-94 game seven victory over the Pistons to reach the conference finals for the first time since 2018; Watch the NBA Playoffs live on Sky Sports
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BBC SportPublished The Cleveland Cavaliers thrashed top seeds the Detroit Pistols 125-94 in their series decider to secure a place in the NBA Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2018.
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01 ESPN Deportes PTI - Cavs Dominate Detroit, Thunder–Spurs Showdown, Rai’s Big Moment - ESPN Deportes PTI - Cavs Dominate Detroit, Thunder–Spurs Showdown, Rai’s Big Moment ESPN Deportes
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02 Fox Sports Brou: Pistons season was a success 🔥 - FOX Sports Brou: Pistons season was a success 🔥 FOX Sports
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03 Bleacher Report In terms of evaluating the campaign as a whole, the matchup with the Cavs followed an opening-round battle with the No. 8 Orlando Magic in which Detroit needed to reel off three straight wins to survive.
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04 BBC Sport Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Sam Merrill and Jarrett Allen 23 and Evan Mobley 21 for the Cavaliers, while Daniss Jenkins was the Pistons' highest scorer with 17.
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05 Sky Sports "We didn't just come here just to win a goal," said All-Star Mitchell, who reaches the conference finals for the first time in his nine-season NBA career.
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