2026 NBA Playoffs East Semifinals: #1 Detroit Pistons vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE wins 4-3)

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Who wins?

  • Pistons in 4

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Pistons in 5

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Pistons in 6

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Pistons in 7

    Votes: 2 28.6%

  • Cavs in 4

    Votes: 1 14.3%

  • Cavs in 5

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Cavs in 6

    Votes: 3 42.9%

  • Cavs in 7

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • Total voters
    7
  • Poll closed .
AZTG said:
Good win pistons.

I have no dogs in this race and so I'll be giving opinions with no agenda.

Imo pistons played good and good enough to win the series.

But also if I'm the Cavs I wouldn't walk away from this game worried at all. Nothing in this game would make me feel like I can't win the series if Im the Cavs.

That said the Cavs do have to worry about Harden and even Donovan Mitchell.

I can't even count the number of times Ive watched Donovan Mitchell start a playoff game hot and then become a none factor through the next 3 quarters. Numbers look good but then you realize most of that was early in the game.

Cavs gonna need their stars to be stars if they gonna have a chance
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southsil4lil said:
I agree 100%

Cavs definitely have adjustments they can make going into game 2, they should feel fine even though losing Sam Merrill does hurt them

Mitchell and Harden both notorious for running of gas which I dont understand why thats happening since they load should be lighter for them both....but also they're playing good physical defenses in Toronto and Detroit that make them work


The problem is Mitchell and Harden really havent dominated since what? Game 2 in the first round? Everything since then been a struggle.....

If Cade is going to be the best player in this series(he is) than idk
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The pistons are also the better team. So the pistons should win. Maybe round 1 was an outlier.

If I'm going off what I saw in round 1, neither one of these teams should win.
 
Cavs are food tbh

Pistons going from the magic to the Cavs is like taking the ankle weights off you been training in for months before your fight

Pistons in 5 and yet another player makes a conf finals before embiid
 
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When you're best player is legitimately a good two way player it sets the tone for the rest of the team

 
Cade gotta get going in the 2nd half. Keep up the defensive effort. Ausar and Holland need to keep the same tenacity on defense, don’t let Cavs play mind games to set them off. Solid 1st half.
 
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