For most of the night, Little Caesars Arena sounded like a city trying to drag its team across the finish line by force. Detroit had the building, the emotion, the …
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Donovan Mitchell Catches Fire As Cavaliers Even Series With Pistons
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor one half, Donovan Mitchell looked quiet enough to make Detroit comfortable. That was the trap. Mitchell scored only four points before halftime, then detonated for 39 in the second …
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The Detroit Pistons are no longer a cute story. They are no longer the young team everybody politely applauds before the grown-ups restore order. They are now up 2-0 on …
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Detroit did not ease into the second round. It kicked the door open. The Pistons beat the Cavaliers 111-101 in Game 1 at Little Caesars Arena, riding a 37-point first …
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Dennis Schröder Calls Him Out, Donovan Mitchell Answers The Right Way
by Len Werleby Len WerleDennis Schröder did not whisper the standard veteran reminder. He blasted Donovan Mitchell in the middle of Game 7. After Mitchell turned the ball over early in the second quarter …
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Cavaliers Win Game 7 In Cleveland To End Raptors’ Run
by Len Werleby Len WerleCleveland let the series get dangerous. Then Game 7 became a reminder of why the Cavaliers were still the heavier team. The Cavs beat Toronto 114-102 at Rocket Arena, closing …
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Some playoff games are won. Others are escaped. Toronto’s 112-110 overtime win over Cleveland in Game 6 belonged to the second category: frantic, strange, breathless and finally unforgettable. The Raptors …
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Dennis Schröder brauchte in Spiel 5 keine große Bühne, um groß zu wirken. Er brauchte nur den richtigen Moment. Beim 125:120 der Cleveland Cavaliers gegen die Toronto Raptors kam Schröder …
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Cavaliers Seize Control Late, Hold Off Raptors In Game 1
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasThe Cleveland Cavaliers opened their first-round series the way a home team is supposed to: with enough shot-making, enough composure and, eventually, enough force to turn a competitive afternoon into …
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Paul Pierce’s 2008 LeBron Hypothetical Was Another Backhanded Compliment
by Len Werleby Len WerlePaul Pierce has never been shy about revisiting the LeBron James rivalry, and his latest hypothetical managed to sound both self-deprecating and complimentary at the same time. Looking back at …
