Detroit Pistons

The Cavaliers rediscovered their offensive rhythm.

James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit 116-109 on Saturday to cut the Pistons’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Harden bounced back from two mistake-marred performances to finish with 19 points and Jarrett Allen scored 18 for the Cavaliers, who will look to even the series when they host Game 4 on Monday night. Mitchell reached 2,000 career postseason points in his 73rd gam...

James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes.

James Harden endured plenty of criticism after the first two games of Cleveland's Eastern Conference semifinal series against Detroit. With the Cavaliers in danger of falling into a 3-0 hole that no NBA team has ever overcome, the 17-year veteran showed he can still come up big in the clutch. Harden hit three shots in the final two minutes Saturday to lift the Cavaliers to a 116-109 victory over the Pistons in Game 3.

Cade Cunningham was having a bad game, the Cleveland Cavaliers were shooting a billion percent from the floor, James Harden was hitting everything and yet, somehow, some way, the Detroit Pistons were up 101-100 with just under five minutes to play. It was their opportunity to go up 3-0 and take full control of the […]

The Pistons attempted 17 more field goals than the Cavaliers, but somehow still lost by seven points

Donovan Mitchell and James Harden combined for 54 points, giving Cleveland the star performances it needed.

Harden carried the Cavs over the finish line tonight.

James Harden had more turnovers than field goals in the first two games. Then he went off in crunch time of Game 3.

Strus made the ‘winning play’ of the game with his fourth quarter steal.

James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cavaliers beat Detroit 116-109 on Saturday to cut the Pistons' lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

This game feels seismic

This is how the game is going to be called. It’s on the Cavaliers to handle the physicality better.

The Cavs will look to capture some momentum in Game 3.

Can the Cavaliers and Lakers avoid going down 3-0?

The talk should be on what Detroit IS doing.

The Cavaliers and Pistons meet in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series.

There is nothing better than playoff basketball. Yeah, the NBA regular season has taken a public relations hit in recent years, but when the snow thaws and the postseason begins, there’s still no drama quite like it. The storylines. The overreactions. A narrative can totally change in a matter of 48 hours. Legacies can shift […]

Can the Cavs fight back to keep their season alive?

James Harden isn’t worried that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dropped the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons. The results suggest Harden and his teammates should be alarmed going into Game 3 on Saturday in Cleveland. In each of the games against the Pistons, the Cavaliers struggled with slow starts in the first quarter, only to rally and then collapse down the stretch.