Detroit Pistons

Another big 4th quarter from Cade Cunningham pulled Detroit to an early lead at home.

Mitchell found his groove but it wasn’t enough.

Harden had his worst playoff game as a Cavalier.

For the second game in a row, Cavaliers star James Harden struggled – especially in the first half – against the Pistons in the conference semifinals.

Detroit looks to protect homecourt advantage and take a 2-0 lead against the Cavs

Cleveland Cavaliers reserve guard Sam Merrill is out of the lineup with a hamstring injury against the Detroit Pistons in Game 2 of their second-round series on Thursday night. Merrill was injured early in a Game 1 loss to the Pistons on Tuesday night. The 29-year-old Merrill averaged 12.8 points during the regular season and scored in double digits twice in the seven-game, first-round series against the Toronto Raptors.

The Cavs will look to steal home-court advantage on Tuesday.

The Pistons take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at home with a chance to take a 2-0 edge in the series.

The Cavaliers and Pistons square off in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series.

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The Cavs will look to even the series after a frusterating first game.

Offense will become a lot more difficult for Cleveland if they don’t have their best sharpshooter.

Daniss Jenkins was overlooked and underappreciated for much of his career. Jenkins has played himself into a key role with the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, earning 29 minutes of playing time in their Game 1 win over the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. In the last 3:23, he scored six points, grabbed three rebounds and had a steal to help Detroit pull away.

Cleveland Cavaliers reserve guard Sam Merrill had an MRI on his left hamstring after injuring it in a Game 1 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Cavs held him out of practice Wednesday, a day before they will shoot to even the second-round series in Detroit. Merrill had one assist and one turnover in six-plus minutes of the opener on Tuesday night.

Donovan Mitchell attempted just two free throws in Tuesday's game.

After Brown was fined for comments regarding officiating, Mitchell backed his friend up after a Game 1 loss to Detroit.

The Cavaliers still have a lot to figure out about playing together.

Cade Cunningham scored 23 points, Tobias Harris had 20 and the Pistons beat the Cavaliers 111-101 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round series.

The Oklahoma City Thunder prove too strong for the Los Angeles Lakers to take a 1-0 lead in the NBA's Conference semi-finals.

Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Pistons -3.5; over/under is 216 EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Pistons lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Pistons won the last meeting 111-101 on Tuesday, led by 23 points from Cade Cunningham. Donovan Mitchell led the ...