The Cleveland Cavaliers might’ve saved this era of basketball with a Game 7 victory over the Toronto Raptors. However, they won’t have long to celebrate that victory. They’ll be back in action right away as they start the second-round series against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday evening.
Here’s how the schedule looks:
- Game 1 in Detroit: Tue., May 5 at 7 PM on NBCSN and Peacock
- Game 2 in Detroit: Thur., May 7 at 7 PM on Prime Video
- Game 3 in Cleveland: Sat., May 9 at 3 PM on NBC and Peacock
- Game 4 in Cleveland: Mon., May 11 at 8 PM on NBC and Peacock
- Game 5 in Detroit: Wed., May 13, time and TV TBD
- Game 6 in Cleveland: Fri., May 15, time and TV TBD
- Game 7 in Detroit: Sun., May 17, time and TV TBD
Games five through seven will only be played if necessary.
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There’s only one day between each game in this series. That could be difficult for both teams that are coming off grueling seven-game series in the first round, with each ending on Sunday.
This is expected to be a close series. They split their four games in the regular season.
The Cavs prevailed in their first meeting in October, 116-95, in a game that was much more lopsided than the final score accurately indicates. Donovan Mitchell scored an effortless 35 points in the victory.
Detroit came back and won the next two.
On Jan. 4, the Cavs had a chance to win late, but Ausar Thompson won the game with an offensive rebound and putback to secure a 114-110 victory. In February, the Pistons took care of a skeleton-crew Cavs team in a crazy overtime win.
Finally, the Cavs won their last meeting of the season in March 113-109 without Mitchell. James Harden had 18 points and seven assists in the victory.
We’ll see how the postseason shakes out when the series starts in a few days.
