NBA Playoff Recap: Pistons Force Game 7 Against Cavaliers!
The Pistons force a game seven against the Cavaliers, showcasing impressive performances and rising stars. Who will rise to the occasion in Game Seven?
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And the Pistons put their, you know, foot on the gas, JY, and just kept it rolling.
And they won in a way I feel we haven't seen from them a lot.
A lot of the back up against the wall performances are Cade Cunningham giving you 30, 35, and hey, maybe one or two guys came along.
This team had six guys, not only in double digits, they had five guys, JY, go for 14 or more.
Cade was the leading scorer at 21.
I was really impressed with what Detroit brought to the table here to force a game seven back in their building.
Yeah.
I just think it, it's one of these situations where they just, I don't know, m- maybe they play better with their backs against the wall.
30 to 21, 30 I'm sorry, 30-19 third quarter.
Mm-hmm.
I mean, listen, when you have a chance to close out a series and you have as many field goals as turnovers, yikes.
That, that- Well that's a rough scene that third quarter.
You, you know?
And, and I think w- what people were saying about Detroit, especially if they were to get by and they played New York is, "Well, y- you only have to worry about Cade.
You have to worry about Cade."
Well, now all of a sudden, you know, alt- although, although Aseure fouled out, he gave you 10, Doran, who has been an enigma, let's be honest, this entire post-season, finally stepped up and gave you a double double.
Big Ball Paul, Paul Reed, someone that we just talked, that you talked about in the opening segment that Philadelphia misses, he gives you something off the bench.
Duncan Robinson bangs two threes in the third quarter.
And it's just, this is where Detroit can be really good if you, if you spread the wealth around, and you become harder to guard, and you can't load up.
Meanwhile, on the other side, w- well let's be honest, K-Dub, you have two guys that can create shots, and that's Donovan Mitchell and James Harden.
Well, they gave, they went 12 for, 33 from the floor, right?
Evan Mobley, all right, six for 14, better.
But they don't, they didn't have everyone el- anybody else.
And it sets up such an interesting storyline for game seven, because Kevin, I'll go there.
Legacies are on the line for these, some of these Cavs guys.
Like- If they don't, if they c- or go three, two, finally win a road game, and lose at home the way they do, and then lose game seven, if James Harden has another bad sev- a ga- a bad game seven, here we go.
Here comes the conversation.
If Donovan Mitchell does not perform, only one Western Conference Final.
You know, w- where do they look to g- where do they look to go?
Do they look at Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley?
Jarrett Allen- a little bit better, but he's had his moments.
So it sets up a very interesting game seven for a Detroit team, Kevin, I think probably feels very comfortable with the fact that they went on the road, the road guys played well.
Now you gotta bring this back to Detroit, and all the momentum is with a younger, fresher team in Detroit Pistons.
Yeah.
I, I wanna talk a little bit about the Harden stuff for a second here.
because this is the exact conversation I remember having last year with people, and it's not died down.
so I don't blame Coach i- in any capacity for bringing up what he's bringing up, 'cause he's not wrong that if Harden is not good in game seven, or really if they lose in game seven, people are going to lead, are literally gonna lead shows with Harden.
And I will say exactly what I said last year when the Clippers were eliminated in a game seven, that he was not good in against the Denver Nuggets.
Why are we focused on James Harden?
Guys, the James Harden story's written.
It's what it is.
He is, in the regular season, a true all-time great.
I mean, honestly, for his career, he is a first ballot Hall of Famer.
The I'll say this, Coach knows I'm a huge D. Wade guy.
I don't think those conversations are as disrespectful as everybody else makes them out to be.
The Harden postseason is why people feel like that.
But guys, why in the world do you think that's gonna change at the age of 37, right?
In year 17 or 16, whatever it might be, JY.
W- like, on team six.
Like, why would that change?
Like, I'm not worried about Harden's legacy, 'cause I think the legacy's written.
I think we know who James Harden is.
I don't think at the age of 37, James Harden is going to transition into a guy we label a winner, right?
A guy we label a clutch postseason performer.
He's not gonna outdo Unless he wins Finals MVP this year, which nobody actually thinks is going to happen.
I'm more interested in Donovan Mitchell, who has tried to break through again and again and again, and hasn't been able to.
