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Pistons Rout Cavaliers to Force Game 7 in Detroit

The winner advances to face the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals.

Overview

  • Detroit evened the series with a 115-94 road win in Cleveland on Friday, setting up a winner-take-all Game 7 in Detroit for a berth against the Knicks.
  • The Pistons' bench outscored Cleveland's reserves 48-19, with Paul Reed supplying 17 points in 16 minutes.
  • Jalen Duren added 15 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks as Detroit controlled the paint 48-29.
  • Cade Cunningham posted 21 points and eight assists and drew MVP chants after hitting five threes.
  • During Game 6 the NBA said James Harden moved up to 10th on the all-time playoff scoring list, following his rare 30-5-5-3 line in Cleveland’s overtime Game 5 win.