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The No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers stunned the top-seeded Detroit Pistons Sunday, May 17 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals 125-94, setting up a showdown against the No. 3 New York Knicks in the conference finals.
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It was evident, pretty quickly after tip-off Sunday night in Detroit, that the Cavaliers had moved on from their Game 6 letdown. Cleveland played with more force and intention, relentlessly attacking the paint and outworking the Pistons on the glass.
The Cavaliers had four players — Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Sam Merrill and Evan Mobley — each score at least 21 points.
Here are takeaways from Sunday’s Eastern Conference semifinal Game 7 between the Cavaliers and Pistons:
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