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2026 East Semifinals: (1) Detroit Pistons Vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers

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2026 East Semifinals: (1) Detroit Pistons Vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers

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  1. Mr. Dominant

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    [​IMG] VS[​IMG]

    2026 East Semifinals: (1) Detroit Pistons Vs. (4) Cleveland Cavalier

    Game 1: Tuesday at Detroit, 7 p.m. ET (Peacock/NBCSN)
    Game 2: Thursday at Detroit, 7 p.m. ET (Prime)
    Game 3: Saturday at Cleveland, 3 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)
    Game 4: May 11 at Cleveland, 8 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)
    Game 5 (if necessary): May 13 at Detroit
    Game 6 (if necessary): May 15 at Cleveland
    Game 7 (if necessary): May 17 at Detroit

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    This is a much better matchup for Cleveland than the Raptors in my opinion.
     
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    Why?
     
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    NBC's studio crew is a complete joke. Maria Taylor is OK because she doesn't pretend to be anything special. But McGrady, VC and Melo are C-, D and F grades. When McGrady is the smartest guy talking instead of the lowest on the totem pole, there is precious little brainpower in the room.

    Can someone tell me who would want to ever listen to Melo talk about anything?

    EDIT: Entertainment value could overcome a lot of this, but all 3 have none, IMO.
     
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    Will Cade or Mitch have the better series?

    Will Duren or Allen be a beast?
     
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    Pistons were the much better team than the Raptors, but part of me thinks this might be an easier series for Cleveland

    Toronto had long athletic guys all up and down the roster and a bunch of dudes built like they play football…didn’t really see any Duncan Robinson or 165 lb Daniss Jenkins types out there

    those long athletic types that can also somewhat matchup strength and physicality-wise often give guys like Harden and Mitchell problems

    Pistons shoot just as bad from deep as the Raptors do, plus they also have a guy in Ausar you don’t have to guard

    it’s so much easier to play defense as a team when you can just ignore someone on that end and don’t have to worry about 3 point shooting…it’s how a bottom 10 defense in the Lakers can lock up the Rockets in a playoff series

    and Ausar is their only real lockdown perimeter defender so they need him out there
     
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    Cavs gettin’ ran
     
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    lol, nvm…looks like I’m dead wrong

    and Cade is HIM…he has to be a top 7 player or borderline top 7 atp
     
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    According to CF all year. Sengun and Jabari are top 10.
     
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    there are probably Sengun meat riders who would rather have him than Cade even now

    hell, forget Cade, I’d much rather have Chet than Sengun too…another player we were 1 pick away from

    Jabari would’ve been satisfying if he was like the 10th pick in the draft instead of 3rd
     
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    Is Jimmy Haren washed?
     
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    Great. 2 blowouts tonight. How entertaining
     
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    Crazy to think the Magic had these same Pistons down 3-1.
     
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    Holy **** is Harden hungover?
     
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    Playoff Harden tonight.
     
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    Yall act surprised. Fist time? :eek:
     
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    Harden Harden Harden!

    That was a goaltend on Duren just now btw
     
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    It wasn't, it was clean

    Harden will Harden, that sparked up the Pistons run
     
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