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Cleveland
faced a
tough
road
environment
in Game
7 of the
Eastern
Conference
semifinals
-- but
there
will
plenty
of
friendly
faces in
the
crowd
thanks
to team
owner
and
Detroiter
Dan
Gilbert
who
sendt 25
buses of
Cavs
fans to
Detroit
for Game
7.
(Photo
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CRUCHED:
Cleveland
Cavaliers
overwhelm
Detroit
Pistons
in
decisive
Game 7
victory
Willis
Jones -
Sports
Tell Us
Detroit
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Bureau
DETROIT
- The
Cleveland
Cavaliers
delivered
a
dominant
Game 7
performance,
routing
the
Detroit
Pistons
125-94
on
Sunday
night at
Little
Caesars
Arena to
advance
in the
postseason.
Cavaliers
owner
Dan
Gilbert
helped
energize
the road
environment
by
sending
roughly
25
busloads
of
Cleveland
fans to
Detroit,
providing
complimentary
game
tickets
and team
T-shirts.
Cleveland
seized
control
early,
taking a
31-22
lead
after
the
first
quarter
and
building
a
17-point
advantage
by
halftime.
The
Cavaliers
widened
the gap
in the
third,
outscoring
Detroit
35-26 to
carry a
26-point
lead
into the
fourth.
The
margin
ballooned
to as
many as
35
points
before
Cleveland
closed
out the
blowout
in front
of a
sellout
crowd of
20,062.
The
Cavaliers
shot
50.6%
from the
field
(43-of-85),
while
the
Pistons
struggled
at 35.3%
(30-of-85).
Cleveland
went
11-of-34
from
3-point
range,
and
Detroit
finished
12-of-39.
The
Cavaliers
controlled
the
glass
50-41
and
dominated
the
paint
58-34.
Detroit
committed
15
turnovers,
which
Cleveland
converted
into 22
points,
while
the
Cavaliers’
13
turnovers
led to
17
Pistons
points.
Sam
Merrill
led
Cleveland
with 23
points
off the
bench,
hitting
5-of-8
from
beyond
the arc.
Evan
Mobley
recorded
a
double-double
with 21
points,
12
rebounds,
and two
blocks,
posting
a
game-high
plus-minus
of +31.
Donovan
Mitchell
added 17
points,
seven
rebounds,
six
assists,
and
three
steals
in 31
minutes.
Darius
Garland
orchestrated
the
offense
with a
game-high
10
assists,
along
with
nine
points
and five
rebounds.
Jarrett
Allen
chipped
in nine
points
and
seven
rebounds
on
efficient
shooting.
For
Detroit,
Daniss
Jenkins
paced
the team
with 17
points,
going
7-of-8
from the
free-throw
line.
Cade
Cunningham
finished
with 13
points,
four
rebounds,
and four
assists
but shot
just
5-of-16
from the
field.
Duncan
Robinson
scored
13
points
off the
bench,
including
three
3-pointers,
while
Caris
LeVert
added 11
points
in 16
minutes.
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