"The Pistons blew a seven-point lead with 3:15 left in regulation and lost the third straight game in the series after winning the first two at home.Detroit can only hope the series ends like its last postseason matchup with the Cavs.The Pistons won the first two games of the conference semifinals last year, then lost three straight and needed to win on the road and then at home in Game 7.Detroit, with four of the same starters, also advanced in the 2004 and 2005 playoffs after trailing 3-2. "We'll definitely have to do something different next time.
Get a summary of the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons basketball game. ... Key games, playoff races and title contenders in the restart. I was making a lot of great moves," James said. "I feel bad that my words don't do justice for what he did. "He put on an unbelievable display out there.
Cleveland and Detroit would meet again, this time in the Eastern Conference finals, after finishing the regular season with the East's two best records — the Pistons at 53-29 and the Cavs … For me and my teammates, it's definitely the biggest win.
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"But we have a goal, we can't dwell on this when we have another game on Saturday. "We've been here before a lot of times," Billups said. "I've got all day tomorrow. ... LeBron's outburst sparks Cavs to 3-2 series lead. "This is definitely a big win, one of the biggest wins in Cavaliers' franchise history. "Why should I be surprised? I'm fatigued," he said. "Everybody keeps asking for more, and he keeps giving more. LeBron James lifted the Cleveland It's probably the best I have seen against us ever in the playoffs. "Fred VanVleet uses a nice crossover move to maneuver around the defense and bury a three-pointer.The Memphis Grizzlies headline three teams that play without rest in Monday's action.On Sunday, Caris LeVert dazzled down the stretch and the Brooklyn Nets pulled out a crucial win over a similar opponent in the Eastern Conference. franchise history.Fred VanVleet uses a nice crossover move to maneuver around the defense and bury a three-pointer.The Memphis Grizzlies headline three teams that play without rest in Monday's action.On Sunday, Caris LeVert dazzled down the stretch and the Brooklyn Nets pulled out a crucial win over a similar opponent in the Eastern Conference.Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)Larry Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)Larry Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Drew Gooden assists)Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)Drew Gooden makes 12-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes hook shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)Sasha Pavlovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)Daniel Gibson makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)Rasheed Wallace blocks LeBron James's 8-foot jumperLeBron James makes dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)Richard Hamilton blocks Sasha Pavlovic's 25-foot three point jumperChauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)Richard Hamilton makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)Rasheed Wallace makes 16-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)Rasheed Wallace makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)Richard Hamilton makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)Antonio McDyess makes dunk (Lindsey Hunter assists)Lindsey Hunter makes driving layup (Carlos Delfino assists)Chris Webber makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper (Lindsey Hunter assists)Tayshaun Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) It had been a tight, low-scoring series prior to that game. "They are definitely a great defensive team, but I was determined to attack. We have got to do our best to try to win that ballgame and get where we wanted to be all year. "We've got to lock in and win one game. "We tried to trap him and get it out of his hands, but he attacked," Pistons coach Flip Saunders said. "It's frustrating," Billups said.
The Cavs and Pistons entered Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference finals tied up at two games apiece. "James was 18-of-33 from the field, making two 3-pointers, and 10-of-14 from the free throw line. Cavaliers within a win of the NBA finals for the first time in He also had nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals in a performance that might end up be a defining game of his career.He was the only Cavs player to make a field goal in the last 17:48 and the only one to score in the final 12:49. Game 6 is Saturday night in Cleveland and if necessary, Game 7 will be Monday night back at The Palace of Auburn Hills. "James simply took over late in regulation and in both overtimes, choosing to attack the basket with driving layups and dunks instead of deferring to teammates.