{"id":534,"date":"2026-05-17T09:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=534"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:32:58","slug":"game-7s-have-been-kind-to-cavaliers-pistons-recently-but-one-will-fall-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=534","title":{"rendered":"Game 7s have been kind to Cavaliers, Pistons recently. But one will fall on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Game 7. That\u2019s a phrase that surely brings back a lot of good memories for fans of the Cavaliers and Pistons.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of course, only one of those groups will be happy on Sunday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the second consecutive round, the Cavaliers and Pistons are heading to a winner-take-all contest. Detroit plays host to Cleveland on Sunday night in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, with the winner set to face New York in the East finals starting Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Detroit is 6-1 in Game 7s since 1990, while Cleveland is 5-0 in Game 7s since 2016 \u2014 with two of those wins coming in road games.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen this movie before,\u201d Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said. \u201cIt\u2019s tough. It\u2019s hard. And it should be hard. The good thing is we\u2019ve put ourselves in a position to have a Game 7. But this is what it\u2019s about. Playoffs are hard. We\u2019ve got to close it out in Game 7.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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