A good second-round sequence ended with a decisive Recreation 7 victory for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who delivered their second straight street win with a 125-94 blowout, eliminating the Detroit Pistons.
The Pistons’ magical season is over, and each convention finals sequence are set. Listed here are the winners and losers from Recreation 7 in Detroit.
Winners
Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
Because the blockbuster commerce that despatched Donovan Mitchell to the Cavaliers, the 29-year-old guard has had large success — however solely within the common season. He is made 4 All-Star groups and two NBA groups, however his workforce hadn’t made it out of the second spherical till Sunday.
Mitchell was masterful in Recreation 7, scoring 26 factors and handing out seven assists, with out committing a single turnover. He averaged 28.1 factors for the sequence, discovering a method to make a huge effect even when his three-point shot wasn’t falling (25.4 p.c). When the surface shot did go in, he was nearly unstoppable.
