5/13/26 8:00PM Cavs RD2 GM5 (2-2) @ Pistons (2-2)

[Tigeraholic1]

Little Caesars Arena - Detroit, MI

Watch: ESPN

[buddha]

whoever wins this game wins the series.

[Betrayer]

3 hours ago, buddha said:

whoever wins this game wins the series.

Absolutely. This is a must win.

[buddha]

we were all really down on them after game 4 vs orlando and they won that.  they can win this too.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Should Paul Reed start over Duren? I know he won't, but should he?

[Deleterious]

You don't need to start Reed.  But he has earned minutes in the rotation for sure, and sitting the first half again is not an option.  

I would have a quick hook for Duren though.  If Duren struggles in the 1st quarter then Reed gets the bulk of the minutes and possibly starts the 2nd half.

[Deleterious]

[casimir]

9 hours ago, buddha said:

whoever wins this game wins the series.

 

5 hours ago, buddha said:

we were all really down on them after game 4 vs orlando and they won that.  they can win this too.

I tend to agree whoever wins game 5 wins the series.  But I wouldn’t be surprised to see the opposite occur.  I guess the only thing that would surprise me is 3 lopsided games to finish this series out.

[Deleterious]

KZoo catching strays.

 

[buddha]

1 hour ago, Deleterious said:

KZoo catching strays.

 

portland moving and NOT sacramento moving would be a crime.

[gehringer_2]

2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

KZoo catching strays.

 

IDK - he can play all the hard ball he wants,  I'm not sure any American city is in the mood to be extorted by an Oligarch in the current environment.

[Deleterious]

His bigger obstacle will be the league not letting him move.  After the Seattle debacle they are not letting another team leave a decent size market with good fan support over a stadium issue.  

[buddha]

39 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

His bigger obstacle will be the league not letting him move.  After the Seattle debacle they are not letting another team leave a decent size market with good fan support over a stadium issue.  

i dont think the league would let him move to austin or nashville.

nashville will likely end up being the new home of the memphis grizzlies and i dont think austin can actually support a team.  san antonio would howl about that. four teams in texas?

vegas and seattle are the two areas that need teams and theyre slated for expansion cities.

the next places after that might be overseas.  mexico city or london.

[Deleterious]

52 minutes ago, buddha said:

i dont think the league would let him move to austin or nashville.

nashville will likely end up being the new home of the memphis grizzlies and i dont think austin can actually support a team.  san antonio would howl about that. four teams in texas?

vegas and seattle are the two areas that need teams and theyre slated for expansion cities.

the next places after that might be overseas.  mexico city or london.

Agree about Austin and Nashville.  

I think London is off the table for now.  They are trying to start that NBA Europe league and putting an NBA team in London would canalize that.  If that league fails then London is back on the table.

I think once they lock down the two expansion teams they will turn their attention to getting the Pelicans out of New Orleans.  Mexico City has to be the first choice.

[Deleterious]

My niece graduates from law school this weekend.  That means I'm watching game 6 in a hotel.  My girlfriend is taking bets with other family members on us getting kicked out when I yell at the TV.