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

[Deleterious]

Detroit had four shot clock violations in the 4th quarter.  

[DTroppens]

3 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Detroit had four shot clock violations in the 4th quarter.  

I was trying to figure out how many they had in the game. You can go games before you see four, but doing it in a quarter?

Edited 1 hour ago by DTroppens

[Shinzaki]

Refs didn't help...but...they choked

[NYLion]

JB cost them that game. Waited too long to bring in Reed then didn't sit Reed at all after that by replacing with Stewart for a time so he ran out of gas eventually, keeping Lavert in the game when he clearly didn't have it tonight, the Jenkins/Sasser lineup was weird and the worst of all, wasting that challenge on the Lavert foul so they were unable to challenge the obvious foul on Ausar at the end. This was a winnable game that the Pistons, led by their coach, completely choked away. One of the most frustrating games I've ever watched.

[NYLion]

42 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

No. That’s how turnovers happen. You don’t go 1 on 2 or 1 on 3. Cade did everything to bring this game home. He was let down by his coach and his teammates.  

Anybody blaming Cade for this loss are completely clueless. He was doing everything once Harris cooled down and was exhausted down the stretch. Exactly right, he was let down by his coach first and foremost and his teammates. 3 guys played well most of the game, Cade, Harris and Jenkins. Stew played well for a time and Reed for stretches but it was largely a 3 man show and then largely a 1 man show as Harris faded because he was also gassed.

[Deleterious]

Both things can be true.  

Cade kept the team in the game pretty much by himself.  But he also made some massive mistakes that let Cleveland send it to OT and eventually win it.  

He wandered off of his man multiple times leading to made 3 pointers.  Strus picking his pocket for the Mitchell layup.  Not boxing out Harden and giving up a huge offensive rebound for Cleveland.  

[Mr.TaterSalad]

22 minutes ago, NYLion said:

JB cost them that game. Waited too long to bring in Reed then didn't sit Reed at all after that by replacing with Stewart for a time so he ran out of gas eventually, keeping Lavert in the game when he clearly didn't have it tonight, the Jenkins/Sasser lineup was weird and the worst of all, wasting that challenge on the Lavert foul so they were unable to challenge the obvious foul on Ausar at the end. This was a winnable game that the Pistons, led by their coach, completely choked away. One of the most frustrating games I've ever watched.

The challenge was bad, but the NBA isn't allowing the trip to be called. Even if we had the challenge thru would simply say it was incidental contact. No way does the league want a game to end on free throws.