Playoff Live Thread: Cavs vs Pistons (Game 4)
2026-05-11Looking to get to even stevens tonight, Cavs fans? After James Harden played his most disciplined playoff game, Donovan Mitchell looked like his old self, Max Strus flew around like a lunatic, and Dennis Schröder put up his best shooting performance in a Cavs Uni, Cleveland won crunch time and got the series to 2-1, Sunday. If they win tonight, it’s a three game fight.
Meanwhile, Huerter is questionable for the Pistons, possibly playing for the first time this postseason, while LeVert is joining him with the “questionable” designation. Thomas Bryant is also questionable with back spasms.
Dare we hope the wine and gold have turned a corner, and the Cavs can just keeping like last game (albeit with better rebounding and some attention to detail early)? LFG, Cavs.
This lineup sucks. Get a timeout.
4-5 scores in a row for Detroit
Dennis, if you’re gonna foul, foul harder.
Can’t give up a three point play there.
LeVert & Reed still playing well.
Pour it on, guys.
Where’s “The Diff” when you need it?
Been a long time between Cavalanches
Spida heat check (I hate that). JA cleans it up.
Best stretch of the playoffs so far. Dean Wade playing great defense!
Consumed some homemade feijoada (Brazilian pork and bean stew) for dinner at the half. Will have to remember that approach on game days.
Spida!
Nice run going…Harden with some great passing…
What a flurry to start the 3rd!
Cavalanche!
I don’t like wade at the nail
Wade is so bad on O.
Wow, JH, what a pass to Allen.
Spida scoring. Harris returning to Earth.
3 on Duren.
Good things happen at (slightly) increased tempo against these guys
Well I liked that start.
Spida! Quick 5
8!
It’s now or never time.
That half was all Caris coming from out of nowhere to be a giant x-factor and the Cavs playing bad defense and not being able to guard Harris.
He’s certainly capable of having these types of games. Consistency always seemed to be the problem.
When Wade is on Cade, Mobley is our only guy who can make Harris uncomfortable.
He is too long for Strus, Harden, Tyson, or Sam.
He finally missed a couple to start the 3rd.
Except for Spida and the 3PT shooting, it has been good.
Down 4. LeVert & Harris excellent for Detroit.
Beautiful assist by Harden to Mobley.
Spida has been mostly terrible.
Levert playing some physical defense on Harden.
Dumb Mad Max play there.
Could not clean the glass there, finally costs us 3.
Big exge at the FT line
Caris LeVert, damn!!
Stop helping off Harris.
Much better lineup.
Bring Tyson back for Wade
Right?
Levert with 14 pts in his first 10 minutes and I’d guess at least 3 assists.
First time all game Harden over-ISOd
Down 4 again.
Harris still a problen.
TO bug biting.
Need Mitchell back.
I hate settling for that 3 with Duren on Dennis. We need to go to Mobley there.
Lol. JB, “C’mon, man”
Strus with the swipe and slam!
Donovan not forcing but drawing the D resulting in 3s. Strus, then Sam for the lead.
JB rage TO.
Did he steal it or did Thompson just lose the ball?
I am giving him credit. At worst, he recognized it & got the ball.
I think Thompson lost control first bit would have regained it had Strus not reacted so fast. One of Strus’s best attributes.
Strus!
Dumb by Mobley. Can’t let him strip that.
Bad fundamentals. Keep it on the left.
Gotta keep that ball high.
Strus
Finally.
Okay, if Levert is going to outplay Spida all night tonight, that is concerning.
Needed that 3 from Ev.
Dear Donovan:
Stop jacking & start attacking.
What’s frustrating is, Detroit’s D is not doing anything that should prevent Donovan from playing the same way he did in Game 3. He’s been getting in the paint with room and just not taking advantage.
Eh. Caris has been good on ball.
Caris is singlehandedly beating us.
The Good: early D, forcing TOs, Harden hot, cleaning the glass, took good care of the ball, got in the bonus early.
The bad: cold shooting, didn’t take advantage of being in the bonus, LeVert, nada from Mitchell.
Down 3.
Listening to the game while on the move, sounds like another egg being laid by Mitchell?
Spida really seems out of sorts early, creating lots of space with his handle but then taking off balance shots or not looking for the shot.
All one foot floaters and threes. Nothing aggessive to the hoop or an on balance midrange.
4 minutes scoreless in the bonus.
Yes, poor execution. Mitchell and Harden should’ve attacked every possession.
Caris killing us. Spida misfire.
So much for that double digit lead.
Nice shot of the downtown skyline.
Wow, vintage Caris minutes to change the flow just when the Cavs were threatening to blow it open.
LeVert killing us.
I can do without Mobley 3s early in the clock and Harden jacks (he was hot).
Lead down to 3 from 10. We are in the bonus. Go the the rack.
Cavs getting three happy in the bonus: a tradition like no other.
Once we get a lead we always get too 3 happy.
Good TO by Kenny.
Spida pulled off an ankle breaker that left him all alone in the middle of the paint – then passed it back out! Just take the easy shot.
Mobley with two of the most focused FTs I’ve seen from him all year.
Drastically different start than any other for this series.
So Harden just rewound to the last couple minutes of Game 3 and then pressed play – more of the same!
Harden hot early. Mobes with great D and got Harden an open 3. Wade good on Case. JA an early bucket.
Great start.
Fat Daddy to the rescue…..
Mobley in DPOY mode early.
LFG!
Mobley locked in so far
Mobley missed two second efforts there. First on the o board, then he has to come out and help on Harris when the shot clock is going down.
Harden had the whole left side open for a layup. He’s gotta know they’re playing him for the lob.
let’s go CAVS!
time to get serious
Lol. I swear I didn’t read your last post before I put this up, Jason.
I didn’t invent Even Steven. Have at it, Nate. Yours was better anyway!
Just a great minds think alike situation. (And ours too)
Hey Cavs players, Giannis is officially available. Make of that what you will as you face (this critical) game 4 😅
Mobley + picks is the price, I am sure.