Playoff Live Thread: Cavs vs Pistons (Game 6)
2026-05-15It’s a war of attrition, Cavs fans. While the flu has been ripping through the wine and gold, the Pistons have three questionable players: Caris LeVert, Kevin Huerter, and Duncan “the mustache” Robinson. Cavs need to kick some ass here, and blow this team out of the building.
The core four has been balling, Max Strus had been bringing the fire, and Schröder, Merrill, Wade, and a smidge of Tyson have been giving the Cavs just enough. Cleveland needs to play smart, ride the home crowd wave, and close this mother***er out. Go Cavs.
Mitchell has help. He can’t be this bad in Detroit
ONLY POSSIBLE ALIBI IF PLAYERS WERE “ UNDER THE WEATHER “ —- WE SHALL SEE—— A SHAME—- TONIGHT WAS THE NIGHT TO DO IT. ———- AFTER THE BEATDOWN TONIGHT JUST CANT SEE THEM WINNING ON SUNDAY——MONDAY WILL BE A VERY INTERESTING DAY !!!
I was thinking that.
hard to fire Kenny for Donovan’s mistakes
hard to get out of the Donovan Mitchell business at this point
hard to repurpose Harden’s $ and a late FRP into a comparable star.
no great choices imo. just shows how hard a rebuild to greatness is
I still feel optimistic they can win in Game 7, even if it’s irrational. lol! They spread the news about the stomach bug going through the team; maybe it really did tax their energy and they’ll be fresher for Game 7. But I think this loss, in this bad of a fashion, does mean if they go down on Sunday as well, they won’t be running it all back. Kenny will be axed and another move will be made somehow. (Hopefully including Lebron)
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I think they’ll play a lot better in Game 7 but they wasted tonight.
The Pacers losses were stunners, but playing “this”badly at home in Game 6, and making lots of mistakes from beginning to end, is just so disappointing. They always make it hard for themselves.
A little surprised that Tyson has been exposed as a hot head.
Did he start another altercation? I couldn’t watch at the end
Only caught a glance – looked like Sasser shoved him after a play. Instead of walking away, he faced up. It was close to the DET bench, so they were all mocking him.
When your best player is a 6’1″ guard, you have almost no shot to win a title.
Isiah Thomas with the Pistons.
Jerry West was 6’2″ or so with the ’72 Lakers. But he was a great defender and had Wilt behind him.
Most dominant game of this series, lost at home.
Setting the stage for the Return II??
Welp. Game 7 may dictate what happens in the off-season for this team.
Win? I think things stay the same.
Lose? Everything is likely on the table.
The Giannis sweepstakes begin…the LeBron watch is on…and yes, everyone is available.
Not that I agree with all of the above.
Tyson again
Cavs with an imposter roster. No edge. Need to go to boot camp and toughen up.
Tyson!!
Detroit gotta be heavily favored for G7.
But again, this team was never gonna beat NY, much less OKC/SA.
46-26 in the paint.
Cade is 1/9 this glhalf & they blew us out anyway.
I’m Dan Gilbert. Wait–we’re in the second apron, and we lost to Marcus Sasser, Paul Reed, Danyss Jenkins, and the LeVert guy we had? Changes…
Ugly
Still 3 min of this agony to go.
I turned it off. It’s Friday, and I’m not into that kind of depravity.
Worst Cavs loss since 2015.
Nah. That Pacers game they blew last year was awful.
Agreed. That one was a stunner, though. This one was a slow burn that lasted most of three quarters.
That was probably the ballgame.
Well, the silver lining is that had the Cavs won, they’d have to play the Knicks in 38 hours.
Cavs just cannot handle success
It would be one thing to lose this game; it’s another to lose it this way. With the veterans we have, how did we not look more comfortable and prepared in this game?
Detroit played smarter and more aggressively and better.
Is that coaching or the players? We sent the guy coaching them out of here. The guy we brought in was supposed to be more offensively nuanced. We cannot score 100 points.
Poor showing
Across the way, Guardians trailing Cincy 3-0
Might as well get Tyson in here and try to rehab him to be an option in Gane 7
and as Dean Wade slides into second base, the sun begins to set.
Wade falling = calling it.
Somewhat emblematic, right?
Had 4 shots at it then a TO.
Another microcosm.
I don’t understand why Mitchell tried to dunk that. Just lay it up with the left hand.
Exactly
He does not have the best BB IQ.
“hero mode”
He went for the crowd pleaser…not necessary.
This team has misfired in so many ways at the rim.
Oh man – Mitchell just doesn’t have it.
Terrible Mitchell game.
5 on Thompson.
It’s obvious that this is as far as we can advance in the playoffs with this roster.
It is unbalanced. And has been for years.
A small SG. A bunch of small wings. 2 skinny bigs. And Wade.
Altman trying to mimic Lillard/McCollum was always freaking stupid. The huge Lauri/Mobley/Allen behind it kinda worked.
We are winning the FT line and are even on ORebs.
Being outshot and losing TOs.
Sasser, Robinson, LeVert, Reed, and Duren all playing well for Detroit.
Playing like it’s their last chance.
Whelp. It’s now or never
Try Tyson for a minute
Nothing to lose. Or Ellis.
Still tons of time.
But I think losing by 20 is more likely than a win.
Tyson seemed to lose his head last game. That may have set him back a bit.
Cannot make a shot at the rim. Blocked, missed, blown.
Terrible close.
It went to crap once Harden & Allen sat.
Mitchell has been ass tonight.
Do they all have the flu?
Jesus. Last minute of the third may end up telling the story of the series.
Getting played off the floor.
Yikes. Cavs hard to watch right now. Just can’t get anything going.
Okay, that missed dunk was a “microcosm” of the Cavs game today.
Cavs utter ass.
Hope we show up on Sunday.
Unable to take care of the rock, their achilles heel.
Silly 3 from Mobley.
Another O board leads to a 3.
Another TO.
Down 12.
Schröder gd useless
Sam!!! Gettin it going!!
Every time the Cavs can iso Harden on Robinson, they score. Just sayin.
Just can’t hang onto the ball. Weird.
If I have to hear that this play is a microcosm of the pistons season one more time I might be muting.
Microcosm of the game right there.
Fucking Schroder and these no rebounding lineups
The Pistons deserved that bucket.
Schröder, Harden, & Allen have positive +/-. Strus is even.
Showing +/- for a single game is crap.
A good time to stop playing w food.
2 year old in a high chair.
Back within 7.
What a sequence! Ending with a JA layup!
17 TOs.
In the bonus.
No tech on JB??
God I hate Harden.
He is hard to love.