The Cleveland Cavaliers are moving on to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. In less than 48 hours after Sunday’s 125–94 win over the Detroit Pistons, the Cavaliers will be in New York’s Madison Square Garden to take on the Knicks in Game 1 of the series.
From the opening jump ball in Sunday’s Game 7 semifinals at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena, the Cavaliers dominated the hometown Pistons. Although Detroit ended the 2025–2026 regular season as the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, it was outscored in each of the game’s four quarters. Cleveland’s offense was led by guard Donovan Mitchell with 26 points, plus eight assists, and pulling down six rebounds. Evan Mobley contributed 21 points and 12 rebounds. Mobley, the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year a season ago, also had two steals and two blocked shots in his 36 minutes of play, the most on his team. Center Jarrett Allen pumped in 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
