Milan, May 4 (LaPresse) – The picture of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals is completed, with the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers prevailing in Game 7 against the Orlando Magic and the Toronto Raptors respectively. Cade Cunningham scored 32 points with 12 assists, while Tobias Harris added 30 in Detroit’s 116-94 win over Orlando. The Pistons thus win a playoff series for the first time in 18 years. Cunningham averaged 32.4 points for Detroit, which last won a playoff series in 2008, also beating Orlando in the second round. The Magic’s heroic Paolo Banchero scored 38 points, but it was not enough, as the Florida franchise paid a heavy price for the injury that kept Franz Wagner out for the last three games. The Pistons became the 15th team in NBA history to overturn a 3-1 deficit and the second in the last two nights, after the Philadelphia 76ers came back to eliminate Boston. Jarrett Allen matched his personal playoff record with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, leading the Cleveland Cavs to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 win over the Toronto Raptors. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points and James Harden added 18. The home team won all seven games. Cleveland, the No. 4 seed, will visit top-seeded Detroit on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the second round. Scottie Barnes scored 24 points with 9 rebounds and RJ Barrett added 23 for the Raptors, who returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2022.
NBA, playoffs: Detroit and Cleveland eliminate Orlando and Toronto in Game 7
Milan, May 4 (LaPresse) – The picture of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals is completed, with the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers prevailing in Game 7 against the Orlando Magic and the Toronto Raptors respectively. Cade Cunningham scored 32 points with 12 assists, while Tobias Harris added 30 in Detroit’s 116-94 win over Orlando. The Pistons thus win a playoff series for the first time in 18 years. Cunningham averaged 32.4 points for Detroit, which last won a playoff series in 2008, also beating Orlando in the second round. The Magic’s heroic Paolo Banchero scored 38 points, but it was not enough, as the Florida franchise paid a heavy price for the injury that kept Franz Wagner out for the last three games. The Pistons became the 15th team in NBA history to overturn a 3-1 deficit and the second in the last two nights, after the Philadelphia 76ers came back to eliminate Boston. Jarrett Allen matched his personal playoff record with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, leading the Cleveland Cavs to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 win over the Toronto Raptors. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points and James Harden added 18. The home team won all seven games. Cleveland, the No. 4 seed, will visit top-seeded Detroit on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the second round. Scottie Barnes scored 24 points with 9 rebounds and RJ Barrett added 23 for the Raptors, who returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2022.
