The NBA playoffs continue as the Detroit Pistons start their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.
Both teams are coming off grueling first rounds that took all seven games to decide a winner. The Pistons completed their 3-1 series comeback on Sunday with a Game 7 victory over the Orlando Magic, winning their first playoff series since 2008. The Cavs defeated the Raptors later that day to advance to the second round for the third straight season.
There’s a lot of history between these two division rivals. Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who just signed an extension after their first-round series win, was the Cavs head coach from 2020-2024. These two teams have met in four previous postseasons, including three times in the late 2000s, but the past two meetings ended in Detroit getting swept out of the playoffs in 2009 and 2016.
Follow along here for live updates from Detroit News contributor Kameron Goodwill.
Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers schedule
BEST-OF-SEVEN SERIES
Game 1: Tuesday, at Detroit, 7 p.m. (NBCSN/Peacock)
Game 2: Thursday, at Detroit, 7 p.m. (Amazon Prime)
Game 3: Saturday, at Cleveland, 3 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Game 4: Monday, May 11, at Cleveland, 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
*Game 5: Wednesday, May 13, at Detroit, TBD (TBD)
*Game 6: Friday, May 15, at Cleveland, TBD (TBD)
*Game 7: Sunday, May 17, at Detroit, TBD (TBD)
*If necessary
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Playoffs, Game 1: Live updates
Reporting by Kameron Goodwill, Special to The Detroit News / The Detroit News
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