CLEVELAND — Well, well, well. The Cavaliers will face former Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff when Cleveland meets the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference semifinals, otherwise known as the second round of the NBA playoffs.
The Cavs and Pistons advanced to Round 2 with Game 7 home victories on Sunday, May 3. The fourth-seeded Cavs defeated the fifth-seeded Raptors 114-102 at Rocket Arena a few hours after the top-seed Pistons beat the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic 116-94 at Little Caesars Arena.
The Cavs-Pistons series will start with Game 1 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in Detroit. It will be televised by Peacock and NBC Sports Network. Check out the Round 2 schedule below.
Cavs playoff schedule. When does Cavaliers, Pistons series start?
Here is all of the scheduling information the NBA has announced thus far about the Cavs-Pistons series in the upcoming Eastern Conference semifinals:
Nate Ulrich is the sports columnist of the Akron Beacon Journal and a sports features writer. Nate can be reached at nulrich@thebeaconjournal.com. On Twitter: @ByNateUlrich.
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