Cavs, Donovan Mitchell dominate Pistons in Game 7, set up East showdown with Knicks

DETROIT – The Cleveland Cavaliers mostly shrugged their way through a regular season, outside of the trade deadline, and in non-Game 7s so far in the playoffs, they’re just 6-6.But when it matters most they tend to rise from their slumber, and they’re headed to the Eastern Conference finals.Cleveland, the fourth seed, knocked off No. 1 Detroit in Game 7 of a conference semifinal Sunday, 125-94. The Cavs have now won six consecutive Game 7s, including two this postseason, for the second-longest streak in NBA history, and are headed to the conference finals for the first time since 1992 without LeBron James on the roster.Advertisement