Mitchell, Cavaliers eliminate Pistons, will play Knicks in East finals
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-94 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 26 points, helping the team advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2018. The Cavaliers will face the New York Knicks in the next round, starting on Tuesday night.
- ▪Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points to lead the Cavaliers in their decisive Game 7 victory.
- ▪The Cavaliers built a significant lead, going up by as much as 26 points during the game.
- ▪Cleveland will face the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals, beginning Tuesday.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 13 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Knicks, Cavaliers set to open East finals at Madison Square Garden — The Globe and Mail
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| Publication time | Mon, 18 May 2026 08:52:26 +0000 |
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Sport|BasketballMitchell, Cavaliers eliminate Pistons, will play Knicks in East finalsLed by Donovan Mitchell’s 26 points, Cleveland dominate Detroit in Game 7 to advance to the NBA’s final four.ListenListen (4 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoCleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is through to the first conference final of his NBA career [Gregory Shamus/Getty Images via AFP]By ReutersPublished On 18 May 202618 May 2026The Cleveland Cavaliers have gone on the road and played Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals like they’d been there before.That’s because they had.
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