Cavs at Pistons Game 7: How to watch, odds, and injury report

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ entire season, and maybe this era of basketball, comes down to one night: Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons.

This has been a rollercoaster of a series. The Cavs started poorly, giving away Games 1 and 2 with a combination of untimely turnovers and wilting down the stretch of both contests. Then, they flipped the script in Games 3 and 4. They were the far superior team in nearly every aspect. Superstar performances from both Donovan Mitchell and James Harden helped as well.

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Game 5 felt like the signature win of this era of Cavs’ basketball. They battled back from a nine-point deficit in the final three minutes on a night their best player didn’t have it going. The road overtime win showed a level of resiliency we’ve never seen from this group.

Then, Game 6 threw that all away. The Cavs didn’t come with the necessary focus or intensity to get the job done. Throw in a dreadful performance from Mitchell and a great showing from all of Detroit’s role players, and you get a 21-point loss for the Cavs.

Now, everything comes down to this. We’ll see which version of the Cavs show up in Motor City on Sunday.

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Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (3-3) at Detroit Pistons (3-3)

Where: Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, MI

When: Sun., May 17 at 8 PM

TV: Prime Video

Point spread: Pistons -4.5

Cavs injury report: Larry Nance Jr. – DOUBTFUL (illness)

Pistons injury report: Duncan Robinson – QUESTIONABLE (back), Kevin Huerter – QUESTIONABLE (abductor strain), Caris LeVert – QUESTIONABLE (heel)

Cavs expected starting lineup: James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen

Pistons expected starting lineup: Cade Cunningham, Daniss Jenkins, Ausar Thompson, Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren

Previous matchup: The Cavaliers dropped Game 6 by 21 points.

Here’s a look at both teams’ regular-season impact stats via Cleaning the Glass.