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Pistons-Cavaliers Game 7: Detroit's historic home edge on the line

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Detroit hosts Cleveland for a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday with the Eastern Conference finals spot up for grabs. Game 6 ended 115-94 for the Pistons after Cleveland failed to close it out at home, sending the series back to Detroit. The Pistons sit 5-0 all time in Game 7s at home, including their first-round upset of Orlando this postseason.

Detroit has never won multiple elimination games in a single postseason, but a victory would make them 5-0 when facing elimination this year—a feat only six other teams have managed. For Cleveland, the pressure is real despite carrying the best Game 7 win percentage in NBA history (minimum three games) into this series.

The Cavaliers have won five straight Game 7s and are chasing their first conference finals since 2018, which would mark just the third such run in franchise history without LeBron James. A Pistons win sends them to face the New York Knicks next. The Pistons are heavy favorites at home but history warns against counting Cleveland out.