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Playoffs guide: Cavaliers have made it to Round 2

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have been here before. In the post-post LeBron James era, the team is returning to the NBA playoffs for the fourth year in a row. But the question for all Cavs fans is how far is the team going to go?

CLEVELAND (WJW) — The Cleveland Cavaliers have been here before. In the post-post LeBron James era, the team has returned to the NBA playoffs for the fourth year in a row. But the question for all Cavs fans is how far is the team going to go?

The only way to get to the finals is to win three series. Last month, the Cavs started that journey and, after seven mostly nail-biting games, have progressed to Round 2 of the playoffs. Name revealed for Cleveland’s first professional women’s soccer club After handily winning the first two games, all the other games against the Toronto Raptors showed the Cavs’ imperfections, leaving fans in Cleveland to want to bang their heads against the wall.

But now it’s a fresh slate and new series. It didn’t start off well. The Pistons beat the Cavaliers 111-101 on Tuesday night in Game 1.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden (1) drives against Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart (28) during the first half in Game 1 of a second-round NBA playoffs basketball series Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson (9) passes the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus (2) and guard Dennis Schroder (8) during the first half in Game 1 of a second-round NBA playoffs basketball series Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dennis Schroder (8) drives to the basket against Detroit Pistons guard Daniss Jenkins (24) during the first half in Game 1 of a second-round NBA playoffs basketball series Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Detroit.

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