Cavs vs Pistons predictions. Who wins Game 3 of NBA playoff series?
After Cleveland dropped Games 1 and 2 in Detroit, here are our predictions for Cavs vs. Pistons in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
On Saturday, May 9, the Cavaliers will face as much of a must-win scenario as possible without playing in an actual elimination game. After losing Games 1 and 2 in Detroit, the fourth-seeded Cavs trail the top-seeded Pistons 2-0 in their best-of-seven second-round NBA playoff series. Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals is set for 3 p.
m. at Rocket Arena . Here are Game 3 predictions from Beacon Journal sports writers Ryan Lewis and Nate Ulrich: Cavs playoffs: Cavaliers lack mental fortitude required on road in playoffs | Opinion Cavs vs Pistons predictions.
Who wins Game 3? Lewis: The Cavaliers have been a different team depending on whether that night’s game happens to be played at Rocket Arena or any other building in North America. Donovan Mitchell and James Harden are both being caught out of position on defense.
And Harden is struggling to hold onto the ball on offense. There are quite a few alarming signs for the Cavs in this series, and if their guard duo can’t round into form very soon, they might be doomed. Then again, they seem to wake up at home, and a few shots falling might finally help the Cavs avoid a double-digit deficit in the first half that then causes them to expend a ton of energy trying to crawl back into the game.