Pistons vs Cavaliers Game 3 live score, updates, highlights from 2026 NBA playoffs second-round series
Cleveland is nearing 'must win' territory.
Pistons vs Cavaliers Game 3 live score, updates, highlights from 2026 NBA playoffs second-round series originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . This Eastern Conference Semifinal series heads to Cleveland.
The Pistons hold a 2-0 series lead. Game 3's are rarely a "must win" situation, but in this series that seems almost accurate. Through two games, the Pistons have been the better, more disciplined team.
Detroit is winning the turnover battle, and Cleveland is shooting entirely too many three point shots considering how few they make. Many of the turnovers are not forced turnovers by Detroit. Cleveland is simply committing bad unforced turnovers at critical moments in games.
Analytics dictates that a high volume of threes leads to more wins. However, in Game 2, Cleveland made only 7 of 32. In Game 2 Cleveland shot 22% while Detroit shot 50% (14 of 28).
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