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Cavs vs Pistons predictions. Who wins Game 4 of NBA playoff series?

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After Cleveland won Game 3 against Detroit, here are our predictions for Cavs vs. Pistons in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

After losing Games 1 and 2 in Detroit, the fourth-seeded Cavs faced virtually a must-win scenario in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Cleveland. The Cavaliers came through, winning Game 3 against the top-seeded Pistons . Cleveland now have a chance to even the best-of-seven second-round NBA playoff series when it continues with Game 4 at 8 p.

m. Monday, May 11. Here are Game 4 predictions from Beacon Journal sports writers Ryan Lewis and Nate Ulrich: Cavs vs Pistons predictions.

Who wins Game 4? | Ryan Lewis The Cavs are a dreadful 0-5 on the road and a perfect 5-0 at Rocket Arena in these playoffs. As much as anything, that's been the driver of Cleveland's game-by-game fortunes.

Their issues away from Cleveland remain arguably their biggest obstacle to advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, and they're gonna have to prove they can steal a game in Detroit eventually. But that's a problem for Game 5. The Cavs finally received great performances from both Donovan Mitchell and James Harden in Game 3, which hadn't been the case since early in the Raptors series.