Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points in the second half of Game 4 — tying Eric “Sleepy” Floyd’s 39-year-old NBA postseason single-half record. Cleveland beat Detroit 112-103 to tie the series 2-2.
Detroit beat Cleveland 107-97 at Little Caesars Arena to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Cunningham went 25-10, Mitchell led all scorers with 31, and the Cavaliers fell into a historically thin comeback window.
Orlando’s shocking 112-101 Game 1 win over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons just flipped the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Here is what it means for Cade Cunningham, Paolo Banchero, and the road ahead.