No 1 seed Pistons rue NBA playoff exit as Cavs advance to Conference finals: ‘That game sucked’

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Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

The fourth-seeded Cavaliers ousted the East’s top seed and will face the third-seeded New York Knicks.

Game 1 of the series tips off on Tuesday in New York.

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