Cleveland and San Antonio are looking to eliminate Detroit and Minnesota, respectively.
, and soon that number will be four. Potentially as soon as tonight, with Friday featuring two Game 6s—at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET—that could see two teams eliminated.to the Cavaliers.
Game 6 is in Cleveland tonight, and the Cavs will be looking to eliminate the visiting side and appear in the franchise’s first Eastern Conference finals since LeBron James wore the uniform. A loss would leave a sour taste in Detroit’s mouth exiting the postseason, given the opportunities the team had to move on; they went up 2–0 in the series early onsuperstar Victor Wembanyama.
Anthony Edwards will have to muster up another heroic performance to stave off elimination in Minnesota, and his teammates will have to step up after the Wolves posted their worst shooting numbers as a unit last time out. How we got here in the Pistons-Cavaliers seriesGame 1: Pistons 111, Cavaliers 101 Game 4: Cavaliers 112, Pistons 103 Game 6 is taking place on the heels of a truly thrilling Game 5.
The Cavs won their first road game of the postseason by erasing several Pistons leads—most meaningfully a nine-point deficit in the final three minutes— in front of a hostile Detroit crowd. Despite, Cleveland managed to force overtime and pull out the victory behind 51 combined points from the James Harden-Donovan Mitchell star pairing. The Cavaliers know tonight is a big one. Win, and they’re in their first ECF since 2018.
Lose, and they’ll be headed back to Little Caesars Arena for Game 7 on the road. The Pistons aren’t going to make it easy, but with zero home losses this playoff run, the Cavs figure to have the upper hand. The Spurs and Timberwolves will battle in Game 6 tonight. | Scott Wachter-Imagn ImagesGame 3: Spurs 115, Timberwolves 108 , it certainly felt like he was trying to make up for things in Game 5.
And boy, did he. Wemby had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead San Antonio to a rout of a victory. Now, he’ll be locked in on trying to power the Spurs to their first Western Conference finals showing in nine years. The Wolves, meanwhile, will have the home crowd behind them and, as always, you can bet on Anthony Edwards showing up ready to play.
His supporting cast has been too inconsistent in these playoffs , but if they can step up, Minnesota has the combination of physicality and shot-making to give San Antonio all it can handle. Both the Pistons-Cavaliers Game 6 and the Spurs-Timberwolves Game 6 can be found on Amazon Prime’s broadcast. Detroit and Cleveland is slated to tip off at 7 p.m. ET. Minnesota and San Antonio will follow at around 9:30 p.m. ET.
Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead.
In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020. Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.
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