NBA Playoffs
Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points while Detroit's Tobias Harris had 13 in the Cavs' Game 5 overtime win. Gregory Shamus / Getty Images
All the Cleveland Cavaliers had to do to earn their first road win of these playoffs was rally from an early 15-point deficit, overcome a horrific start to the fourth quarter and survive an extra five minutes.
But after securing a hard-fought 117-113 overtime road win against the Detroit Pistons in Game 5, the Cavaliers took a 3-2 series lead and are now just one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2018.
James Harden scored a team-high 30 points, and the Cavaliers overcame three turnovers and an 0-for-9 shooting start to the fourth quarter. It allowed the Pistons to go on a 12-0 run and build a 9-point lead with less than three minutes left in regulation. And that was after the Cavaliers fell behind by 15 midway through the second quarter.
