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3 Cavaliers Adjustments That Will Decide Game 5
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3 Cavaliers Adjustments That Will Decide Game 5

Cleveland Cavaliers On SI·Nick Pedone·19 days ago
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The Cleveland Cavaliers won Games 3 and 4 to improve their home record in the 2026 NBA Playoffs to an undefeated 6-0.  Now, they’ll be tasked with doing something that they haven’t done this postseason – win a game on the road. Here’s what Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson needs to make happen in order to secure a victory in Game 5 on Wednesday night. Scheme up three-point looks Donovan Mitchell found something during the second half of Game 4, when he poured in 39 points in the second half to fend off the Pistons and even this series. Even with that masterful performance, Mitchell was just 4-of-12 from deep.  As a team, the Cavaliers had struggled to shoot the deep ball in Detroit. In Game 1, the Pistons outshot the Cavs from three-point territory by a narrow two percent margin. But in Game 2, the Pistons were 50% from deep while the Cavs made just 21.9% of their threes. Cleveland’s shooting woes can’t show up again in Game 5.…

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