The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons in overtime of Game 5 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to take a 3-2 lead in the series. The Pistons, who were No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, are on the ropes after the Cavaliers were victorious in the biggest game of the Donovan Mitchell era. And the team survived a rocky performance from Mitchell, who couldn’t get anything going. It was an ugly, sloppy victory that this team needed. Here are the main takeaways from the victory. Cavs survive Mitchell clunker In the final moments of regulation, Mitchell hopelessly dribbled into the paint and turned the ball over in traffic as the buzzer sounded. He was much better in overtime, but the rest of the Cavaliers needed to pick up the slack to secure the 117-113 victory.  Mitchell finished the game with 21 points but was 7-of-18 and 1-of-8 from three-point territory as his shooting struggles continued. He had two turnovers and finished the game -4.  But James Harden answered the bell.…