Thursday brings another pair of second-round NBA playoff games, and a pair of teams shooting to avoid going down 2–0 to open their series. First up: the Cavaliers seek to even their series with the Pistons after a competitive Game 1. In the late window, LeBron James and the Lakers will look to bounce back from a rough first game against the Thunder, one that Oklahoma City won decisively despite Los Angeles’s best efforts against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander . The 7 p.m. ET Eastern Conference game again pits Cade Cunningham, who is having one of the most impressive single playoff runs of the season, against his veteran counterparts Donovan Mitchell and James Harden, each of whom is looking to bolster his shaky postseason legacy . Add in some big contributions from Jalen Duren down the stretch in Game 1, and Detroit is finally starting to perform the way it did in the regular season—which makes Cleveland’s task all the more difficult. Out West at 9:30 p.m.…