Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons

PLAYOFFS • CLE leads series 3-2

50-32, 19-22 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Cavaliers CLE	20	30	18	18	86
Pistons DET	20	25	21	18	84

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64-18, 37-4 Home

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Cavaliers
86
Pistons
113

Game 1

7/5

Cavaliers
91
Pistons
97

Game 2

10/5

Pistons
77
Cavaliers
86

Game 3

13/5

Pistons
72
Cavaliers
74

Game 4

16/5

Cavaliers
86
Pistons
84

Game 5

18/5

Pistons
84
Cavaliers
82

Game 6

20/5

Cavaliers
61
Pistons
79

Game 7

21/5

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:00 AM, 18 May 2006

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Jim Clark
Ken Mauer
Dan Crawford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	27	9	.750	-	W2
Cleveland	20	17	.541	7.5	L1
Chicago	17	19	.472	10	L2
Milwaukee	16	20	.444	11	W2
Indiana	6	30	.167	21	L12

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