This series is very much up in the air, easily the closest of the four Conference Semi-Finals. It now shifts back to Detroit, where the Pistons will look to defend home court in Game 5 against the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re back in Detroit for Game 5, with the series locked at 2-2 and the home team yet to lose.<\/p>\n
The concern is Cleveland\u2019s road form. The Cavaliers enter this having won the last two games, but they are still yet to record a road win from five attempts this post-season.<\/p>\n
Can they sneak Game 5 and head back to Cleveland with a chance to book their place in the Eastern Conference Finals, or will Detroit again prove too strong at home?<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers have been so poor on the road this post-season that it\u2019s hard to see them flipping the script in Game 5.<\/p>\n
Across five road playoff games, Cleveland are 0-5 and have failed to cover the spread in all five.<\/p>\n
Detroit, meanwhile, have covered in four of their last five home games this post-season and beat Cleveland by 10 points in both Games 1 and 2 of this series.<\/p>\n
Evan Mobley, James Harden and Max Strus all have net ratings worse than -14 across the two road games in this matchup, making this a huge ask for the Cavs.<\/p>\n
The last two games have been concerning for Duren, who was so dominant during the regular season but has struggled at times in the playoffs.<\/p>\n
That said, his home numbers this post-season are far stronger than his road numbers.<\/p>\n
In Detroit, Duren is averaging 10.3 rebounds across six playoff games, hitting 8+ in his last five and 10+ in his last three.<\/p>\n
Expect a bounce back from the Pistons centre, at least on the glass.<\/p>\n
Wade is averaging 24 minutes per game this post-season, and while his minutes dipped slightly in Games 3 and 4, he still has a role to play for Cleveland.<\/p>\n
He also owns the best road playoff net rating of any Cavalier this post-season, one of only two Cleveland players with a positive mark.<\/p>\n
Wade has recorded over 2.5 rebounds in 10 of his 11 playoff games, averaging four boards per game.<\/p>\n
As one of Cleveland\u2019s more reliable road performers, he should see enough minutes to clear this line again.<\/p>\n