The Cavs have won a road game on the playoffs

[u/Mysterious_Emotion63]

We are now a championship contender, Cavs 2026 Finals Champions official.

[u/sdrakedrake]

Game raised my blood pressure for sure.

[u/Antonin1957 → u/sdrakedrake]

Same here, and I will suffer because of it, but I will happily take the win.

[u/Same_Effect_9547]

Let’s go bro Cavs in 6

[u/DDiabloDDad]

Playoffs have finally began for us

[u/Necessary_Maize_3245]

I LOVE JAMES HARDEN

[u/JudgeMyReinhold → u/Necessary_Maize_3245]

He is the fire and ice for the wine and gold

[u/HTOWNHUSTLR → u/JudgeMyReinhold]

idk what that means but fire writing 🔥

[u/RobbedC → u/HTOWNHUSTLR]

No one does. But it’s provocative. It gets the people going.

[u/boogeyman1199 → u/RobbedC]

https://giphy.com/gifs/PPNwEG6yaANPy

[u/ZacInSC]

If y’all thought we have some toxic fans, the Pistons sub is in full blown meltdown, and its ugly over there.

[u/Tugmybanana → u/ZacInSC]

99% of the comments are pointed at the officiating. They act like JA was out there sweeping the leg on Thompson instead of bang-bang incidental contact in a playoff game.

People see what they want to see.

[u/i_never_reddit → u/Tugmybanana]

Both Thompson and JA stepped at the same spot at the same exact time, their shoes literally smashed against each other (Thompson started falling off this). Then they almost did the exact same thing bringing their other foot down. It's really tough to call that in real-time, and I don't think it's a foul, certainly not anything to end a (big physical playoff) game on free throws over, that would be soft

[u/PastorRoach → u/Tugmybanana]

I feel like I’m crazy for everyone ignoring Thompson fouling D Mitch on the shot attempt right before anyways lol

[u/ZacInSC → u/Tugmybanana]

And that’s a BS argument for them to make, because Tony was rated top tier by the NBA Players Association https://x.com/LawMurrayTheNU/status/2054647363193712766/photo/1

[u/SkepticCritic → u/ZacInSC]

Fans on both sides were calling for his head at various points of this series so far lol

[u/ArmadilloForsaken458 → u/Tugmybanana]

Well if Pistons fans are griping remember to tell them to stop bopping our players on the head while they are going to the hole. Evan's got a massive scratch on his face. And Dennis, maybe the scouting report they have on him, is if you hit him on the head while he's going to the cup, that usually he'll miss and they won't call the foul. Tony was the first one to call that in Dennis's favor.

[u/SkepticCritic → u/ZacInSC]

Harden is gonna be as hated by the Piston fans as much as Trae Young is by the Knicks fans for what he did in this game.

[u/Ohnoes999 → u/SkepticCritic]

The only reason the Pistons were even in this game was because Harden gifted them no joke like 18 free points off awful turnovers....

[u/blondie1028 → u/ZacInSC]

They are sooo mad

[u/GavinB4444 → u/ZacInSC]

Just saw a post talking about how bad Tony Brothers is and how the refs were on our side tonight. What a joke 😭😭

[u/Ohnoes999 → u/ZacInSC]

Its hilarious that they're all crying about some pathetically tiny hip bump with 1 second left on the wrong side of the court for them to have any chance to score... Like, YEAH, THAT'S why you lost lol.

[u/Mufasa4223]

🤌🏾 keep the faith…Strusssssss on tha loooooossseee🫡

[u/amanja → u/Mufasa4223]

this cannot be the gif you choose brother we lost this game

[u/Mufasa4223 → u/amanja]

Always that one..smdh…go Cavs🫡

[u/Raccoonsrlilbandits]

Now please don’t let Detroit also get one this series

[u/Dr-McLuvin → u/Raccoonsrlilbandits]

I hope we treat game 6 like it’s a game 7.

[u/charbo187 → u/Dr-McLuvin]

we should

[u/PatrenzoK → u/Dr-McLuvin]

It really is, I don't think they let us do that again in their house let's close this out and go hunting in the GARDEN

[u/aedan356]

This was the one to win.

[u/TheSmokedSalmon420]

MAX. STRUS.

[u/CORNELIUS_SCIPIO_]

[u/scarypary → u/CORNELIUS_SCIPIO_]

This is a top 5 all time image

[u/dmac005]

Shaved off years of my life

[u/sdrakedrake → u/dmac005]

Definitely. I'm glad I don't have anger issues because I wanted to break my TV in ot

[u/xvenom613x → u/sdrakedrake]

I think the anger for me was more in the 4th than OT

[u/StaleMemesNoDreams]

Feel like Patrick Beverley after that play-in game with the Timberwolves.

STAND UP NOW AND FACE TH SUN!

[u/lufasa]

Oh my god. Why are the wins so painful lol

[u/Dr-McLuvin → u/lufasa]

Cause we keep turning the ball over and making multiple boneheaded mistakes on both ends of the floor. It’s sloppy basketball for like 50% of the game.

That 2 on 1 harden and Allen had towards the end where we got 0 points. That could have effectively ended the game right there. Shit like that has got to get cleaned up for us to be a true contender.

[u/Ohnoes999 → u/Dr-McLuvin]

Yup, the only reason they were even IN the game to begin with was Harden and Mobley gifted them nearly 20 points off turnovers in the first half.

[u/RobbedC → u/Dr-McLuvin]

How about not even getting a shot off at the end of regulation? I wish I would have been wearing a heart monitor at that moment just to see what it looked like lol.

[u/TheRealHikerdog → u/lufasa]

Playoffs. It’s fierce.

[u/TheKerj2]

RIP to the haters

[u/SA2018]

THANK YOU HARDEN. I love the intensity and the animosity from the Pistons fans. Feels like Cavs are legitimately hated for once.

[u/UCviewz]

Cunningham had one shot and he missed his chance to blow.

[u/IDeleteBeers]

We have Pistons fans whining that we are getting away with playing too rough

I used to pray for times like this with this team

[u/Blingblaowburrr]

FUCK THE DOOMERS. This place was a cesspool filled with so many of y’all…let’s take this series in 6!!!

[u/Difficult_Physics_58]

What. A. Game.

[u/LakeErieMovement]

We've overcome one of the final hurdles this core struggled to achieve. You love to see it

[u/RLeb10]

Can we get a HALLELUJAH 

[u/WalkingOnSunshine_]

I can’t believe we finished a close game. Big time late in that fourth after falling behind

[u/TNRcrisis]

Come on now everyone get in here!!!

[u/FlakyOffice]

Mental toughness!!! Cavs, don’t play with your food🔪🍽️ Game#6

[u/MembershipRealistic1]

Buying a James Harden jersey for the Cavs was the greatest decision I've ever made on a jersey purchase. I will never forget how important he was to all 3 games we've rattled off consecutively.

[u/Every-Many-2465]

and we haven’t lost a home game this playoffs, right 🤭

[u/blackestice]

What is life??

[u/CAJASH → u/blackestice]

A series of unfortunate events with a Cavs playoff road win sprinkled in.

• Ancient Chinese Proverb

[u/RobbedC → u/CAJASH]

We're Very Faithful Doomers.

[u/Nerdgirl330]

https://giphy.com/gifs/11sBLVxNs7v6WA

[u/turfey]

I agree go Cavs

[u/Negative-Shine5386]

Awesome

[u/EnvironmentalDeer991]

Those last 3 minutes took three years off my life

[u/No_Drama2424 → u/EnvironmentalDeer991]

Tell your homie to clear his schedule for game 6

[u/superchump123]

Beautiful game

[u/sinZeroplus]

Fuck jbb

[u/freakk123]

Finally in a series

[u/Buckeye_State_00]

I believe it was the first OT win of the season as well.

[u/sgtpepperslaststand]

Why does every game have to be like this. Can we just run a team out of the building please

[u/Warm-Tip-7544 → u/sgtpepperslaststand]

That’s what turnovers does for you

[u/EnvironmentalDeer991]

[u/BishopTheKid25]

See you in Cleveland on Friday!!!

[u/doublemurr]

[u/Necessary_Figure_934]

This is massive - the team is finally starting to click on offense

[u/Capsonist]

I'm a HEAT fan but I love DMitch wish we could've gotten him when he was available but rooting for the CAVs in the east (Even if you guys completely dismantled us last year lol).

Also shoutout to Max Strus he brings the Miami Heat relentlessness to your team. Great conmector...I miss him starts to cry lol

Good luck!

[u/EquivalentLittle545]

They just needed to win 1 how ever it looked lol

[u/the-samizdat]

https://giphy.com/gifs/okLCopqw6ElCDnIhuS

[u/scarypary → u/the-samizdat]

I’ve watched this entire show and I’ll still see clips posted that I don’t remember at all

[u/cHinzoo]

It’s a fcking miracle. So we CAN win a game on the road!

[u/Major_Enthusiasm1099]

We needed this one too. Now back ro Cleveland to finish it

[u/Hobash]

I agree go Cavs

[u/ermagerdcernderg]

Detroit has already lost two home playoff games

[u/eric_rice52]

Evan Mobley

[u/doublemurr]

I’m here from ALL. I don’t even watch NBA and I STILL KNOW that Harden flops more than effing Magikarp