When Darius Garland and Evan Mobley went down with long-term injuries within a few weeks of each other, many people thought the Cavs’ season was over. Instead, they rattled off a solid 2nd half of December and a solid January and find themselves in the thick of the playoff race.
They will now have a full healthy team and will be squaring off against a now mostly fully healthy Pistons team. The previous two matchups between these teams were close wins for the Cavaliers, but the Pistons have been playing a lot better the last couple weeks since trading for Mike Muscala and Danilo Gallinari.