May 17: For the second consecutive game, Robinson, LeVert and Huerter have been upgraded to available after initially being listed as questionable, tweets Patterson.
May 16: The Pistons have listed guard/forwards Duncan Robinson (low back soreness), Caris LeVert (right heel contustion) and Kevin Huerter (left adductor strain) as questionable for Sunday’s do-or-die Game 7 against Cleveland, according to Hunter Patterson of The Athletic (Twitter link).
All three players were also listed as questionable for Friday’s Game 6 win in Cleveland, which evened the second-round series at three games apiece. Robinson, LeVert and Huerter were all upgraded to available prior to that victory.
Huerter reportedly received an injection prior to Game 6 after aggravating his adductor injury, which had caused him to miss two-plus weeks. He didn’t end up playing on Friday, but Robinson and LeVert both played significant roles with the Pistons facing elimination for the fourth time this postseason.
Robinson, who was limited in Game 4 due to the back issue that caused him to miss Game 5, recorded 14 points (including converting four of his seven three-pointers), two rebounds, two assists in 20 minutes. The veteran shooting guard has been a key floor spacer and secondary play-maker in his first season in Detroit. He came off the bench in Game 6 for the first time this season (Daniss Jenkins got his second straight start).
LeVert, meanwhile, had eight points, three rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block in 29 minutes on Friday. The veteran wing is facing his former team with a chance to advance to an Eastern Conference finals vs. New York.
Hopefully all of these guys play. They have been huge especially Levert and Robinson. They were missed in Game 5
I feel like Cleveland is the better team on paper but Detroit has more energy and grittiness, could go either way
Cavs have been bad on the road and that’s not going to change. Pistons survive.
They didn’t even survive pre-game warm-ups, pretty much.
You gotta have shooting – well, MAKING.
Energy, grittiness… those are “intangibles”.
The nature of the game, guys are gonna get open looks. The best shooters in the game still get open shots.
You gotta have several guys that can Make Shots – especially as you get into the 2nd, CF, Championship rounds.
Cade will be Cade, he’ll be ready for the moment. Question is who will help?
Cleveland wins if Mobley plays like the 3rd pick and dominate.
I don’t think either team can pull away from the other in a G7, but whoever plays with the most effort on both ends of the floor and limit their mistakes as well.
I’ll go with Cleveland.
I wouldn’t bet on it!
Pistons lost game 5 more than the Cavs won it, and then looked awful in game 6 at home. The only thing favoring the Cavs is the Pistons’ injuries.