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The Valenti Show

Previewing Cavs-Pistons Game 2

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Valenti and Rico begin to give their thoughts in the lead-up to Cavs-Pistons game 2 tonight.

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0:00.0

All right, guys, five o'clock hour here in Detroit as we get ready for game two for the

0:06.3

Pistons.

0:06.7

We talked some Tigers.

0:08.2

We also talked about Club Rossini and the NCAA has expanded the NCAA tournament.

0:14.8

If you missed any of that talk, use the Odyssey rewind button.

0:19.0

But tonight, it's game two.

0:23.0

It's game two for the Pistons and the Cavs.

0:25.6

Pistons got the 1-0 lead.

0:28.0

And honestly, if you're Detroit, this is the game where you got to come back.

0:32.7

You got to make sure that you just keep your foot on the Cavalier's throat.

0:37.2

You go back to Cleveland up to nothing. Spide. sure that you just keep your foot on the cavalier's throat.

0:40.6

You go back to Cleveland up to nothing.

0:45.6

Spider Mitchell has already said, hey, we're going to, he complained, he baited,

0:47.0

he seated the refs.

0:48.9

Hey, watch out, you know.

0:52.9

Pistons getting those unethical fouls, as some may call. So game two tonight.

0:56.9

And when I look at this, this is one where if you're the Pistons,

1:00.8

go to Cleveland up to nothing, hold, serve at home.

1:05.8

Because Cleveland, they're very difficult to play in Cleveland.

1:09.1

On the road, not so much.

1:10.7

And you saw that Hardin turning the ball over like he was just giving away candy. No, it's the response game. That's it. Like to your point, if the Pistons go up to O, series is over. And look, the Pistons have also earned the right. They don't have to win a road game. You go up to O, you don't have to win in Cleveland. I mean, that's not optimal. We don't want to give seven, but they've earned that right. The question is just, look, game one kind of went the way you figure it would go. The home team's going to win it. And, yeah, it was a weird game because they dominated. And when you watched it, they looked like the better team. And then they dominated the box score. Cut scene. We're

1:44.2

tied at 93. And I'm like, oh boy, tonight is whatever Cleveland has from a game plan,

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