Cavs Advance to Eastern Conference Finals with Dominant Win The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame several challenges to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the Detroit Pistons in Game 7. With key trades and a resilient mindset, the team aims to reach their potential and claim a championship. CLEVELAND - The last time the Cleveland Cavaliers played in the Eastern Conference Finals was in 2018, when they were led there by LeBron James. Since then, the Cavs have been rebuilding and retooling, aiming to get back to championship contention. After closing out the series with the Detroit Pistons, they are now as far as they have been to that level in the past eight years. The Cavs made significant trades to acquire new players like Donovan Mitchell, Dennis Schröder, Keon Ellis, and Darius Garland, aiming to get past the second round and win a championship.They had to overcome physical and mental challenges, including turnovers, in their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors and in Game 6 against the Pistons. With their dominant win on Sunday night, they advance to take on the New York Knicks in the next round