What Does Detroit Radio Think of the Game 5 Loss?
What Does Detroit Radio Think of the Game 5 Loss?  
Podcast: The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima
Published On: Thu May 14 2026
Description: Ken and Lima tune into Detroit's 97.1 The Ticket to monitor the postgame fallout and are pleasantly surprised to find host Jim Costa refusing to fully blame the refs, instead pointing the finger where it belongs — at a Detroit team that blew a nine-point lead with under three minutes left against a Cavs squad everyone had counted out. Cade Cunningham's postgame complaints about the no-call at the end of regulation get dissected, with Ken acknowledging it could be argued either way but firmly stating you simply cannot send a team to the free throw line 70 feet from the basket in the final seconds of a playoff game. Ken also takes a shot at Detroit's John Jansen for calling NBA officiating a joke while being a former offensive lineman who held on every play of his career, arguing football guys who parachute into the NBA playoffs are the last people who should be lecturing anyone about consistent officiating. The bottom line Ken keeps coming back to is ruthlessly simple: you were up three possessions with three minutes left against a team that has never answered the bell in a big moment, and they answered it last night.