Cavaliers star’s 50-point night not enough as Orlando force decisive game seven

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HEATED Pat Bev pegs ball at Pacers fan | 00:40 Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic dominated late to overcome a heroic 50-point performance from Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell and beat the Cavaliers 103-96 on Friday, forcing a decisive game seven in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series .

But with Banchero leading the way they had enough at the end to overcome Mitchell, who was clearly troubled by a nagging knee injury but had all 18 of the Cavs’ fourth-quarter points.Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots the ball against Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic. Photo by Julio Aguilar / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFPWith the series tied at three games apiece, the Cavs host game seven on Sunday.

Down by four at halftime, the Cavs continued to attack the rim, authoring a 13-0 scoring run to take a 62-55 lead. The lead would change hands five times in the final period before Banchero broke a tie and the Magic pulled away.

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