Evan Mobley has huge block in final seconds as Cavaliers hold off Banchero, Magic 104-103 in Game 5

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Evan Mobley groaned like an old man — and not a 22-year-old — as he pulled himself out of the chair in front of his locker.

CLEVELAND — Filling in at center for the injured Jarrett Allen, Mobley blocked Franz Wagner's layup in the final seconds and Cleveland survived a scare from Orlando, holding off Paolo Banchero and the Magic 104-103 in Game 5 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference series.

After Mitchell missed a jumper with 15.7 seconds left, Wagner drove the left side for a potential game-tying layup but was denied at the rim by Mobley, who smacked the ball off the backboard and was soon mobbed by his teammates.Wagner regretted challenging Mobley. The Magic need a win to salvage their breakthrough season and force a Game 7 in Cleveland on Sunday. Orlando went 29-12 in the regular season at home and are coming off the decisive wins at Kia Center.

“I just got lost in the game and really wanted to win because I knew how big it would have been,” Banchero said."I just wanted to be aggressive, and I think I got a little fatigued at the end.” Mitchell, who has been slowed by a left knee injury, scored 14 in the fourth — going 9 of 10 at the line. “We got to do it again on the road,” Mitchell said. “We did our job. This doesn’t prove anything. We haven’t proven anything. We haven’t done anything. We got to go down there and handle business.”

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