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NBA playoffs: Magic force Game 7 with 103–96 win over Cavaliers, despite Donovan Mitchell's 50 points

The Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers will play a Game 7 in their first-round NBA playoff series, despite Donovan Mitchell, scoring 50 points for the Cavs.

Paolo Banchero tallied 27 points, with 10 in the fourth quarter. Franz Wagner added 26 points (going 11-for-11 from the free throw line) and Jalen Suggs scored 22 (shooting 6-for-13 on three-pointers) as the Magic attempt to win their first playoff series since the 2009-10 season.

Game 7 in Cleveland is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Fortune seemed to smile on the Magic from the start.