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CLE Cavaliers Win -3.0ORL Magic @ CLE Cavaliers

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The Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers will be the only teams to play a game seven in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The home court advantage played a major part in this series as the home team has won each game so far. The Magic won game six on their home court 103-96. The Magic overcame a 50-point effort from Donovan Mitchell to force a game seven. The young and hungry Magic will need to win a game on the road in Cleveland if they want to advance in the postseason. Game five was the closest a road team got to winning a game in this series. The Magic fell by just a single point 104-103. Can the Magic get over the hump, or will the Cleveland Cavaliers advance to take on the Boston Celtics?

There are no two words in sports that are more exciting than game seven. The seventh game of an NBA playoff series is where each possession becomes more valuable and the margin for error becomes a little tighter. This game seven is very important for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers have a talented group of players that have had regular season success but have not shown that they can compete in the postseason. The Cavaliers front office needs to decide if they want to invest in this core of players, and whether the Cavaliers win or lose on Sunday will play a major role in their decisions moving forward. The Magic have had a great season, punching above their weight class and being the surprise team in the NBA, but a first-round loss against a team this young and inexperienced would cause the Cavaliers to consider their season a loss. On paper the Cavaliers should have been able to handle this series but have allowed this series to go to a seventh game. The Cavaliers have one of the best backcourts in the NBA, and surround those guards with shooters such as Georges Niang, Max Strus, and Caris LeVert. The Cavaliers will have the offensive advantage against a Magic team that really has not statistically had a good offensive series. The Magic have won with their defense this series, but defense alone cannot win a game seven. Who will the Magic turn too in crunch time? Donovan Mitchell has been the best player in this series and his presence will prove vital to the Cavaliers’ success. I have the Cavaliers winning game seven and moving on to take on the Boston Celtics.

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