“Cavaliers” beat Orlando “Magic” with a score of 106:94 (18:24, 25:29, 33:15, 30:26) in the match held at home and reached 4-3 in the series to four victories.
At one point, the guests were in the lead with as many as 18 points, but in the third quarter they scored 16 points less than their opponents, later the “Cavaliers” unit was ahead.
Donovan Mitchell stood out for the winners with 39 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Carys Levert scored 15 points, Max Strauss scored 13, Darius Garland scored 12, and Evan Mobley had 11 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots.
Paolo Bankero scored 38 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the “Magic” team, Wendell Carter Jr. had 13 points.
The first game of the semifinal series is scheduled for Tuesday. Porzingis will probably not play in the semi-finals, because the Latvian suffered an injury in the quarter-final series, in which the Bostonians beat the Miami Heat 4-1.
Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks will fight for the second place in the conference finals.
In the previous season, the Denver “Nuggets” defeated the Miami “Heat” 4-1 in the final series and won the NBA championship for the first time in history.
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