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Mitchell drops 40 again, ties mark for 4-seed Cavs

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Wednesday, 05 April 2023 00:28

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points, his fourth straight 40-point game, to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 117-113 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.

The win secured the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and home-court advantage in the first round for the Cavaliers (50-30).

"Fifty wins, that's no small thing, and now we've got to be locked in for the playoffs," Mitchell said.

"You want to start at home, be in your own bed, your own facility. All those little things have a major impact in a series. That was a big spark for tonight. You could see it with everybody."

The New York Knicks are currently fifth and Cleveland's likely first-round opponent with three games left.

Mitchell scored Cleveland's last six points to become the first Cavalier to score 40 or more points in four straight games, and the first player in the NBA since James Harden had five straight in the 2018-19 season.

Caris LeVert added 19 points and Darius Garland had 16 points and 10 assists in the opener of a two-game series. The teams meet again Thursday.

"When you look at this regular season, this has been a massive success for us," Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "We're not done. We're looking forward to the next part of this, but to win 50 games in the NBA is an accomplishment for sure."

Markelle Fultz had 23 points and eight assists, and Paolo Banchero had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic (34-45).

The loss eliminated Orlando from playoff contention.

The Magic ran off 13 straight points while the Cavs went scoreless for more than four minutes of the first quarter, and Orlando led by nine -- the largest lead of the game -- when Gary Harris hit a 3-pointer midway through the second period.

But after being held to four shots and six points in the first 17 minutes, Mitchell got it going late in the first half, combining with Levert on a rally that pulled Cleveland ahead just before halftime.

"These guys trust me to go out there and do it," Mitchell said. "For me, it's not like it's forced. Those guys are out there finding me, allowing me to attack, keep going. But I'm also playing within the flow of the offense."

Two 3-pointers by Mitchell, with a couple of Jarrett Allen blocks in between, lifted the Cavs to a 108-99 lead with 6:04 left.

Wendell Carter, who finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds, hit two 3-pointers to regain a one-point lead for the Magic before LeVert's final 3-pointer put the Cavaliers back ahead with 3:31 remaining. Mitchell took over from there.

"Donovan got some clutch baskets down the stretch," Fultz said. "They just executed down the stretch. They're a great team. They're the fourth seed and they came in trying to clinch that, and we came up short in the end."

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