Evan Mobley has huge block in final seconds as Cavaliers hold off Banchero, Magic 104
Time:2024-06-04 00:35:03 Source:sportViews(143)
CLEVELAND (AP) — 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.
“Long game,” Mobley said.
Long guy, and the Cavaliers needed every inch of the 7-footer.
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.
The Cavs, who were embarrassed by the Magic while losing two games by 61 points in Orlando last week, regrouped inside roaring Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
It took everything they had.
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Darius Garland added 23 and the Cavs got huge lifts from Max Strus and Marcus Morris Sr. to maintain home-court advantage while withstanding 39 points from the sensational Banchero.
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