On May 4, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Magic played the Cavaliers at home. In this game, the Magic had no way back, only by beating the opponent could they stay, and they also maintained a good momentum, taking the initiative in the first half, and being suppressed by Mitchell in the second half, but fortunately successfully turned the situation around in the final quarter, and withstood the Cavaliers' counterattack in the end. In the end, the Magic defeated the Cavaliers 103-96 at home, and the series was tied 3-3.
The series was still very hotly contested, with both teams holding their home courts in the first five games, with the Cavaliers taking a 3-2 lead. This time when they came to the home court of the Magic, they did not miss the opportunity, they could take the initiative when they came up, but they were never able to pull the difference apart, and they were overtaken by the Cavaliers in the second half, but the Magic did not panic, and successfully turned the situation around in the final quarter, each player was able to hit the basket and began to take the initiative on the court, and the Cavaliers completely relied on Mitchell, and finally lost the game and failed to end the series early.
In this way, the first tie-break of the playoffs is coming, and this is also the only remaining series in the East, and the other three groups have been played. Originally, when the Cavaliers came up to take a 2-0 lead, they thought that the Magic could not resist, but they burst out with unprecedented energy, every player in the team can stand up and break out, as a rookie Banchero in the playoffs, he gradually adapted to this rhythm, and all have a steady contribution, and this time Wagner and Suggs Jr. around him also ushered in an explosion.
The three members of the Magic team scored 20+ points and successfully withstood Mitchell's offense. This time, Banchero still had a stable performance, scoring 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists on 9-of-20 shooting, and he also fought against Mitchell in the final quarter, scoring 10 points in a single quarter. In addition, Wagner Jr. had 26 points and 5 rebounds, 11-of-11 free throws, and completed the redemption for the last game, while Suggs was 6-of-13 from three-point range and had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Mitchell really turned the whole court this time, and the whole team scored by him alone in the final quarter, scoring 18 points for the whole team, playing 41 minutes in the game, scoring 50 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 22-of-36 shooting, but unfortunately he didn't get enough support, and the team eventually lost the game. This is the third time Mitchell has scored 50+ in the playoffs, and he is the first active player to do so three times in the playoffs.