CLEVELAND — You want resiliency? You want toughness? Here it is. Down 18 at home in an elimination game after a gut-twisting loss in Game 6. Their star player hobbled and exhausted. Their coach fighting for his job. The season 30 minutes from extinction. It felt over until it didn’t. The ending was catastrophic until it … Read more
The Orlando Magic forced a Game 7 against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 103-96 win on Friday night, protecting home court and keeping their season alive thanks to three starters scoring over 20 points. Each of Orlando’s combined efforts were much needed to overcome the 50-point game Cleveland received from Donovan Mitchell. Only one other … Read more
CLEVELAND — Markelle? Markelle Fultz? Is that really you? You’d have been forgiven if, for a fleeting moment Saturday afternoon, you had mistaken Fultz, No. 20 in an Orlando Magic uniform, for an NFL defensive back. As Cleveland Cavaliers forward Georges Niang sprinted upcourt with the basketball during Game 1 of the team’s first-round playoff … Read more
