The Orlando Magic defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 103-96, at Amway Center on Friday night, in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal-round series. The series is tied 3-3.

The Magic (3-3) came in knowing they'd have a chance to keep their season alive in front of their supportive home crowd, and matters got off to a good start in that regard when Orlando was able to carry over a five-point first-quarter lead into halftime. However, the Cavaliers (3-3) turned the tide in the third quarter, ratcheting up their play on both ends of the floor to outscore the hosts by a 29-20 margin during the period. That set up a thrilling fourth quarter where the two teams traded the advantage until Paolo Banchero's three-pointer with 3:39 remaining snapped an 89-89 tie to spark a game-ending/winning 14-7 run for the home squad.

Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 50 points, adding four rebounds, four assists and one block. Darius Garland furnished 21 points, six boards, five assists and two steals. Max Strus finished with 10 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Banchero paced the Magic with 27 points, supplementing them with eight rebounds, four assists and one steal. Franz Wagner supplied 26 points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal. Jalen Suggs registered 22 points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal. Wendell Carter Jr. turned in 11 points, nine rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.

The series concludes Sunday afternoon with Game 7 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.