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East 1st Round - Game 6CLE leads series 3-2

Follow live: Magic, Cavaliers face off in Game 6

Cleveland are looking to clinch a playoff series for the first time since Game 7 of the 2018 East Finals in Boston, which they won to advance to their fourth straight NBA Finals, in LeBron James' last season with the team, but they have lost the two games in Orlando by a combined 61 points.

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The Magic must rely more on what got them back into the series against the Cavs -- physicality, a core of young players, and a bit of trash talking.

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How a blockbuster trade and two coaching changes delivered another first-round exit in Milwaukee

Despite two coaching swaps and the addition of Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the postseason without a healthy Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Youth in revolt? Why the young Oklahoma City core could buck history's trend

With a young roster, draft flexibility and cap space, the Thunder's championship window might be wide open for the foreseeable future.

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