I DIDN'T WANT TO GO HOME: MITCHELL

Cavs’ Game 7 hero says they are in play-offs to win and will be ready for the Celtics

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) firstround series may have been a close shave for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they are in the play-offs only to win it.

The Cavs silenced the young guns of Orlando, coming from behind to beat the Magic 106-94 in Game 7 on May 5 to book a meeting with Eastern Conference top seeds the Boston Celtics.

"I don't mean this disrespectful, but it doesn't really mean much.

We didn't come in just to win the first round. We accomplished one goal, now we have to do it again.

That's the mindset," said Donovan Mitchell, who delivered a magisterial performance at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse with 39 points.

He had plenty of scoring support from teammates as the Cavs erased an 18-point second-quarter deficit to clinch a series in which the home team won every game.

Caris LeVert scored 15 points off the bench and Max Strus bagged 11 of his 13 points in the third quarter, when the Cavs outscored the Magic 33-15 to take charge.