War Of Words:Harris Absconds From Next Game Citing…
Gary Harris was not a full participant at Magic practice Thursday at the Advent Health Training Center ahead of Friday’s Game 6 against the Cavs, coach Jamahl Mosley said.
The veteran guard, who started the first five games of the series for Orlando, only went through a walkthrough portion of practice.
The Cavaliers entered Game 4 fresh off a 121-83 loss to Orlando in the previous matchup. Cleveland was under fire for their subpar showing on both sides of the ball.
In addition, Donovan Mitchell uncharacteristically scored just 13 points. Nevertheless, history repeated itself on Saturday.
Cleveland had a near-identical performance in Game 4, with the exception being their poorer second-half scoring display.
The Cavs amassed just 29 points in the second half after scoring 60 in the first. Orlando shut Cleveland down and put on a stout offensive clinic. Most notably, the Magic held the Cavs to a lowly 23.5 percent on three-pointers while nailing 46.2 percent of their own.