The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Orlando Magic with a 109-103 win at the Amway Center on Friday evening to clinch a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Kyrie Irving poured in a team-high 26 points and LeBron James finished with 18, including a layup and pair of free shots from the foul line down the stretch, to lead the Cavaliers to their 49^th victory in 68 games played this season.

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"There's nothing much to say," Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue said after the game. "We thought we were going to make the playoffs, so it wasn't really a big deal to clinch," the 2016 NBA All-Star head coach added. "We have bigger things ahead of us. We have a bigger deal in front of us."

Kevin Love and Channing Frye contributed 14 points apiece, while Tristan Thompson had a double-double of 11 points and 15 rebounds, along with four steals and 2 blocked shots for Cleveland.

The Cavaliers trailed by a basket at the end of the first quarter 29-27. Orlando began the second period with a strong 9-0 charge that gave them an 11-point lead 38-27 in the early minutes of quarter number two, However, the Cavs immediately bounced back and made a 36-16 run to close the first half leading by nine 63-54.

The Magic held the Cavaliers to just 20 points in the third quarter, while they scored 32 points to end the period leading 86-83 entering the final twelve minutes of the game.

Cleveland scored seven quick points in the early minutes of the final period to take back the lead 90-88 before a 17-8 run that extended the margin to an 11-point advantage 107-96 with 2:57 minutes left to play.

The Magic did not gave up easily as they managed to cut the deficit within four after Victor Oladipo made a three-pointer 107-103 with 1:03 minutes to go. James was fouled and converted his free throws to seal the 109-103 victory.

Oladipo scored a career-high 45 points to lead the Magic.

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