Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic drives to the hoop against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Six of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. (Scott Audette/Getty Images)
Dwight Howard had a playoff-career best 40 points and 14 rebounds as the Magic won the best-of-seven Eastern series in six games.
League MVP LeBron James had 25 points for Cleveland, which had the NBA's best regular-season record.
The NBA Finals begin on Thursday at Los Angeles, the Western Conference champion.
