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Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic

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48-10, 21-6 Away
Final
122 - 82

29-31, 18-12 Home

Cavaliers rout Magic 122-82 for their 8th straight win

Ty Jerome is automatic from 3-point land

Max Strus, Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter each scored 17 points. Strus made five 3-pointers, helping the Cavaliers go 19 for 32 from beyond the arc.

Cleveland shot 56.3% overall while improving to an NBA-best 48-10.

Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 26 points. Franz Wagner added 19 points for the Magic, who shot 5 for 28 on 3-pointers.

Takeaways Cavaliers: The Cavs, who lost all three of their first-round playoff games in Orlando in April, matched their victory total from all of last season. Playing without All-Star guard Darius Garland because of a left hip contusion, they improved to 21-6 on the road.

Magic: Guard Cole Anthony departed with a hyperextended left knee in the third quarter.

Key moment Jerome hit two 3-pointers in a span of 28 seconds in the second quarter, stretching Cleveland's lead to 45-22.

Key stat In three playoff losses in Orlando 10 months ago, the Cavs shot 24.1 % from 3-point range and averaged 89.3 points.

Up next The Cavaliers are at Boston on Friday night. The Magic host Golden State on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 122 - 82
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 122 - 82
4th 20.1 Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound 122 - 82
4th 24.0 Jett Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper 122 - 82
4th 39.1 shot clock turnover 122 - 82

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cle.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCLE https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL
45-80 FG 33-90
56.3 Field Goal % 36.7
19-32 3PT 5-28
59.4 Three Point % 17.9
13-16 FT 11-14
81.3 Free Throw % 78.6
47 Rebounds 35
9 Offensive Rebounds 12
38 Defensive Rebounds 23
25 Assists 21
5 Steals 7
5 Blocks 8
11 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 2
12 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
11 Fast Break Points 23
50 Points in Paint 48
13 Fouls 14
42 Largest Lead 0
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cole Anthony, PG Out Mar 31
Jalen Suggs, SG Out Mar 4
Moritz Wagner, C Out Jan 9
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ty Jerome, SG Out Apr 1
Emoni Bates, F Out Mar 24

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 18,846 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 60 15 .800 - W1
Indiana 44 31 .587 16 W1
Detroit 42 33 .560 18 L1
Milwaukee 40 34 .541 19.5 L4
Chicago 33 42 .440 27 L2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 38 W1 0.4864865 36
Orlando 1 40 L1 0.47368422 36
Miami 2.5 41 W5 0.45333335 34
Charlotte 17.5 56 W1 0.25333333 19
Washington 20.5 59 L3 0.21333334 16
Full Standings

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