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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 Field Goal % 37
19-32 3PT 5-28
59 Three Point % 18
13-16 FT 11-14
81 Free Throw % 79
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
Anthony Black, G Out Mar 25
Jonathan Isaac, F Out Mar 25
Franz Wagner, F Out Mar 25
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dean Wade, F Out Mar 26
Jaylon Tyson, G Out Mar 26
Craig Porter Jr., G Out Mar 23

Game Information

Kia Center

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

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 53 20 .726 - W1
Cleveland 45 28 .616 8 L1
Milwaukee 29 43 .403 23.5 L2
Chicago 29 43 .403 23.5 L1
Indiana 16 57 .219 37 L1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 41 32 .562 - W3
Orlando 39 34 .534 2 W1
Charlotte 39 34 .534 2 W5
Miami 39 34 .534 2 W1
Washington 17 55 .236 23.5 W1
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