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Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic

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27-20, 12-9 Away
Final
119 - 105

23-21, 14-9 Home

Donovan Mitchell scores 36 points in Cavaliers' 119-105 win over Magic

Wendell Carter Jr. with the massive block at the rim

Jaylon Tyson added 17 points for the Cavaliers and Evan Mobley had 13 points and seven rebounds.

Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 27 points. Desmond Bane added 20 points and Anthony Black finished with 16 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Jalen Suggs returned after missing eight games with a bruised right knee and had 9 points and six assists in 24 minutes for Orlando.

Playing without Darius Garland (sore toe) and DeAndre Hunter (sore knee), the Cavaliers won for the fifth time in six games.

After Mitchell scored on four layups and a short bank shot in the third quarter, Cleveland got 3-pointers from Lonzo Ball, Mobley and Tyrese Proctor in the first 3 1/2 minutes of the fourth quarter to take a 97-79 lead, the largest of the game.

Banchero hit three 3-pointers in the final period, but the Magic could get no closer than nine.

Mitchell made 15 of 30 shots and had nine assists and two steals.

Orlando shot 11 for 40 (27.5%) from 3-point range in losing a third straight game for the first time since October.

Magic forward Franz Wagner missed a second straight game with a sore ankle.

Up next The Magic and Cavaliers play again at Cleveland on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 119 - 105
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 119 - 105
4th 4.9 shot clock turnover 119 - 105
4th 33.7 Jarrett Allen defensive rebound 119 - 105
4th 33.7 Anthony Black misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot 119 - 105

Statistics

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43-81 FG 33-81
53 Field Goal % 41
15-34 3PT 11-40
44 Three Point % 28
18-22 FT 28-32
82 Free Throw % 88
38 Rebounds 37
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
30 Defensive Rebounds 27
27 Assists 21
11 Steals 8
6 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 16
3 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
28 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
14 Fast Break Points 11
50 Points in Paint 40
25 Fouls 20
18 Largest Lead 3
9 Lead Changes 9
88 Percent Led 5
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Wendell Carter Jr., C Day-To-Day Mar 3
Anthony Black, G Day-To-Day Mar 3
Franz Wagner, F Out Feb 18
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jarrett Allen, C Day-To-Day Mar 3
Dean Wade, F Out Mar 3
Max Strus, G Out Mar 3
Donovan Mitchell, G Out Mar 2

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 19,351 · Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 45 15 .750 - L1
Cleveland 39 24 .619 7.5 W2
Milwaukee 26 34 .433 19 L3
Chicago 25 37 .403 21 L1
Indiana 15 46 .246 30.5 L6

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 32 28 .533 - W1
Miami 33 29 .532 - W2
Charlotte 31 31 .500 2 W5
Atlanta 31 31 .500 2 W4
Washington 16 45 .262 16.5 L6
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