Game ID: 42300131
Orlando Magic @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 33 20 20 24 97ORL 26 15 17 25 83
CLE vs ORL ScoutingCLE vs ORL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CLE availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backOUT Okoro missed 4 since 3/31, returns tonight: 25 min (95% of 26)
OUT Wade missed 15 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/29 after 6, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Wade missed 16 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 25 min since (95% of 26)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 17 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 26 min since (98% of 26)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 18 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 4/10, out tonight
OUT Morris Sr. missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 19 min (125% of 15)
OUT Thompson missed 3 since 4/07, returns tonight: 12 min (110% of 11)
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 26 min since (97% of 26)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restOUT Wade missed 19 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 3 since 4/10, returns tonight: 4 min (25% of 17)
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 27 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/14 after 2, 19 min since (125% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 4 min since (34% of 13)
BACK Thompson back 4/14 after 3, 12 min since (110% of 11)
CLE availability going into 4/22 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 20 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 25 min since (94% of 26)
BACK Merrill back 4/20 after 3, 4 min since (25% of 17)
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/14 after 2, 19 min since (125% of 15)
BACK Thompson back 4/14 after 3, 12 min since (110% of 11)
CLE availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restOUT Wade missed 21 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Morris Sr. missed 2 since 4/20, returns tonight: 10 min (63% of 15)
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 4/20, returns tonight: 10 min (94% of 11)
BACK Merrill back 4/20 after 3, 4 min since (25% of 17)
CLE availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 22 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 4/20 after 3, 13 min since (77% of 17)
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/14 after 2, 14 min since (94% of 15)
BACK Thompson back 4/14 after 3, 11 min since (102% of 11)
CLE availability going into 4/30 · 2 days' restOUT Wade missed 23 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 4/20 after 3, 10 min since (62% of 17)
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/14 after 2, 11 min since (75% of 15)
BACK Thompson back 4/14 after 3, 9 min since (86% of 11)
ORL availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Houstan missed 4 since 4/01, returns tonight: 8 min (57% of 13)
OUT Queen missed 23 since 2/22, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 12)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (9% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 3/30 after 3, 5 min since (34% of 15)
NEW Carter Jr. 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 32 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backBACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (9% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (10% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 8 min since (57% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 2 since 4/09, returns tonight: 35 min (107% of 33)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 8 min since (51% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (16% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 10 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Fultz 20 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK F. Wagner back 4/12 after 2, 35 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 8 min since (51% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 5 min since (34% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 10 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restBACK F. Wagner back 4/12 after 2, 34 min since (103% of 33)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 8 min since (46% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 8 min since (60% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 4/22 · 1 day's restBACK F. Wagner back 4/12 after 2, 35 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 8 min since (60% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Isaac 16 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restOUT Black missed 2 since 4/20, returns tonight: 7 min (40% of 16)
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 4/20, returns tonight: 6 min (37% of 15)
BACK F. Wagner back 4/12 after 2, 36 min since (109% of 33)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Isaac 16 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restBACK F. Wagner back 4/12 after 2, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Black back 4/25 after 2, 7 min since (40% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/25 after 2, 6 min since (37% of 15)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Isaac 16 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/30 · 2 days' restBACK Black back 4/25 after 2, 5 min since (33% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/25 after 2, 5 min since (32% of 15)
NEW Isaac 16 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 22 a game. Without Wade (19 straight), Merrill (3 straight). 5 days' rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 32 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-2. Call it Cleveland 112, Orlando 110, Orlando keeping it close.
4/07 @ LAC 118-120 — CLE notes
CLE lost 118-120. CLE shot 48% (42 of 88) to LAC's 49%, 11 of 30 from three. The glass went 36-48 against them. Garland led with 28 (10 of 22, 4 of 8 from three); Strus added 20, Mobley 20. Q2 was theirs, 40-26, but the other 3 periods went 94-78 against them. They led by as many as 26.
4/10 vs MEM 110-98 — CLE notes
CLE won 110-98. CLE shot 45% (37 of 82) to MEM's 39%, 15 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to MEM's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 18. Mitchell led with 29 (9 of 17, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); LeVert added 18, J. Allen 16. The hinge was Q3, 30-16: CLE came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 20. CLE trailed 48-51 at the half and won the second half 62-47. Garland was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/12 vs IND 129-120 — CLE notes
CLE won 129-120. CLE shot 53% (50 of 95) to IND's 52%, 13 of 32 from three. Mitchell led with 33 (12 of 27, 4 of 10 from three); Allen added 29, Garland 16. The hinge was Q1, 35-26: from level to 9 ahead. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/14 vs CHA 110-120 — CLE notes
CLE lost 110-120. CLE shot 47% (44 of 93) to CHA's 51%, 16 of 33 from three. CLE turned it over 14 times to CHA's 9, and CHA turned those into 10 steals. Niang led with 16 (6 of 9, 4 of 7 from three); Strus added 14, E. Mobley 14. Q1 was theirs, 33-24, but the other 3 periods went 96-77 against them. They led by as many as 13. Bates's -22 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/20 vs ORL 97-83 — CLE notes
CLE won 97-83. CLE shot 44% (36 of 81) to ORL's 33%, 8 of 30 from three, and got to the line 21 times to ORL's 30. CLE turned it over 17 times to ORL's 12, and ORL turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 54-40 for them. Mitchell led with 30 (11 of 21, 3 of 8 from three); Mobley added 16, Allen 16. The hinge was Q1, 33-26: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/22 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Garland at 18 a game. Without Wade (20 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it Cleveland 112, Orlando 106.
4/25 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 105, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Black (2 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 101, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Allen at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Wade (21 straight), Morris Sr. (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 29 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Orlando minus-4. Call it Cleveland 107, Orlando 106, Orlando keeping it close.
4/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 98, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Allen at 18 a game. Without Wade (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 98 a night to Cleveland's 106 and the arc, Cleveland at 34 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it Orlando 108, Cleveland 104, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/30 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 104, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 21 and Allen at 16 a game. Without Wade (23 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 91, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 91 a night to Cleveland's 104 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Cleveland minus-3. Call it Orlando 106, Cleveland 102, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/09 @ HOU 106-118 — ORL notes
ORL lost 106-118. ORL shot 45% (39 of 86) to HOU's 52%, 7 of 24 from three. Banchero led with 21 (7 of 19, 0 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Suggs added 21, Fultz 18. Q4 was theirs, 24-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 97-82 against them. Banchero's -20 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ MIL 99-117 — ORL notes
ORL lost 99-117. ORL shot 46% (36 of 78) to MIL's 51%, 11 of 30 from three. Anthony led with 23 (9 of 14, 3 of 4 from three); Banchero added 20, Suggs 18. Q4 was theirs, 22-21, the deficit cut from 19 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 96-77 against them. Suggs's -14 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 @ PHI 113-125 — ORL notes
ORL lost 113-125. ORL shot 45% (43 of 95) to PHI's 48%, 8 of 27 from three. F. Wagner led with 24 (9 of 18, 1 of 4 from three); Banchero added 22, Suggs 20. Q2 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 13 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 97-79 against them. Banchero's -21 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/14 vs MIL 113-88 — ORL notes
ORL won 113-88. ORL shot 49% (42 of 85) to MIL's 40%, 11 of 35 from three. ORL turned it over 11 times to MIL's 17. Banchero led with 26 (8 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); F. Wagner added 25, Anthony 13. The hinge was Q4, 33-17: a lead of 9 became 25, and the lead reached 30. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/20 @ CLE 83-97 — ORL notes
ORL lost 83-97. ORL shot 33% (28 of 86) to CLE's 44%, 8 of 37 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CLE's 21 — 19 points from the stripe to their 17. ORL turned it over 12 times to CLE's 17. The glass went 40-54 against them. Banchero led with 24 (9 of 17, 2 of 7 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); F. Wagner added 18, Suggs 13. Q4 was theirs, 25-24, the deficit cut from 15 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 73-58 against them. Suggs's -13 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/22 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Garland at 18 a game. Without Wade (20 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it Cleveland 112, Orlando 106.
4/25 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 105, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Black (2 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 101, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Allen at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Wade (21 straight), Morris Sr. (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 29 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Orlando minus-4. Call it Cleveland 107, Orlando 106, Orlando keeping it close.
4/27 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 98, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Allen at 18 a game. Without Wade (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 98 a night to Cleveland's 106 and the arc, Cleveland at 34 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it Orlando 108, Cleveland 104, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/30 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 104, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 21 and Allen at 16 a game. Without Wade (23 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 91, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 91 a night to Cleveland's 104 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Cleveland minus-3. Call it Orlando 106, Cleveland 102, Cleveland keeping it close.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoSt 7 23 +4 4 7 57 5 6 83 0 0 0 0 4 6 3 1 3 3
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 9 19 -10 5 8 62 1 7 14 6 7 86 2 4 4 1 2 3 2
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeMiNiSt 2 6 +6 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
CLE Allen, LeVert, Mitchell, Niang, Strus
in LeVert, Niang
out Garland, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 9 19 -10 5 8 62 1 7 14 6 7 86 2 4 4 1 2 3 2
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeMiNiOk 2 2 -3 2 3 67 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1
CLE Allen, LeVert, Mitchell, Niang, Okoro
in Okoro
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrHaIn 2 5 +3 0 1 0 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., Harris, Ingles
in Anthony, Carter Jr., Ingles
out F. Wagner, Isaac, Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaLeMoNiOk 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
CLE Garland, LeVert, Mobley, Niang, Okoro
in Garland
out Mitchell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnJrFuInWa 4 5 0 2 4 50 0 2 0 1 1 100 1 2 0 1 0 2 4
ORL Anthony, Carter Jr., Fultz, Ingles, M. Wagner
in M. Wagner
out Banchero
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMeMoNiOk 4 7 0 3 5 60 0 3 0 1 2 50 1 3 3 1 0 1 4
CLE Garland, Merrill, Mobley, Niang, Okoro
in Merrill
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnJrFuInWa 4 5 0 2 4 50 0 2 0 1 1 100 1 2 0 1 0 2 4
ORL Anthony, Carter Jr., Fultz, Ingles, M. Wagner
in M. Wagner
out Banchero
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMeMoNiOk 4 7 0 3 5 60 0 3 0 1 2 50 1 3 3 1 0 1 4
CLE Garland, Merrill, Mobley, Niang, Okoro
in Merrill
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaWaFuWa 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
ORL Anthony, Banchero, F. Wagner, Fultz, M. Wagner
in Banchero
out Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMiNiOkSt 1 6 +4 1 1 100 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Mitchell, Niang, Okoro, Strus
in Allen, Mitchell, Strus
out Garland, Merrill, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 13 20 0 4 14 29 3 9 33 3 7 43 2 6 4 8 2 4 7
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Harris, Isaac, Suggs
out Anthony, Fultz, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoSt 2 5 +2 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Garland, Mobley
out Niang, Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 13 20 0 4 14 29 3 9 33 3 7 43 2 6 4 8 2 4 7
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Harris, Isaac, Suggs
out Anthony, Fultz, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMiMoOkSt 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 1 1
CLE Allen, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Strus
in Okoro
out Garland
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 13 20 0 4 14 29 3 9 33 3 7 43 2 6 4 8 2 4 7
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Harris, Isaac, Suggs
out Anthony, Fultz, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoSt 3 2 -4 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 2
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Garland
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 13 20 0 4 14 29 3 9 33 3 7 43 2 6 4 8 2 4 7
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Harris, Isaac, Suggs
out Anthony, Fultz, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeMiMoSt 2 0 -3 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0
CLE Allen, LeVert, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in LeVert
out Garland
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 13 20 0 4 14 29 3 9 33 3 7 43 2 6 4 8 2 4 7
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Harris, Isaac, Suggs
out Anthony, Fultz, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoSt 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Garland
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 13 20 0 4 14 29 3 9 33 3 7 43 2 6 4 8 2 4 7
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Harris, Isaac, Suggs
out Anthony, Fultz, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiNiSt 2 5 -1 2 2 100 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 1 2 1 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Niang, Strus
in Niang
out Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 13 20 0 4 14 29 3 9 33 3 7 43 2 6 4 8 2 4 7
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Harris, Isaac, Suggs
out Anthony, Fultz, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeMiNiSt 2 6 +6 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
CLE Allen, LeVert, Mitchell, Niang, Strus
in LeVert
out Garland
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 2 3 -3 1 2 50 0 2 0 1 3 33 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in Carter Jr.
out Isaac
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaLeMoNiOk 6 12 +4 4 7 57 1 5 20 1 2 50 0 8 3 0 1 0 4
CLE Garland, LeVert, Mobley, Niang, Okoro
in Garland, Mobley, Okoro
out Allen, Mitchell, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrFuHaIn 2 2 -2 1 2 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., Fultz, Harris, Ingles
in Fultz, Ingles
out F. Wagner, Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaLeMoNiOk 6 12 +4 4 7 57 1 5 20 1 2 50 0 8 3 0 1 0 4
CLE Garland, LeVert, Mobley, Niang, Okoro
in Garland, Mobley, Okoro
out Allen, Mitchell, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JrWaFuInWa 1 2 +2 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Fultz, Ingles, M. Wagner
in F. Wagner
out Anthony
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaLeMoNiOk 6 12 +4 4 7 57 1 5 20 1 2 50 0 8 3 0 1 0 4
CLE Garland, LeVert, Mobley, Niang, Okoro
in Garland, Mobley, Okoro
out Allen, Mitchell, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaFuInWa 1 4 +4 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Fultz, Ingles, M. Wagner
in Banchero
out Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeMiNiSt 3 7 -3 2 6 33 0 0 0 2 2 100 3 1 1 0 0 1 1
CLE Allen, LeVert, Mitchell, Niang, Strus
in Allen, Mitchell, Strus
out Garland, Mobley, Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaInWaSu 2 7 +3 2 2 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 3 1 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Ingles, M. Wagner, Suggs
in Suggs
out Fultz
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLeMiNiSt 3 7 -3 2 6 33 0 0 0 2 2 100 3 1 1 0 0 1 1
CLE Allen, LeVert, Mitchell, Niang, Strus
in Allen, Mitchell, Strus
out Garland, Mobley, Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaIsWaSu 2 3 -3 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Isaac, M. Wagner, Suggs
in Isaac
out Ingles
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoSt 5 12 +3 2 2 100 2 4 50 3 4 75 0 5 1 0 0 1 2
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Garland, Mobley
out LeVert, Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaWaHaIsSu 5 9 0 2 4 50 1 5 20 2 3 67 2 2 1 0 0 1 4
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Harris
out M. Wagner
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
ORLCA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GH G. Harris
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MF M. Fultz
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
CLE/ORL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Donovan Mitchell scores 30, Cavaliers open playoffs with tough-minded 97-83 win in Game 1 over Magic
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers spent the week insisting they were better prepared for this year's playoffs.
On Saturday, they looked it.
Mitchell scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen had 18 rebounds and the Cavs looked tougher — mentally and physically — than in last year's first-round flop, beating the Orlando Magic 97-83 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series.
“Last year is over with,” Mitchell said. “We flushed that. This is who we are, and this is who we expect to be.”
Evan Mobley added 16 points and Darius Garland had 14 for Cleveland, which got bullied and bounced in just five games by the New York Knicks in the 2023 postseason.
That experience scarred the Cavs, who entered these playoffs more confident, deeper (at least on paper) and relatively healthy after a regular season filled with injuries.
Mitchell has been slowed for two months with a left knee bone bruise, but the All-Star guard moved well and looked much more like himself as Cleveland's only viable offensive threat for more than two quarters.
In the first half, Mitchell scooped up a loose ball and went in for a soaring dunk that served notice that he was back, and that the Cavs would be much better in his second postseason with Cleveland.
“This is who I am,” he said. “That’s kind of been my message all year. This is why I'm here. I could have had 10 points as long as we got the job done."
Orlando's Paolo Banchero scored 24 points in his playoff debut, but had nine turnovers. The Magic shot just 33% from the field — some of it attributed to bad shooting, some because of Cleveland's defense.
“We didn’t score enough,” Banchero said. "Just shots weren’t falling, but I thought we got good looks. We missed a lot of free throws (19 of 30) and didn’t make 3s (8 of 37). There were a lot of things we could have done a lot better.”
Game 2 is Monday at raucous Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, where fans didn't have much to cheer last spring as the Knicks ended the Cavaliers' run shortly after it began.
Mitchell slept only two hours Friday night as his nerves — and the 1 p.m. tip — messed with his pregame routine. But once he got to the arena and heard Phil Collins' anthemic “In The Air Tonight” blaring, he quickly got into playoff mode.
“He's ready for the moment and it’s the Game 1s,” Cavs coach J.B. Bickestaff said. “It’s the bigger games during the regular season. He has the ability and the understanding of how important the start is, whatever that may be.”
Like the Cavs a year ago, the Magic lack playoff experience and it showed.
Orlando's offense was unorganized and Banchero too often tried to force things. He went 9 of 17 from the floor in 41 minutes.
The Cavs have waited all season for a chance at redemption following last season's first-round flameout.
And while they were in control for most of the game, they had just seven field goals over an 18-minute stretch and only led 60-56 when Banchero converted a three-point play with 4:24 left in the third.
Mitchell settled things down with back-to-back buckets and Cleveland closed the third with a 13-2 run that sent the Cavs into the fourth leading by 15.
The Magic twice cut a 20-point deficit to nine in the fourth, but the Cavs responded and Mitchell's 3-pointer with 4:44 left ended any thought of an Orlando comeback.
Tempers flared between the teams in the second quarter, leading to some jawing, finger-pointing and two technical fouls being called.
Orlando's Moritz Wagner pushed an off-balance Mobley as he was falling out of bounds on the baseline and his clapping annoyed Cleveland's Isaac Okoro , who shoved Wagner and drew a technical.
Moments later, Magic guard Markelle Fultz was assessed a flagrant-1 for his foul on Georges Niang , who was driving to the basket. Niang didn't like it, walked toward Fultz and was slapped with a T for taunting as Cleveland's crowd roared.
As if the Cavs needed any reminders, Tom Petty's “I Won't Back Down” played over the arena's sound system as Fultz's foul was reviewed.
“It’s the playoffs, right?” said Niang, signed by the Cavs to improve their toughness. "You expect everything to just be amplified to a whole new level. So whatever they were planning on doing, I was expecting it to be as physical as it was, if not more physical.
“That’s just the playoffs. It’s a battle. You may have friends out there, but we’re not friends.”
UP NEXT
After Monday's matchup, the series shifts to Orlando for Game 3 on Thursday.