Game ID: 42300137
Orlando Magic @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 18 25 33 30 106ORL 24 29 15 26 94
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 4/25 · 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)
CLE availability going into 5/03 · 2 days' restOUT Wade missed 24 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 4/20 after 3, 9 min since (55% of 17)
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/25 after 2, 14 min since (90% of 15)
BACK Thompson back 4/25 after 2, 8 min since (76% of 11)
CLE availability going into 5/05 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 2 since 4/30, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 25 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/25 after 2, 17 min since (112% of 15)
BACK Thompson back 4/25 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 11)
CLE availability going into 5/07 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 3 since 4/30, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 26 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/25 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Thompson back 4/25 after 2, 9 min since (81% of 11)
CLE availability going into 5/09 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 4 since 4/30, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 27 since 3/10, out tonight
CLE availability going into 5/11 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 5 since 4/30, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 28 since 3/10, returns tonight: 17 min (82% of 20)
CLE availability going into 5/13 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 6 since 4/30, out tonight
BACK Wade back 5/11 after 28, 17 min since (82% of 20)
NEW Mitchell 36 to 41 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
ORL availability going into 5/03 · 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)
ORL availability going into 5/05 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 2 since 4/30, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 4/30, out tonight
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 4/30, out tonight
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 94 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 28 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Allen at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Allen (2 straight), Wade (25 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 94, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Black (2 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-8 a night and Cleveland minus-8 and the defense, Orlando allowing 94 a night to Cleveland's 105. Call it Orlando 106, Cleveland 103, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/25 @ ORL 83-121 — CLE notes
CLE lost 83-121. CLE shot 39% (32 of 82) to ORL's 51%, 8 of 34 from three. CLE turned it over 14 times to ORL's 8. The glass went 32-51 against them. LeVert led with 15 (5 of 13, 1 of 5 from three); Allen added 15, Mitchell 13. Q4 was theirs, 22-25, but the other 3 periods went 96-61 against them. LeVert's -29 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/27 @ ORL 89-112 — CLE notes
CLE lost 89-112. CLE shot 47% (34 of 72) to ORL's 56%, 4 of 17 from three. The glass went 29-43 against them. Allen led with 21 (8 of 11, 5 of 7 at the line); Mitchell added 18, Garland 14. Q2 was theirs, 37-29, but the other 3 periods went 83-52 against them. They led by as many as 10. Garland's -27 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/30 vs ORL 104-103 — CLE notes
CLE won 104-103. CLE shot 43% (38 of 88) to ORL's 46%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line 19 times to ORL's 29. Mitchell led with 28 (9 of 23, 1 of 7 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Garland added 23, Strus 16. The hinge was Q1, 33-23: from level to 10 ahead.
5/03 @ ORL 96-103 — CLE notes
CLE lost 96-103. CLE shot 49% (42 of 86) to ORL's 39%, 7 of 28 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 23 fouls committed. The glass went 38-48 against them. Mitchell led with 50 (22 of 36, 3 of 9 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Garland added 21, Strus 10. Q3 was theirs, 29-20, turning a 4-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 83-67 against them. Strus's -7 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/05 vs ORL 106-94 — CLE notes
CLE won 106-94. CLE shot 44% (34 of 77) to ORL's 34%, 8 of 24 from three, and went to the line 36 times to ORL's 30 — 30 points from the stripe to their 26. Mitchell led with 39 (11 of 27, 2 of 8 from three, 15 of 17 at the line); LeVert added 15, Strus 13. The hinge was Q3, 33-15: CLE came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 8. CLE trailed 43-53 at the half and won the second half 63-41. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
5/07 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 92, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 23 and White at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 5 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Garland at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Allen (3 straight), Wade (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Cleveland minus-10 and the arc, Boston at 38 percent from three to Cleveland's 29. Call it Boston 112, Cleveland 101, Boston by 11.
5/09 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 92, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and White at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Porziņģis (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 34 and Garland at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Allen (4 straight), Wade (27 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Cleveland minus-9 and the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to Cleveland's 106. Call it Boston 112, Cleveland 102, Boston by 10.
5/11 vs BOS — 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 104 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 36 and Garland at 17 a game. Without Allen (5 straight), Wade (28 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 94, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 23 and White at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Porziņģis (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Cleveland minus-4 and the defense, Boston allowing 94 a night to Cleveland's 103. Call it Boston 109, Cleveland 105, Cleveland keeping it close.
5/13 vs BOS — 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 102 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 37 and Garland at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Allen (6 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 96, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Porziņģis (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Cleveland minus-5 and the defense, Boston allowing 96 a night to Cleveland's 103. Call it Boston 109, Cleveland 105, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/25 vs CLE 121-83 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-83. ORL shot 51% (47 of 92) to CLE's 39%, 13 of 37 from three. ORL turned it over 8 times to CLE's 14. The glass went 51-32 for them. Banchero led with 31 (13 of 26, 4 of 9 from three); Suggs added 24, F. Wagner 16. The hinge was Q3, 35-16: a lead of 16 became 35, and the lead reached 43. F. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
4/27 vs CLE 112-89 — ORL notes
ORL won 112-89. ORL shot 56% (43 of 77) to CLE's 47%, 12 of 26 from three. The glass went 43-29 for them. F. Wagner led with 34 (13 of 17, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Isaac added 14, Suggs 12. The hinge was Q3, 37-10: ORL came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 18, and the lead reached 30. ORL trailed 51-60 at the half and won the second half 61-29. F. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
4/30 @ CLE 103-104 — ORL notes
ORL lost 103-104. ORL shot 46% (36 of 78) to CLE's 43%, 9 of 31 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CLE's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. Banchero led with 39 (14 of 24, 4 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); F. Wagner added 14, Suggs 13. Q2 was theirs, 24-15, the deficit cut from 10 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 89-79 against them. Anthony's -14 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/03 vs CLE 103-96 — ORL notes
ORL won 103-96. ORL shot 39% (35 of 89) to CLE's 49%, 11 of 36 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CLE's 10 — 22 points from the stripe to their 5. The glass went 48-38 for them. Banchero led with 27 (9 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); F. Wagner added 26, Suggs 22. The hinge was Q4, 30-18: ORL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7. Fultz was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
5/05 @ CLE 94-106 — ORL notes
ORL lost 94-106. ORL took 9 more shots (86 to 77), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 34% to CLE's 44%, 10 of 31 from three, and got to the line 30 times to CLE's 36. Banchero led with 38 (10 of 28, 3 of 6 from three, 15 of 18 at the line); Carter Jr. added 13, Suggs 10. Q1 was theirs, 24-18, but the other 3 periods went 88-70 against them. They led by as many as 18. Suggs's -16 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMiMoOkSt 5 10 0 3 8 38 0 2 0 4 4 100 1 5 1 1 2 0 0
CLE Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Strus
in Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Strus
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 7 17 +7 2 8 25 4 7 57 2 2 100 1 8 4 2 1 1 2
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMiMoSrSt 2 0 -7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
CLE Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Morris Sr., Strus
in Morris Sr.
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 7 17 +7 2 8 25 4 7 57 2 2 100 1 8 4 2 1 1 2
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeMiMoSrSt 3 2 -1 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 1
CLE LeVert, Mitchell, Mobley, Morris Sr., 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
BaJrWaFuSu 3 3 +1 1 5 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 0
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Fultz, Suggs
in Fultz
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeMeMiSrTh 2 6 +2 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 3 67 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
CLE LeVert, Merrill, Mitchell, Morris Sr., Thompson
in Merrill, Thompson
out Mobley, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
WaFuIsWaSu 2 4 -2 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
ORL F. Wagner, Fultz, Isaac, M. Wagner, Suggs
in Isaac, M. Wagner
out Banchero, Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaLeMeNiTh 2 0 -5 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
CLE Garland, LeVert, Merrill, Niang, Thompson
in Garland, Niang
out Mitchell, Morris Sr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnFuInIsWa 1 3 +3 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2
ORL Anthony, Fultz, Ingles, Isaac, M. Wagner
in Anthony, 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
MeMiMoOkSt 1 5 -2 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Strus
in Merrill, Okoro
out Garland, LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrWaSu 2 9 +4 1 1 100 1 1 100 4 4 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
in Carter Jr., F. Wagner
out Isaac, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeMeMiMoOk 5 14 +5 4 6 67 1 1 100 5 6 83 0 4 3 0 1 1 1
CLE LeVert, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro
in LeVert
out Garland
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrHaIsSu 6 11 -5 2 5 40 1 4 25 4 4 100 2 2 3 1 0 3 5
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., Harris, Isaac, Suggs
in Harris, Isaac
out Anthony, F. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMiMoOkSt 5 16 +8 4 8 50 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 4
CLE Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Strus
in Garland, Strus
out LeVert, Merrill
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 6 11 -5 1 7 14 2 5 40 3 4 75 2 4 3 1 0 2 2
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in F. Wagner
out Isaac
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeMiMoOkSt 5 12 +5 3 5 60 1 1 100 5 7 71 2 5 2 1 1 3 1
CLE LeVert, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, 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 6 11 -5 1 7 14 2 5 40 3 4 75 2 4 3 1 0 2 2
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in F. Wagner
out Isaac
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeMiMoOkSt 5 12 +5 3 5 60 1 1 100 5 7 71 2 5 2 1 1 3 1
CLE LeVert, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, 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
BaJrWaFuSu 1 0 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Fultz, Suggs
in Fultz
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LeMiMoOkSt 5 12 +5 3 5 60 1 1 100 5 7 71 2 5 2 1 1 3 1
CLE LeVert, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, 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
BaWaFuWaSu 3 4 -5 1 5 20 0 0 0 2 2 100 2 0 0 1 1 1 3
ORL Banchero, F. Wagner, Fultz, M. Wagner, Suggs
in M. Wagner
out Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaLeMiStTh 1 3 +1 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
CLE Garland, LeVert, Mitchell, Strus, Thompson
in Garland
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnFuInIsWa 1 2 -1 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Anthony, Fultz, Ingles, Isaac, M. Wagner
in Anthony, 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
GaLeMiMoOk 5 9 +2 3 4 75 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 2
CLE Garland, LeVert, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro
in Mobley, Okoro
out Strus, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrInIs 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 1 2
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., Ingles, Isaac
in Banchero, Carter Jr.
out Fultz, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaLeMiMoOk 5 9 +2 3 4 75 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 2
CLE Garland, LeVert, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro
in Mobley, Okoro
out Strus, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrWaHa 3 5 -2 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris
in F. Wagner, Harris
out Ingles, Isaac
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMiMoOkSt 4 9 -1 2 4 50 1 1 100 5 6 83 0 3 2 1 0 1 3
CLE Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Strus
in Strus
out LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaSu 4 10 +1 2 4 50 0 2 0 4 5 80 2 3 0 1 0 2 4
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Suggs
in Suggs
out Anthony
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
MM M. Morris Sr.
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TT T. Thompson
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 39 points as Cavaliers push past Magic 106-94 in Game 7 to get Boston next
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell brought redemption and relief to himself and the Cavaliers.
A year after being bullied and bounced in the first round of the NBA playoffs, Cleveland is moving on.
Mitchell made sure.
"This is why I'm here," he said. “It's my job.”
Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and Cleveland avoided a potentially franchise-shifting loss by rallying for a 106-94 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 to advance in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Cavs trailed by 18 in the first half and were in danger of being eliminated early for the second year in a row — a scenario that may have led to firings.
But Mitchell, who scored 50 in a Game 6 loss at Orlando and has been battling a left knee injury for months, put the Cavs on his back. He carried them past an up-and-coming Orlando team whose playoff inexperience showed in the second half.
“I don’t mean this disrespectful, but it doesn’t really mean much,” Mitchell said. “We didn't come in just to win the first round. We accomplished one goal, now we have to do it again. That’s the mindset.”
According to the NBA, Cleveland's comeback is the largest in a Game 7 since the league began tracking play-by-play in 1997-98.
Evan Mobley grabbed 16 rebounds and Darius Garland hit a critical 3-pointer — after getting a pep talk from Mitchell — in the fourth for Cleveland, which won its first playoff series without LeBron James since 1993.
The Cavs will begin the second round on the road against the top-seeded Celtics in Game 1 on Tuesday. Boston went 2-1 against Cleveland this season.
In the closing minutes, the towel-waving crowd inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse chanted, “We want Boston!” — a matchup that didn't look likely an hour earlier.
“I’m pretty sure everybody thinks they’re going to come in and kick our ass,” Mitchell said. "So for us to continue to stay level-headed throughout, and just be who we are, that’s the biggest thing.”
Paolo Banchero scored 38 — just 14 after halftime — and added 16 rebounds to lead the Magic, who grew up in the series but couldn't figure out how to win in Cleveland as both teams held serve on their floors.
Orlando's Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs went a combined 3 of 28 from the field.
The moment turned out to be too much for the Magic, who pushed the Cavs to the limit.
“After the first game, people were like, I don’t know if they’re ready,” Banchero said. "To come back the way we did, it shows where we’re headed and shows what we’re able to do.”
Down by 10 at halftime, Cleveland raised its defensive intensity in the third quarter and outscored Orlando 33-15. The Magic went just 4 of 24 from the field in the period and seemed hesitant while waiting for Banchero to do more.
The Cavs were up 85-77 in the fourth when Garland, who was in foul trouble in the first half and was clearly frustrated before Mitchell wrapped his arm around him on the bench, drained a 3-pointer from the corner to put Cleveland up 11.
After the shot dropped and Orlando called a timeout, a relieved Garland was bear-hugged by Mitchell, who was acquired in a trade two years ago from Utah to hopefully get Cleveland closer to another championship.
The Cavs took another step with him.
“We’ve been at it for two years and we’ve been trying to get past this first round, so he knew that we all wanted it at the same time and together,” Garland said. "He knew that I was a little bit down in the first half, but he kept trusting me.
“It’s cool just having him in my ear a little bit, just telling me to keep going, stay confident in myself. I really needed it.”
Cleveland was again without starting center Jarrett Allen , who missed the final three games in the series with a painful rib injury sustained from an errant Magic elbow.
Before he got hurt, Allen was Cleveland’s most consistent player against the Magic, getting 20 rebounds in Game 2 while giving the Cavs a defensive presence underneath to at least deter Orlando drives.
His status for the Boston series remains unknown.
Led by the 21-year-old Banchero, the Magic, who only won 22 games two years ago before they selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, were 24 minutes from winning a series they trailed 2-0.
But Orlando didn’t have enough — or Mitchell.
Whenever the Cavs needed a big play, the All-Star guard made one. Whenever a teammate needed support, he was there. And in scoring 89 points in the final two games, Mitchell may have finally silenced critics who pointed to his inability to close.
This time, he finished the job.
“That’s what special players do when it matters most,” Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “He was special when he needed to be.”