Game ID: 22300607
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Orlando Magic
Monday, January 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 19 28 27 25 99CLE 38 34 35 19 126
CLE @ ORL ScoutingCLE @ 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.
ORL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 5 since 1/05, returns tonight: 19 min (74% of 26)
OUT Gar. Harris missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 1/07 after 27, 15 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Ingles back 1/12 after 13, 20 min since (121% of 16)
BACK Isaac back 1/13 after 10, 15 min since (93% of 16)
NEW M. Wagner 18 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 21 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 12 to 18 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Carter Jr. back 1/15 after 5, 19 min since (74% of 26)
BACK Fultz back 1/07 after 27, 17 min since (84% of 20)
BACK Ingles back 1/12 after 13, 20 min since (122% of 16)
BACK Isaac back 1/13 after 10, 16 min since (95% of 16)
NEW M. Wagner 18 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 32 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT M. Wagner missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 6 min (37% of 18)
OUT Queen missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 12)
BACK Carter Jr. back 1/15 after 5, 21 min since (83% of 26)
BACK Ingles back 1/12 after 13, 20 min since (122% of 16)
BACK Isaac back 1/13 after 10, 14 min since (84% of 16)
NEW Bitadze 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 27 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 8 since 1/05, returns tonight: 28 min (84% of 33)
OUT Gar. Harris missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Carter Jr. back 1/15 after 5, 23 min since (89% of 26)
BACK M. Wagner back 1/19 after 2, 6 min since (37% of 18)
BACK Ingles back 1/12 after 13, 21 min since (125% of 16)
BACK Isaac back 1/13 after 10, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Queen back 1/19 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 12)
NEW Bitadze 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/22 · back-to-backOUT Gar. Harris missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK F. Wagner back 1/21 after 8, 28 min since (84% of 33)
BACK Carter Jr. back 1/15 after 5, 26 min since (100% of 26)
BACK M. Wagner back 1/19 after 2, 9 min since (49% of 18)
BACK Isaac back 1/13 after 10, 13 min since (83% of 16)
BACK Queen back 1/19 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Fultz 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/26 · 3 days' restOUT Gar. Harris missed 10 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK F. Wagner back 1/21 after 8, 26 min since (79% of 33)
BACK Carter Jr. back 1/15 after 5, 26 min since (101% of 26)
BACK M. Wagner back 1/19 after 2, 12 min since (68% of 18)
BACK Queen back 1/19 after 2, 7 min since (56% of 12)
NEW Fultz 20 to 26 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Gar. Harris missed 11 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK F. Wagner back 1/21 after 8, 30 min since (91% of 33)
BACK M. Wagner back 1/19 after 2, 12 min since (69% of 18)
BACK Queen back 1/19 after 2, 6 min since (52% of 12)
NEW Fultz 20 to 26 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT Gar. Harris missed 12 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK F. Wagner back 1/21 after 8, 30 min since (92% of 33)
BACK M. Wagner back 1/19 after 2, 14 min since (81% of 18)
BACK Queen back 1/19 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 12)
ORL availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Gar. Harris missed 13 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK F. Wagner back 1/21 after 8, 31 min since (93% of 33)
NEW Fultz 20 to 26 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 1/11 · 3 days' restOUT Garland missed 11 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 15 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 12/29 after 4, 32 min since (90% of 36)
BACK Merrill back 12/29 after 2, 22 min since (130% of 17)
CLE availability going into 1/15 · 3 days' restOUT Garland missed 12 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 16 since 12/08, out tonight
NEW Merrill 17 to 25 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 13 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 17 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 1/11, returns tonight: 20 min (157% of 13)
NEW Merrill 17 to 26 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/20 · 2 days' restOUT Garland missed 14 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 18 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 1/17 after 2, 20 min since (157% of 13)
NEW Merrill 17 to 25 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 15 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 19 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 1/17 after 2, 20 min since (160% of 13)
NEW Merrill 17 to 25 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 16 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 20 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT LeVert missed 2 since 1/20, returns tonight: 28 min (99% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 1/17 after 2, 21 min since (164% of 13)
NEW Merrill 17 to 27 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 17 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 21 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 1/24 after 2, 28 min since (99% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 1/17 after 2, 16 min since (126% of 13)
NEW Merrill 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 11 to 17 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 1/29 · 2 days' restOUT Garland missed 18 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 22 since 12/08, returns tonight: 21 min (66% of 32)
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 1/24 after 2, 26 min since (92% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 1/17 after 2, 16 min since (126% of 13)
NEW Merrill 17 to 25 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 19 since 12/16, returns tonight: 20 min (61% of 34)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 3 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Eva. Mobley back 1/29 after 22, 21 min since (66% of 32)
BACK LeVert back 1/24 after 2, 25 min since (89% of 28)
NEW Merrill 17 to 23 min over the last 5
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 105, shooting 46 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and Carter Jr. at 19 a game. Without Gar. Harris (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Allen at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Garland (15 straight), Eva. Mobley (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 36 percent from three to Orlando's 29 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-8 a night and Orlando plus-2. Call it Cleveland 111, Orlando 107, Orlando keeping it close.
1/15 @ NYK 98-94 — ORL notes
ORL won 98-94. ORL shot 45% (38 of 85) to NYK's 40%, 8 of 29 from three. Banchero led with 20 (9 of 19); Carter Jr. added 17, Anthony 15. The hinge was Q4, 25-16: ORL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4. ORL trailed 50-52 at the half and won the second half 48-42. Anthony was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/17 @ ATL 104-106 — ORL notes
ORL lost 104-106. ORL took 12 more shots (88 to 76), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to ATL's 51%, 10 of 35 from three. ORL turned it over 13 times to ATL's 23. Banchero led with 26 (8 of 25, 1 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Carter Jr. added 18, Suggs 16. Q2 was theirs, 25-23, but the other 3 periods went 83-79 against them.
1/19 vs PHI 109-124 — ORL notes
ORL lost 109-124. ORL shot 47% (37 of 78) to PHI's 48%, 10 of 23 from three. ORL turned it over 16 times to PHI's 7, and PHI turned those into 11 steals. Carter Jr. led with 25 (9 of 13, 6 of 7 at the line); Suggs added 16, Banchero 14. Q1 was theirs, 34-32, but the other 3 periods went 92-75 against them. Banchero's -12 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 vs MIA 105-87 — ORL notes
ORL won 105-87. ORL shot 47% (37 of 78) to MIA's 38%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIA's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. Banchero led with 20 (7 of 14, 3 of 5 from three); F. Wagner added 19, Carter Jr. 17. The hinge was Q3, 33-23: a lead of 2 became 12, and the lead reached 24. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/22 vs CLE 99-126 — ORL notes
ORL lost 99-126. ORL shot 46% (34 of 74) to CLE's 56%, 11 of 29 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CLE's 22 — 20 points from the stripe to their 16. ORL turned it over 15 times to CLE's 9, and CLE turned those into 10 steals. Banchero led with 18 (6 of 14, 1 of 4 from three, 5 of 9 at the line); F. Wagner added 17, M. Wagner 15. Q4 was theirs, 25-19, the deficit cut from 33 to 27, but the other 3 periods went 107-74 against them. Suggs's -24 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/26 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 109, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 24 and Williams Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Bane (6 straight), LaRavia (5 straight), Rose (11 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and Carter Jr. at 17 a game. Without Gar. Harris (10 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-0 a night and Memphis minus-6 and the arc, Memphis at 38 percent from three to Orlando's 33. Call it Memphis 109, Orlando 108, Orlando keeping it close.
1/28 vs PHX — 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 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 21 and Carter Jr. at 18 a game. Without Gar. Harris (11 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 55 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 40 and Durant at 28 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 19 and the arc, Phoenix at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 33. Call it Phoenix 114, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
1/29 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 128, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Dončić at 40 and Hardaway Jr. at 16 a game. Without Irving (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 21 and F. Wagner at 16 a game. Without Gar. Harris (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 108 a night to Dallas's 128 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Dallas's 20. Call it Dallas 116, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
1/31 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Vassell at 21 a game. Without Collins (2 straight), Branham (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and F. Wagner at 17 a game. Without Gar. Harris (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to San Antonio's 22. Call it San Antonio 115, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
1/11 vs BKN 111-102 — CLE notes
CLE won 111-102. CLE shot 39% (32 of 82) to BKN's 45%, 13 of 44 from three, and went to the line 43 times to BKN's 28 — 34 points from the stripe to their 20. CLE turned it over 11 times to BKN's 16. Mitchell led with 45 (15 of 30, 4 of 12 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); LeVert added 21, Allen 12. The hinge was Q1, 26-16: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/15 vs CHI 109-91 — CLE notes
CLE won 109-91. CLE shot 41% (39 of 95) to CHI's 42%, 20 of 57 from three. CLE turned it over 11 times to CHI's 18. Mitchell led with 34 (11 of 21, 4 of 10 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); LeVert added 16, Merrill 15. The hinge was Q1, 40-21: from level to 19 ahead. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
1/17 vs MIL 135-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 135-95. CLE shot 59% (55 of 93) to MIL's 40%, 12 of 28 from three, and went to the line 19 times to MIL's 10 — 13 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 55-36 for them. Niang led with 33 (13 of 14, 5 of 6 from three); Mitchell added 31, Allen 21. The hinge was Q3, 42-26: a lead of 25 became 41, and the lead reached 47. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
1/20 @ ATL 116-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 116-95. CLE shot 51% (43 of 85) to ATL's 40%, 16 of 43 from three. Mitchell led with 18 (6 of 17, 0 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Merrill added 18, Wade 17. The hinge was Q2, 34-25: a lead of 5 became 14, and the lead reached 27. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/22 @ ORL 126-99 — CLE notes
CLE won 126-99. CLE shot 56% (45 of 80) to ORL's 46%, 20 of 38 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 30. CLE turned it over 9 times to ORL's 15. Merrill led with 26 (8 of 13, 8 of 13 from three); Mitchell added 25, Allen 14. The hinge was Q1, 38-19: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
1/24 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 27 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 96, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Niang at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Garland (16 straight), Eva. Mobley (20 straight), LeVert (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 96 a night to Milwaukee's 129 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-8 a night and Milwaukee minus-0. Call it Cleveland 120, Milwaukee 115.
1/26 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 128, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 31 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 101, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Merrill at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Garland (17 straight), Eva. Mobley (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 101 a night to Milwaukee's 128 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 31 free throws a game to Cleveland's 17. Call it Cleveland 119, Milwaukee 117, Milwaukee keeping it close.
1/29 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 103, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Allen at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Garland (18 straight), Eva. Mobley (22 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 21 and Leonard at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Zubac (6 straight), Tucker (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 103 a night to the Clippers' 110. Call it Cleveland 115, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/31 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Allen at 19 a game. Without Garland (19 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 23 and Burks at 15 a game. Without Wiseman (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 118 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-2 a night and Detroit minus-3. Call it Cleveland 119, Detroit 110.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMiOkStWa 6 18 +11 2 4 50 4 6 67 2 3 67 1 5 4 2 2 2 2
CLE Allen, Mitchell, Okoro, Strus, Wade
in Allen, Mitchell, Okoro, Strus, Wade
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrWaSu 5 7 -11 3 8 38 0 2 0 1 2 50 3 2 1 2 0 2 2
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
in Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMeMiOkWa 1 5 +3 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0
CLE Allen, Merrill, Mitchell, Okoro, Wade
in Merrill
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrInSu 2 2 -3 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 1
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., Ingles, Suggs
in Ingles
out F. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMeMiNiOk 1 2 0 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Merrill, Mitchell, Niang, Okoro
in Niang
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrInSu 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., Ingles, Suggs
in Anthony
out Black
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMeNiJrSt 2 7 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Merrill, Niang, Porter Jr., Strus
in Porter Jr., Strus
out Mitchell, Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrHoIn 2 7 0 2 2 100 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., Houstan, Ingles
in Houstan
out Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiNiJrTh 4 14 +6 4 6 67 1 1 100 3 4 75 1 2 1 3 0 0 2
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Niang, Porter Jr., Thompson
in Mitchell
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnWaWaOkSu 4 8 -7 1 3 33 1 2 50 4 6 67 0 1 1 0 0 2 2
ORL Anthony, F. Wagner, M. Wagner, Okeke, Suggs
in Okeke, Suggs
out Banchero, Houstan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlNiOkJrSt 2 7 +1 2 2 100 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Niang, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus
in Allen, Strus
out Merrill, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrWaHo 2 6 -1 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Houstan
in Carter Jr.
out M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMiOkStWa 2 6 +2 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Mitchell, Okoro, Strus, Wade
in Mitchell, Wade
out Niang, Porter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrWaSu 2 4 -2 1 1 100 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
in Black, Suggs
out Anthony, Houstan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMeMiStWa 3 7 +1 0 1 0 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 3 1 0 0 0 2
CLE Allen, Merrill, Mitchell, Strus, Wade
in Merrill
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrInSu 2 6 -1 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 3 2 0 0 0 1
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., Ingles, Suggs
in Ingles
out F. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMiOkStWa 6 17 +1 3 7 43 3 5 60 2 2 100 1 4 5 1 0 1 1
CLE Allen, Mitchell, Okoro, Strus, Wade
in Okoro
out Merrill
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrWaSu 6 16 -1 3 8 38 3 4 75 1 2 50 1 5 5 1 0 1 2
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Suggs
in F. Wagner
out Ingles
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMeMiStWa 1 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
CLE Allen, Merrill, Mitchell, Strus, Wade
in Merrill
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHoSu 1 4 +2 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Houstan, Suggs
in Houstan
out Black
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMeMiNiWa 2 8 +5 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2
CLE Allen, Merrill, Mitchell, Niang, Wade
in Niang
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHoOk 1 3 -2 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Houstan, Okeke
in Okeke
out Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiNiThWa 2 8 +4 3 3 100 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Niang, Thompson, Wade
in Thompson
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoInWaOkQu 5 11 -2 3 4 75 1 5 20 2 2 100 1 3 3 2 0 1 4
ORL Houstan, Ingles, M. Wagner, Okeke, Queen
in Queen
out Anthony
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
MeNiJrStTh 3 5 -2 1 4 25 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1
CLE Merrill, Niang, Porter Jr., Strus, Thompson
in Porter Jr., Strus
out Mitchell, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoInWaOkQu 5 11 -2 3 4 75 1 5 20 2 2 100 1 3 3 2 0 1 4
ORL Houstan, Ingles, M. Wagner, Okeke, Queen
in Queen
out Anthony
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoMeNiJrTh 9 14 -4 3 4 75 2 6 33 2 4 50 1 7 3 1 1 1 5
CLE Jones, Merrill, Niang, Porter Jr., Thompson
in Jones
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BiHoWaOkQu 6 13 -1 3 5 60 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 3 3 0 0 1 3
ORL Bitadze, Houstan, M. Wagner, Okeke, Queen
in Bitadze
out Ingles
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoMeNiJrTh 9 14 -4 3 4 75 2 6 33 2 4 50 1 7 3 1 1 1 5
CLE Jones, Merrill, Niang, Porter Jr., Thompson
in Jones
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BiHoOkQuSc 3 5 +5 0 1 0 1 2 50 4 6 67 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Bitadze, Houstan, Okeke, Queen, Schofield
in Schofield
out M. Wagner
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DJ D. Jones
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TT T. Thompson
ORLAB A. Black
AS A. Schofield
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CO C. Okeke
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JI J. Ingles
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
TQ T. Queen
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
Sam Merrill scores 26, Cavs ease past Magic 126-99 for 8th straight win
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Sam Merrill helped the Cleveland Cavaliers close out their eighth straight win in the first 15 minutes Monday night.
Merrill hit his first five 3-point attempts and scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half as the Cavaliers rolled to a 126-99 win over the Orlando Magic .
Donovan Mitchell added 25 points and 13 assists for the Cavs, who shot 20 for 38 (53%) from 3-point range. Cleveland never trailed and led by 36 at one point. Merrill's fifth 3-pointer gave them a 48-27 lead just three minutes into the second quarter.
“He’s doing it consistently,” said Jarrett Allen , who set a franchise record with his 12th straight double-double. “We feel like we can give him the ball every single time and he’s going to make the shot. In my mind he hasn’t missed yet.”
The Cavs' win streak is one short of the NBA's longest this season (set by the Magic from Nov. 15-Dec. 1 and the Los Angeles Clippers from Dec. 2-20), and all of it has been accomplished without Darius Garland and Evan Mobley , the team's second- and third-leading scorers.
Allen, who didn't score until the Cavs had a 21-point lead, finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds and was given a game ball.
“Each of our guys is focusing and thriving in their roles, and J.A. is thriving in his role clearly,” said coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who credited Allen for the team's quick starts during the streak.
“Jarrett Allen wins the tip and we get the first possession,” Bickerstaff said. “Then our defense has just been incredible. Our guys have been elite on that end of the floor, and when you are that good, you’re going to give yourself a chance to get to those starts. Tonight (the Magic) had seven points around the six-minute mark. That’s difficult to overcome."
Paolo Banchero had 18 points and six assists for the Magic. Franz Wagner , who played 24 minutes in the second half of a back-to-back after missing eight games with a sprained ankle, scored 17 points.
“You can just tell the way they're playing that they're on a win streak,” Banchero said. “We've played that team when they're fully healthy, and a lot of these guys have a bunch of confidence. I think they started off making some tough shots and it was kind of over from there, really. We never really got back in it.”
Max Strus , Isaac Okoro , Dean Wade and Mitchell all hit 3-pointers in the first five minutes, staking the Cavs to an 18-7 lead, and then Merrill got involved.
“I think there’s definitely a high level of confidence and trust in each other,” said Merrill, who came into the game with an 8.1-point scoring average. “Because of all the new guys and having kind of a new system, we certainly had to grow, and I think we have that right now.”