Game ID: 22400133
Orlando Magic @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 34 29 32 25 120ORL 16 28 34 31 109
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 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CLE availability going into 10/26 · back-to-back
full strength
CLE availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CLE availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CLE availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CLE availability going into 11/02 · back-to-back
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CLE availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's rest
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CLE availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT LeVert missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 28 min (117% of 24)
CLE availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 2 since 11/04, returns tonight: 18 min (89% of 20)
BACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 28 min since (117% of 24)
NEW Okoro 18 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/26 · back-to-back
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
ORL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 3 since 10/25, returns tonight: 14 min (91% of 15)
ORL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 4 since 10/25, returns tonight: 20 min (93% of 22)
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 13)
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 13)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 14 min since (91% of 15)
ORL availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Bitadze missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 20 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 15 min since (100% of 15)
BACK Joseph back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 4 since 10/28, returns tonight: 27 min (136% of 20)
OUT Queen missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 26 min since (119% of 22)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 15 min since (101% of 15)
BACK Joseph back 11/01 after 2, 5 min since (35% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 11/01 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 5 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 28 min since (132% of 22)
BACK Bitadze back 11/04 after 4, 27 min since (136% of 20)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 14 min since (94% of 15)
BACK Joseph back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 11/01 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 13)
NEW Suggs 29 to 34 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 6 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 27 min since (126% of 22)
BACK Bitadze back 11/04 after 4, 28 min since (143% of 20)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 15 min since (95% of 15)
BACK Joseph back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 11/01 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 13)
NEW Suggs 29 to 34 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 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 107, shooting 54 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 18 a game. Without da Silva (4 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 35 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Cleveland's 23. Call it Cleveland 118, Orlando 108, Cleveland by 10.
10/25 vs DET 113-101 — CLE notes
CLE won 113-101. CLE shot 51% (42 of 82) to DET's 47%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 23 times to DET's 17 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. CLE turned it over 12 times to DET's 22. Mitchell led with 19 (8 of 21, 1 of 8 from three); Wade added 19, Allen 17. The hinge was Q2, 37-26: CLE came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 18. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/26 @ WAS 135-116 — CLE notes
CLE won 135-116. CLE shot 53% (47 of 88) to WAS's 39%, 18 of 39 from three. Mitchell led with 30 (11 of 18, 6 of 11 from three); Allen added 23, Garland 23. The hinge was Q3, 38-28: a lead of 6 became 16, and the lead reached 27. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/28 @ NYK 110-104 — CLE notes
CLE won 110-104. CLE shot 48% (39 of 82) to NYK's 44%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to NYK's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 15. Garland led with 34 (12 of 19, 5 of 8 from three); Mitchell added 25, Mobley 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-26: CLE came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 6. CLE trailed 45-52 at the half and won the second half 65-52. LeVert was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
10/30 vs LAL 134-110 — CLE notes
CLE won 134-110. CLE shot 58% (56 of 97) to LAL's 49%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 8 times to LAL's 33. CLE turned it over 12 times to LAL's 20. Mobley led with 25 (12 of 16); Mitchell added 24, Allen 20. The hinge was Q1, 42-23: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 28. Merrill was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/01 vs ORL 120-109 — CLE notes
CLE won 120-109. CLE shot 51% (44 of 87) to ORL's 46%, 15 of 38 from three. The glass went 49-39 for them. Garland led with 25 (8 of 16, 3 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mitchell added 22, Mobley 14. The hinge was Q1, 34-16: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 22. LeVert was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/02 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to Milwaukee's 31 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 108 a night to Milwaukee's 120. Call it Cleveland 120, Milwaukee 111.
11/04 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Garland at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 25 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to Milwaukee's 31 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to Milwaukee's 121. Call it Cleveland 123, Milwaukee 108, Cleveland by 15.
11/06 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ingram at 26 and Williamson at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without McCollum (4 straight), Murray (7 straight), Jones (4 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Garland at 24 and Mitchell at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without LeVert (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 118 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 117, New Orleans 110.
11/08 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 14 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wade (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Hield at 22 and Kuminga at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Melton (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to Cleveland's 14. Call it Cleveland 116, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
10/25 vs BKN 116-101 — ORL notes
ORL won 116-101. ORL shot 52% (39 of 75) to BKN's 42%, 15 of 30 from three, and went to the line 33 times to BKN's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. ORL turned it over 12 times to BKN's 17. F. Wagner led with 29 (10 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); M. Wagner added 18, Banchero 15. The hinge was Q3, 32-25: a lead of 3 became 10, and the lead reached 18. F. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
10/26 @ MEM 111-124 — ORL notes
ORL lost 111-124. ORL shot 43% (37 of 87) to MEM's 53%, 17 of 48 from three. F. Wagner led with 23 (7 of 16, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Suggs added 21, Banchero 16. Q3 was theirs, 35-21, the deficit cut from 26 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 103-76 against them. Caldwell-Pope's -21 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs IND 119-115 — ORL notes
ORL won 119-115. ORL shot 47% (39 of 83) to IND's 47%, 13 of 41 from three, and went to the line 38 times to IND's 30 — 28 points from the stripe to their 20. Banchero led with 50 (16 of 26, 3 of 9 from three, 15 of 22 at the line); Suggs added 25, M. Wagner 14. The hinge was Q2, 36-23: ORL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
10/30 @ CHI 99-102 — ORL notes
ORL lost 99-102. ORL shot 41% (35 of 86) to CHI's 43%, 11 of 46 from three. The glass went 42-54 against them. Banchero led with 31 (12 of 22, 2 of 9 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Suggs added 17, Carter Jr. 14. Q1 was theirs, 33-18, but the other 3 periods went 84-66 against them. They led by as many as 20. Caldwell-Pope's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ CLE 109-120 — ORL notes
ORL lost 109-120. ORL shot 46% (41 of 90) to CLE's 51%, 11 of 33 from three. The glass went 39-49 against them. Suggs led with 28 (10 of 20, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); F. Wagner added 17, da Silva 17. Q4 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 17 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 95-78 against them. M. Wagner's -14 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Dončić at 27 and Irving at 25 a game. Without Kleber (3 straight), Edwards (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Suggs at 20 a game. Without Bitadze (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 29 free throws a game to Dallas's 19 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 14 times a game to Dallas's 10. Call it Dallas 112, Orlando 109, Orlando keeping it close.
11/04 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Suggs at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (2 straight), Bitadze (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 100 a night to Orlando's 114 and the arc, OKC at 36 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it OKC 116, Orlando 100, OKC by 16.
11/06 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Haliburton at 19 a game. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 109, shooting 40 percent and 25 from three, 26 free throws a game; Suggs at 20 and Wagner at 13 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 25 and the defense, Orlando allowing 109 a night to Indiana's 124. Call it Indiana 116, Orlando 112, Orlando keeping it close.
11/08 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 23 from three, 23 free throws a game; Suggs at 18 and Wagner at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (4 straight), Carter Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and Ingram at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without McCollum (5 straight), Murray (8 straight), Jones (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 23 and the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Orlando 111, New Orleans 109, New Orleans keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
LT L. Travers
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
TT T. Thompson
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MW M. Wagner
TD T. da Silva
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
Garland scores 25 points, Cavaliers improve to 6-0 with 120-109 win over Banchero-less Magic
CLEVELAND -- — Darius Garland scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell added 22 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 6-0 with a 120-109 victory Friday night over the Orlando Magic , who played their first game without injured All-Star Paolo Banchero .
The Cavs are the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference. The last time Cleveland started 6-0 was in 2016 with LeBron James . The club's best start was 8-0 in 1976.
The early meeting between Orlando and Cleveland was a rematch of last season's tense opening-round playoff series won by the Cavs in seven games.
Banchero is expected to miss at least a month — and maybe longer — with a torn right oblique. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft was on an early tear, averaging 29 points with 8.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists before getting hurt Wednesday.
Orlando's Jalen Suggs scored a career-high 28 points and had eight rebounds and seven assists. Franz Wagner had 17 points.
Cleveland rookie Luke Travers made his NBA debut. The Australian scored four points in garbage time.
Takeaways Magic: Life without Banchero won't be easy, but it could lead to Suggs further developing his offensive game and others stepping up.
Cavaliers: Have bought into first-year coach Kenny Atkinson's offensive system by playing at a faster pace and shooting more 3-pointers.
Key moment The Magic hung around and were still within 10 late in the third quarter, when Cavs reserves Caris LeVert , Sam Merrill and Georges Niang all made 3-pointers in the final 2:17 to give Cleveland a 17-point lead going to the fourth.
Key stat Cleveland improved to 30-7 in Mitchell's last 37 regular-season games since January.
Up next The Magic continue their trip at Dallas on Sunday. The Cavs play Saturday in Milwaukee before hosting Bucks on Monday.