Orlando Magic @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH | Game ID: 22501049
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 32 40 33 31 136ORL 39 29 29 34 131
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Mitchell scores 42 as Cavaliers defeat Magic 136-131 to extend winning streak to 4 games
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 42 points, James Harden added 26 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 136-131 Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to four games.
It is Mitchell’s sixth game with at least 40 points this season, tied for fourth-most in the league.
The All-Star guard also continued his mastery of the Magic. It was his third 40-point game in 23 regular-season meetings against Orlando. He is averaging 27.2 against the Magic, the sixth-highest scoring average of any player in NBA history against Orlando.
Harden, who was scoreless in the first half of Saturday’s game at New Orleans, had 22 points and three 3-pointers in the first half as the Cavaliers had a 72-68 lead at halftime. It was his most points in the first two quarters since being acquired by the Cavaliers.
Evan Mobley had 19 points for Cleveland, making all eight of his shots from the field, along with nine rebounds and six assists.
Paolo Banchero had 36 points for Orlando (38-34), which has dropped six straight and dropped into a three-way tie with Charlotte and Miami for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
Tristan da Silva had 18 points, while Desmond Bane and Jamal Cain scored 17 apiece for the Magic.
The Cavaliers (45-27) are 2 1/2 games behind the Knicks for third in the Eastern Conference.
Cleveland had a 114-103 lead with 9:19 remaining before Orlando started to slowly rally back. Wendell Carter Jr . sank a pair of free throws with 37.5 seconds remaining but Mitchell drove the lane and hit a floating 7-foot jumper with 13.7 seconds left to give the Cavaliers breathing room.
Banchero scored 16 in the first quarter as Orlando went up 39-32 after 12 minutes. He was 5 of 7 from the field in the first quarter but 5 of 12 the rest of the game.
Up next Magic: Host the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMeMiMoWa 6 15 -4 7 12 58 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 2
CLE Harden, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Harden, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ElHaMeMoSt 2 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
CLE Ellis, Harden, Merrill, Mobley, Strus
in Ellis, Strus
out Mitchell, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrElMiScSt 4 9 -5 3 5 60 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 1
CLE Bryant, Ellis, Mitchell, Schröder, Strus
in Bryant, Mitchell, Schröder
out Harden, Merrill, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMoScSt 2 9 +7 4 4 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1
CLE Bryant, Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder, Strus
in Mobley
out Ellis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMiMoScTo 2 5 0 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
CLE Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder, Tomlin
in Harden, Tomlin
out Bryant, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ElHaMeToWa 4 13 +3 5 8 62 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 0 2 1 2
CLE Ellis, Harden, Merrill, Tomlin, Wade
in Ellis, Merrill, Wade
out Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMeMiMoSt 3 12 0 4 6 67 2 2 100 3 3 100 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 3
CLE Harden, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
out Ellis, Tomlin, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMeMiMoWa 5 18 +4 6 6 100 0 0 0 5 6 83 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3
CLE Harden, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Wade
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ElHaMeMoWa :48 0 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
CLE Ellis, Harden, Merrill, Mobley, Wade
in Ellis
out Mitchell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ElHaMeMoSt 1 2 -3 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
CLE Ellis, Harden, Merrill, Mobley, Strus
in Strus
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrElHaMeSt 2 6 +4 2 4 50 1 2 50 1 2 50 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 1
CLE Bryant, Ellis, Harden, Merrill, Strus
in Bryant
out Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrElMiScSt 3 8 +4 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 1 1
CLE Bryant, Ellis, Mitchell, Schröder, Strus
in Mitchell, Schröder
out Harden, Merrill
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiMoScSt 2 4 0 1 3 33 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
CLE Bryant, Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder, Strus
in Mobley
out Ellis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMiMoScWa 2 7 -1 3 5 60 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 2
CLE Harden, Mitchell, Mobley, Schröder, Wade
in Harden, Wade
out Bryant, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ElHaMeScWa :51 0 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CLE Ellis, Harden, Merrill, Schröder, Wade
in Ellis, Merrill
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ElHaMeStWa 1 5 +3 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
CLE Ellis, Harden, Merrill, Strus, Wade
in Strus
out Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMeMiMoSt 6 15 -2 5 11 45 0 3 0 5 6 83 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 4
CLE Harden, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Ellis, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaCaJrSi 6 19 +4 6 11 55 3 6 50 4 4 100 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 1
ORL Banchero, Bane, Cain, Carter Jr., da Silva
in Banchero, Bane, Cain, Carter Jr., da Silva
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaCaJrSi 2 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Cain, Carter, Carter Jr., da Silva
in Carter
out Bane
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiCaHoSi :57 4 -2 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Carter, Howard, da Silva
in Bitadze, Howard
out Cain, Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBiCaHo 1 4 -1 1 3 33 1 3 33 2 2 100 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
ORL Banchero, Bane, Bitadze, Carter, Howard
in Bane
out da Silva
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiCaHoPe 2 7 +3 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1
ORL Bane, Bitadze, Carter, Howard, Penda
in Penda
out Banchero
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiCaHoPe 2 2 -5 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1
ORL Bane, Bitadze, Carter, Howard, Penda
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaJrHoPe 1 0 -2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
ORL Bane, Carter, Carter Jr., Howard, Penda
in Carter Jr.
out Bitadze
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaCaJrHo 1 5 0 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Bane, Carter, Carter Jr., Howard
in Banchero
out Penda
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaJrHoSi 1 1 -5 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
ORL Banchero, Carter, Carter Jr., Howard, da Silva
in da Silva
out Bane
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaCaJrSi 2 5 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Cain, Carter, Carter Jr., da Silva
in Cain
out Howard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaCaJrSi 9 27 -3 7 16 44 2 5 40 12 13 92 5 4 9 4 1 0 1 5
ORL Banchero, Bane, Cain, Carter Jr., da Silva
in Bane
out Carter
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiCaCaSi 2 5 +3 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Cain, Carter, da Silva
in Bitadze, Carter
out Bane, Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiCaHoSi 3 7 -1 3 5 60 0 1 0 3 3 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Carter, Howard, da Silva
in Howard
out Cain
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBiCaHo 3 4 -4 1 4 25 1 3 33 1 2 50 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1
ORL Banchero, Bane, Bitadze, Carter, Howard
in Bane
out da Silva
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaCaJrWa 2 4 0 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Bane, Cain, Carter, Carter Jr., Wagner
in Cain, Carter Jr., Wagner
out Banchero, Bitadze, Howard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaCaWaSi 1 4 -1 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
ORL Bane, Cain, Carter, Wagner, da Silva
in da Silva
out Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCaCaWaSi 2 7 +5 1 1 100 0 0 0 4 4 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Cain, Carter, Wagner, da Silva
in Banchero
out Bane
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaCaCaSi 2 2 -5 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2
ORL Banchero, Bane, Cain, Carter, da Silva
in Bane
out Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaCaJrSi 5 14 +4 3 8 38 1 4 25 7 8 88 2 3 5 1 0 1 1 2
ORL Banchero, Bane, Cain, Carter Jr., da Silva
in Carter Jr.
out Carter
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLDB D. Bane
GB G. Bitadze
JC J. Cain
JC J. Carter
JH J. Howard
MW M. Wagner
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
CLEDM D. Mitchell
DS D. Schröder
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JH J. Harden
KE K. Ellis
MS M. Strus
NT N. Tomlin
SM S. Merrill
SC Schroder
TB T. Bryant
ORL/CLE 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
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