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Garland scores 25 points, Cavaliers improve to 6-0 with 120-109 win over Banchero-less Magic
CLEVELAND (AP) 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.
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.
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.
Cleveland improved to 30-7 in Mitchell's last 37 regular-season games since January.
The Magic continue their trip at Dallas on Sunday. The Cavs play Saturday in Milwaukee before hosting Bucks on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Moritz Wagner vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 0-2 |
| 11:16 |  | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jalen Suggs assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:02 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-4 |
| 10:43 | | Moritz Wagner turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:16 | | Moritz Wagner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 2-8 |
| 9:43 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 4-8 |
| 9:36 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:21 | | Franz Wagner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Franz Wagner offensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Franz Wagner turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:09 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point tip dunk | 4-10 |
| 8:48 | | Jalen Suggs turnover (lost ball) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 8:45 | | Franz Wagner shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-11 |
| 8:45 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-12 |
| 8:32 | | Jarrett Allen blocks Franz Wagner's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:30 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Darius Garland turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Suggs steals) | ||
| 8:05 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point running dunk (Jalen Suggs assists) | 6-12 |
| 7:46 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 6-15 |
| 7:28 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point driving dunk (Anthony Black assists) | 8-15 |
| 7:09 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point turnaround hook shot | 8-17 |
| 6:50 | | Franz Wagner misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Jalen Suggs blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:37 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point running reverse layup | 10-17 |
| 6:34 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:26 | | Cavaliers turnover (8-second violation) | ||
| 6:07 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point alley-oop layup (Franz Wagner assists) | 12-17 |
| 5:55 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:53 | | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Moritz Wagner misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +3 | Dean Wade makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 12-20 |
| 5:16 | | Moritz Wagner misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:14 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-21 |
| 5:10 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-22 |
| 4:52 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point layup (Anthony Black assists) | 14-22 |
| 4:52 | | Sam Merrill shooting foul (Moritz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 4:52 | | Moritz Wagner misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:50 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:34 | | Moritz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Sam Merrill personal foul (Cole Anthony draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | Anthony Black misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:22 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point running layup (Darius Garland assists) | 14-24 |
| 4:07 | | Caris LeVert personal foul (Cole Anthony draws the foul) | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Black assists) | 16-24 |
| 3:38 | | Caris LeVert misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Cole Anthony misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:14 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point cutting layup (Darius Garland assists) | 16-26 |
| 2:51 | | Cole Anthony misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point stepback jump shot | 16-29 |
| 2:42 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:17 | | Cole Anthony misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point running layup | 16-31 |
| 1:43 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Jonathan Isaac blocks Georges Niang's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:24 | | Jett Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Gary Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Cole Anthony shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | Caris LeVert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:14 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-32 |
| 0:58 | | Gary Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point running layup (Georges Niang assists) | 16-34 |
| 0:34 | | Jett Howard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Jett Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving finger roll layup | 18-34 |
| 11:32 | | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Isaac steals) | ||
| 11:23 | | Gary Harris misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:23 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Gary Harris turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:56 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Jett Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 18-36 |
| 10:17 | | Franz Wagner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:14 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +3 | Jett Howard makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Suggs assists) | 21-36 |
| 9:40 | | Georges Niang offensive foul (Jalen Suggs draws the foul) | ||
| 9:40 | | Georges Niang turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | Franz Wagner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:26 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Franz Wagner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:24 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 21-39 |
| 9:05 | | Evan Mobley blocks Franz Wagner's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:02 | | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:47 | | Isaac Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Evan Mobley turnover (bad pass) (Gary Harris steals) | ||
| 8:32 | | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Jalen Suggs draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | +3 | Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Franz Wagner assists) | 24-39 |
| 8:03 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Franz Wagner assists) | 26-39 |
| 7:41 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 26-41 |
| 7:28 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (Jalen Suggs draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | +1 | Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-41 |
| 7:28 | | +1 | Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-41 |
| 7:10 | | Jett Howard blocks Dean Wade's two point layup | ||
| 7:08 | | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Jalen Suggs turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:00 | | Anthony Black personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Jalen Suggs personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:48 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Dean Wade assists) | 28-44 |
| 6:28 | | +3 | Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Jalen Suggs assists) | 31-44 |
| 6:06 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Moritz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anthony Black assists) | 33-44 |
| 5:43 | | Anthony Black shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-45 |
| 5:43 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-46 |
| 5:19 | | Anthony Black misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists) | 33-48 |
| 4:53 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | +3 | Anthony Black makes three point jump shot (Jalen Suggs assists) | 36-48 |
| 4:38 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Moritz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Jalen Suggs draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point driving layup (Franz Wagner assists) | 38-48 |
| 4:04 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 38-51 |
| 3:55 | | Anthony Black misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 3:53 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 38-53 |
| 3:47 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:33 | | Franz Wagner misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:31 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Magic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Franz Wagner steals) | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point running layup | 40-53 |
| 2:30 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-55 |
| 2:04 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point driving layup |