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Mo Bamba posted his third consecutive double-double. He scored
15 of his 21 points in the first quarter and also finished with
a team-high 12 rebounds and tied a career high with six blocks.
Ignas Brazdeikis contributed a season-high 20 points -- 14 in
the opening half -- and Moe Wagner netted 15 points on 6-for-8
shooting in 20 minutes.
Fultz, who made 8 of 12 field goals in 24 minutes, last started
an NBA game on Jan. 6, 2021. He had played limited minutes off
the bench since returning from a torn ACL in late February.
Orlando outscored the Cavaliers 32-25 in the third quarter for a
91-86 lead. R.J. Hampton's basket with 6:40 remaining pushed the
Magic's advantage to 105-95, but Cleveland continued to cut into
the lead as Darius Garland's 3-pointer with 16.2 seconds left
brought the Cavs within 117-115.
Hampton's two free throws with 10.6 seconds to play gave Orlando
(21-59) a four-point lead. Garland missed a contested 3 at the
other end and Devin Cannady's free throw with 5.2 seconds left
sealed Cleveland's seventh loss in nine games.
Orlando, which finished 16-for-35 from 3-point range and
committed just seven turnovers, had eight players score in
double figures. Robin Lopez and Chuma Okeke scored 11 points and
Hampton (seven assists) and Cannady each added 10.
Garland (10 assists) scored 13 of his game-high 27 points in the
fourth quarter and Lauri Markkanen chipped in 25 points, making
six of the Cavaliers' 16 3-pointers.
Cleveland (43-37) also received double-doubles from Kevin Love
(17 points and 13 rebounds) and Moses Brown (10 points and 12
rebounds). Caris LeVert scored 11 points.
Orlando's Franz Wagner, who had started all 78 games until
suffering a sprained left ankle against Toronto on April 1,
played just over six minutes in his return to the lineup. Wagner
left with 5:12 remaining in the first quarter and did not come
back after spraining his other ankle.
Cleveland and Orlando combined to shoot 54 percent (20-for-37)
from beyond the arc in the first half.
Bamba made all five of his 3-point attempts in the first
quarter, and the Magic made 10 of 17 3s in the first half.
Markkanen went 4-for-7 from long range during the opening two
periods and Cedi Osman came off the bench to score all 11 of his
points in the second quarter, including three of the Cavaliers'
10 first-half triples.
--Field Level Media
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