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Cleveland outscored the Magic 18-7 over the
final 5:05 of the first half, then carried that run over into
the third quarter. The Cavaliers scored the first 10 points
after intermission, building a big lead that held steady
throughout the second half.
Orlando (34-46) played its own makeshift lineup with Paolo
Banchero, Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter Jr., Markelle Fultz and
Gary Harris all out of the starting five. Leading reserve
scorer, Cole Anthony, also missed Thursday's game.
Jalen Suggs picked up the scoring slack with a game-high 22
points, Bol Bol added 18 points and a game-high-tying eight
rebounds and Jay Scrubb came off the bench to notch 11 points.
No other Orlando scorer finished with more than Moritz Wagner's
nine.
The Magic struggled through a woeful 33-of-83 shooting
performance, an overall effort dragged down by an 11-of-41
second half.
Cleveland, meanwhile, finished with five players scoring in
double figures. Isaiah Mobley scored a career-best 18 points on
7-of-12 shooting from the floor and matched his career-high with
four rebounds.
Mamadi Diakite and Lamar Stevens each added 13 points in the
romp.
The Cavaliers shot 46-of-88 from the floor, including 18-of-38
from behind the 3-point line. Green's 5-of-9 and Osman's 4-of-6
from long range set the pace.
Cleveland pushed the lead to as many as 33 points in the fourth
quarter, rolling to its 51st win -- the franchise's most since
2016-17. Another victory in the regular-season finale Sunday
against Charlotte would give the Cavaliers their best
regular-season finish since the NBA Finals-winning 2015-16
campaign.
--Field Level Media
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