National Basketball Association
Cleveland 117, Orlando 113
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #79 John Conley, #45 Brian Forte, #74 Curtis Blair
Attendance: 19449

Donovan Mitchell recorded his fourth consecutive game of 40 points, finishing with 43 to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the host Orlando Magic 117-113 on Tuesday.

Mitchell shot 4-for-6 in the fourth quarter to close out a 15-of-23 shooting performance and scored 12 of his points over the final 7:10 to help Cleveland (50-30) hold off Orlando down the stretch of a back-and-forth contest.

Neither team led by more than nine points and the two exchanged leads 11 times -- with one lead change coming with 3:53 remaining when the Magic (34-45) capped a 10-0 run.

Orlando's late advantage was fleeting, though, as Caris LeVert answered Paolo Banchero's go-ahead bucket on the next possession with a 3-pointer that closed LeVert's 19-point performance off the bench and gave Cleveland the lead for good.

LeVert shot 5-for-6 from beyond the 3-point arc to pace the Cavaliers' 15-for-31 performance from long range.

Darius Garland posted a double-double in the win, which secured Cleveland its first 50-win season since the 2017-18 campaign. Garland scored 16 points and distributed a game-high 10 assists.

Evan Mobley added 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists, and Jarrett Allen finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots.

Markelle Fultz led Orlando with 23 points on 11-of-17 shooting. He also dished out a team-high eight assists.

Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. each posted double-doubles in the loss -- Banchero with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Carter with 17 points and 12 boards. Banchero added four assists while Carter had three.

Orlando got another 17 points from Franz Wagner and 15 points off the bench from Cole Anthony. Goga Bitadze rounded out Orlando's double-figure scorers with 10 points and six rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Cleveland   Orlando
Donovan Mitchell 43 Scoring Markelle Fultz 23
Darius Garland 10 Assists Markelle Fultz 8
Jarrett Allen 7 Rebounds Wendell Carter Jr. 12
Donovan Mitchell 8 Free Throws Made Cole Anthony 6
Caris LeVert 1 Steals Wendell Carter Jr. 2
Jarrett Allen 2 Blocks Goga Bitadze 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cleveland 117 50.0 15-31 18-20 23 30 7 3 9
Orlando 113 50.6 10-23 13-17 25 47 1 6 13
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Magic have a W/L % of .343 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .612 after a win and .645 after a loss.
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