The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to make it two-straight wins over the Orlando Magic as they host them in Cleveland on Monday evening.
The Cavs executed their defensive gameplan perfectly in their first meeting on Saturday
. Cleveland packed the paint and forced a bad Magic team to beat them from behind the arc. They weren’t able to do so as they went 11-40 (27.5%) from three and were held to just 105 points as a result.We’ll likely see the Cavs use the same strategy again on Monday.
The Cavaliers
also benefited from a superb showing from Donovan Mitchell. He scored 36 points in the win as Orlando wasn’t able to keep him out of the paint.
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Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (27-20) vs. Orlando Magic (23-21)
Where: Rocket Arena – Clevelanad, OH
When: Man., Jan. 26 at 7 PM
TV: Peacock
Point spread: Line not yet set
Cavs injury report: De’Andre Hunter – QUESTIONABLE (knee), Darius Garland – OUT (toe), Sam Merrill – QUESTIONABLE (hand), Max Strus – OUT (foot), Chris Livingston – OUT (G League), Luke Travers – OUT (G League)
Magic injury report: Franz Wagner – OUT (ankle),Colin Castleton – OUT (G League)
Cavs expected starting lineup: Donovan Mitchell, Jaylon Tyson, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen
Magic expected starting lineup: Jalen Suggs, Desmond Bane, Tristan de Silva, Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter Jr.
Previous matchup: The Cavs defeated the Magic 119-105 on Saturday.
Here’s a look at both teams’ impact stats via Cleaning the Glass.
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