The Orlando Magic defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-83 at the Amway Center in Orlando Monday. They have now improved to 5-2 on the season. Coming off a loss in their previous game, the Magic were able to right the ship and get back in the win column.
This was the first of two games vs. the Cavs, back-to-back, both in Orlando. The Cavs are much-improved so this was a big win for the Magic. It was a good test to see where the Magic are and if they are ready to possibly make the jump to legit Eastern Conference contender. They looked to eliminate mistakes they made in their previous game against the Thunder. The Magic executed and find themselves back in The Winner’s Circle.
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- Aaron Gordon led the Magic in scoring against the Cavaliers with 24 points. He did his damage on 9-of-17 shooting from the field. He knocked down 6-of-9 from 3-point range. Gordon also pulled down 11 rebounds.
- Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting. That included 2-of-5 on threes. He topped things off by pulling down eight rebounds.
- Terrence Ross has been great off of the bench so far this season. He scored 15 points against the Cavaliers. He is also averaging 20.8 points per game off of the bench through the first seven games.
- Next game: The Magic and Cavs will do it again Wednesday at 7 p.m., again at Amyway Center.
