CLEVELAND CAVALIERS VS. ORLANDO MAGIC GAME 3 INSTANT REACTION
The Cleveland Cavaliers led the Orlando Magic 2-0 in the first round of the NBA playoffs, but game 3 started off on a much different note.
After missing everything from deep in the first two games, the Magic found a groove from deep and make 8 triples in the first half. The Cavs only made 3.
At the break, Orlando led the Cavs 61-45.
Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley were outplayed in the first 24 minutes by Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs & the rest of the Magic.
Through two games, the Cavaliers have been tough guys in these playoffs.
This year, they’re the bullies.
Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, Jarrett Allen had 20 rebounds and Cleveland outlasted the Orlando Magic 96-86 on Monday night in a second straight slugfest to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference series.
It’s been an impressive opening for the Cavs, who spent the regular season waiting for a chance to redeem themselves following last year’s first-round exit against the New York Knicks, who punished Cleveland in five games.
The Cavs were labeled soft, especially Allen, who was criticized for saying “the lights were too bright.” They’ve flipped the script so far.
“It’s very satisfying,” Allen said. “It shows that we’ve grown not only as a team but as individuals. We’re not folding under pressure. We do have our moments, but as a whole I feel like we’ve taken a huge step.”
Mitchell set the tone as the Cavs led from start to finish, just as they did in Game 1.
Evan Mobley added 17 points and Allen scored 16 — with nine offensive rebounds — for Cleveland. He’s the third player in team history to get 20 rebounds in a playoff game, joining Kevin Love (21) and Brad Daugherty (20).
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49 Comments
Cavs are weak
Yea yea they suck we know. Can you explain why Lebron is better than Jordan?
😂😂😂😂
You can't get blew out in a playoff game!!! Period point 👉 blank!!!
Dg 5 points in 30 min
I blame Mike Polk for doing that Wagner skit lol
Hey, Niang finally hit a 3! Thats something
Garland is a child. JB is a starter coach whom should have been fired last off-season.
Allen is literally the only player worth salvaging from this garbage team. Strus garland niang mobley.. get rid of them all.
This why I haven't even watched yet 😂 (tears of agony)
Actually #FireJB. They might not recover from this.
The Cavs will play better in game 4. They have to. Hang in there yall we gonna be ok
Absolute trash
I hope the Cavs figure this out because if this happens Saturday, good luck trying to beat them in game 5. It would be the Cleveland thing to swing out the first 2 games and lose the next 4 games, and get bounced in the first round again.
We got the NBA finals struss cant make a bucket
There was no fight in the Cavs tonight.
I was at this game tonight with my fam – it was ROUGH to watch. I don't understand throwing up the white flag that soon in the game – it's the playoffs. Watching them give up was horribly painful. And to be in that arena, with the magic making bucket after bucket – it was EMBARRASSING. My only comment about Donovan, at one point early in the first quarter, he went down mid court – not sure anyone was even around him and I wondered about his knee. Other than a few zig zags to the basket, he was much slower to move on the court. See you all Saturday – Mikey thanks for all your insight!
The offense has no continuity, no trust in each other. Garland and mitchell have never played like good teammates. They don't ever pass to other hardly ever !!
I can’t explain this other then a fixed job honestly
I think that game was on point for this team
Welcome to Disney World and The Magic Kingdom Biotches 😂 Go Magic ❤
Welcome to Disney World and The Magic Kingdom Biotches 😂 Go Magic ❤ ❤
Paolo making same tough shots the Donavan made in the first two games
Welcome to Orlando fellas 🌞
69th like.
That was terrible I couldn't watch it all because it's sickening. I enjoy 😉 my team but what happens when you play defense so good at home and go to their house and play like doo doo what's rong with our team 🤔.
Magic bout to upset if they do win game 4 and continue improving offensively calling it now
This team is complete trash. Jb needs to go period!
Good point about Sam Merrill and the need to pair him with Donovan Mitchell (instead of DG) to maximize his value. It’s sad and pathetic our own “head coach” can’t recognize it.
If Donovan isn’t carrying this team they lose. That’s the sign of a BAD team and a WORSE coach. Blow it up and start over
😂😂😂
I couldn’t watch the game in mid 3 quarter smh just embarrassing
MAGIC IN 6 BOYZ
It was beautiful for us Magic Fans and it made me VERY VERY HAPPY!!
Cavs better win this series that’s all ima say
Wagner average 20,so you can definitely live with him scoring 16.
#PLAYTHESONG !! DONT LET US GET ONE!!HAHAHAHA
As a magic fan to say this we crashed the boards tonight and that was the biggest difference we didn't let the cavs dictate the boards and the pace we took it to them on the boards and I was at the game let's go magic!!!!
Quitters and horrible coaching…..and Koby should be fired too…giving Garland that RIDICULOUS contract is unbelievable-40m a year for Garland wtf!
The lights got too bright in Orlando tonight
People have to wake up and realize it's 2024 this is not the same world we used to live in! Sports, specifically professional sports and in particular the NBA and NFL are nothing but organized gambling rings now. None of this is real, If you believe the Cleveland Cavaliers came out and got beat by 40 points you're insane this is all controlled for gambling purposes, for Vegas. There's a reason why they legalized gambling all of a sudden and everyone can gamble, and all games are nothing but money opportunities for big fish…. Sports as we know it, or should I say as we knew them, are gone forever💯
struss is just an average shooter. Okoro has a higher 3% the last 2 years. Put in Merril
Kept hammering on Paolo’s shot attempts but if any player on either team makes half their shots with that many attempts, his team wins the game in a series like this where defense is the major factor. You in fact can’t live with that tbh
Once Orlando starts making shots this series is over
I think even if we win the series, DG may gotta go
Im also very disappointed in Struss, we paid him big bucks for shooting
Bruh there’s a problem with garland. He’s been off for 3 months. Where’s the all star Garland from last year. If we don’t make it to the second round players getting traded and coaches getting fired for real
Embarrassing and pathetic! It appears the Cavs have given up. Playoff series is OVER!!!!
Im going for Magic, but i honestly still feel that Cavs are taking this series. Magic had a good game scoring tonight but the thing is its rare. They aren't able to do it consistently. Second, I doubt Mitchell and Garland will have another low scoring game. Theyre offensive players and i know they'll get their buckets. For Magic, this is a great learning experience so Magic fans shouldn't feel upset if they lose the series.