In the middle of the recital, Donovan Mitchell eclipses the magic

Immediately, the equation becomes more difficult when Donovan Mitchell plays at this level. Always privateer of Franz WagnerThe Magic learned that the hard way last night, losing 114-98 after struggling to contain the Cavs’ backcourt after 12 minutes of play. Orlando actually got off to a strong start before being overtaken by Mitchell Festival, who scored 45 points on 15/25 shooting.

At least that was necessary to allow the Cavs to take the lead at the break after watching Orlando dominate the first quarter. After a strong start from the Black-Bane-Banchero trio, it was Jalen Suggs who got the show going by ending the first act with a ferocious counter dunk to spark a 10-2 (22-32) run. As is often the case, it was Donovan Mitchell who started the riot, even if an Evan Mobley counter on Mo Wagner and an alley-oop between Craig Porter Jr. and Jarrett Allen also helped get the Cavs back on track (47-47). Despite the uneven end of the half, Jarrett Allen’s 2+1, Jaylon Tyson’s triple and Donovan Mitchell’s two baskets allowed Cleveland to resist Paolo Buncher’s 9 points in a row and lead at the break (61-56).

Donovan Mitchell’s show resumed as soon as he returned from the locker room. His three baskets, including 2+1 and a three-pointer, were credited with setting the tone for the rest of the team. A big dunk by Evan Mobley, then three consecutive baskets by Jaylon Tyson, and then they allowed the home team to distance themselves in the score (84-72). Donovan Mitchell finished the third quarter with 39 points and kept a ten-point advantage in Cleveland at the beginning of the final act (91-81).

On a 3-pointer, Tyrese Proctor gave Cleveland enough momentum to cruise to victory. Because even if the Magic believed it until the end of the game, the Cavs never gave up, getting the job done between Donovan Mitchell’s mid-range shot and Jaylon Tyson’s layup to cruise to victory (114-98), their fourth straight before hosting the Lakers tomorrow night.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

Donovan Mitchell returns to the heat. The All-Star fullback is full of confidence and has regained all his skills after a slight slump ten days ago. The result, four wins with 24, 33, 36 and 45 points last night, his record from 2026. We clearly saw that he took things over after the Magic’s good start. What followed allowed him to take control of the match and never let it go. We almost went hungry with his six little points scored in the fourth quarter. He could have gone for 50!

Tyrese Proctor continues his streak. The 49th pick of the last draft, the guard has been gaining time for ten days and shows a nice 3-point skill of 53.3% in 2026. The author of two important outside baskets at the beginning of the fourth quarter that allowed the Cavs to breathe, he continues his flawless performance through three matches, finishing in the previous exercise at Or2o/2. match and 1/1 against Sacramento.

bowl by Tristan Da Silva. Because then Magic had to give up. In ideal position behind the arc, with just over three minutes remaining and down 10 (106-96), the sophomore, who had just scored from behind the arc, saw his shot go down and then left Jaylon Tyson to kill the suspense with free throws. Sometimes it doesn’t take much to change a match. In this case, that’s where the finals definitely turned in Cleveland’s favor.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = point difference when the player is on the court; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.