Darius Garland had 25 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 12 assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 107-101.
The Magic led 92-90 when Lauri Markkanen’s 29-foot 3-pointer put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 4:37 left. He scored 7 points as they pulled away to a 102-92 lead with 1:15 left.
The Magic got within 104-101 on Admiral Schofield’s 3-pointer with 18 seconds to play, but Garland answered with 2 free throws, and the Magic got no closer.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Magic 15-0. Garland scored 7 of the Cavaliers’ 15 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Isaac Okoro had 2 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to his driving dunk that put the Cavaliers ahead 90-88, and the Cavaliers scored 2 points off them. With 4:43 left, Garland stole the ball from Jeff Dowtin Jr., and Markkanen’s 29-foot 3-pointer off it put the Cavaliers ahead 93-92.
Markkanen scored 20 points.
For the Magic, Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points (14 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 6 assists. The Magic had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Cavaliers went 20 for 23 at the line to the Magic’s 7 for 13. The Magic outscored the Cavaliers 62-42 in the paint. The Cavaliers outscored the Magic 18-3 in 4 minutes with Love, Markkanen, Garland, Windler and Stevens on the floor together.