On December 7th, the Magic, who had just ended their nine-game winning streak, started an away trip to challenge the Cavaliers. In the first quarter, the Cavaliers got into the groove early, and Mitchell scored 15 points in a single quarter, leading the team to a 37-20 run and entering the second quarter with a huge advantage of 17 points. In the second quarter of the competition, the Cavaliers became more and more courageous, and Mitchell continued to play efficiently, and the score difference also came to more than 20 points. Before halftime, the Magic warmed up, and Banchero relied on consecutive inside scores to stop the bleeding for the Magic, trailing the opponent by 13 points at 52-65.
After returning from the break, the Magic continued their offensive form at the end of the second quarter, chasing the margin to single digits. With Banchero hitting the Magic's first three-pointer of the game, the difference was only 5 points. At the critical moment, Mitchell scored 8 points in a row, and Garland made all four shots in a single quarter, and the Cavaliers opened the score again at the end of the quarter and entered the final quarter with a 13-point lead. In the final quarter, the Cavaliers played steadily and always maintained a double-digit lead, and the Magic only relied on Banchero to chase the points to no avail. In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Magic 121-111 to send the opponent to a two-game losing streak.
Paolo Banchero 42 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks;Franz Wagner had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals;Moritz Wagner 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals;Anthony Black 11 points;Cole Anthony had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Darius Garland 26 points and 9 assists;Donovan Mitchell 35 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists;Max Strus had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists;Jarrett Allen had 8 points and 11 rebounds;Evan Mobley 16 points and 5 rebounds;Georges Niang had 10 points and five rebounds.
The Magic were 2-of-23 from three-point range and shot just 87%, the lowest single-game three-point shooting and lowest shooting percentage this season.
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