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GAME INFO
Who: Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic
What: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 44
When: Monday, January 22 at 7pm ET
Where: Kia Center in Orlando, Florida
How: Bally Sports Florida, NBA League Pass, 96.9 The Game (Radio)

GAMBLING
Line: CLE -2.5 (opened ORL -1.5)
Over/Under: 216.5

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ORLANDO MAGIC HEAD COACH
Jamahl Mosley - Career Record: 79-128



ORLANDO MAGIC STARTERS

G: Anthony Black


G: Jalen Suggs


F: Franz Wagner


F: Paolo Banchero


C: Wendell Carter Jr.


ORLANDO MAGIC BENCH

G: Cole Anthony


G; Caleb Houstan


F: Joe Ingles


F: Moritz Wagner


C: Goga Bitadze



ORLANDO MAGIC DEEP BENCH
G: Trevelin Queen (two-way)
F: Chuma Okeke
F: Admiral Schofield (two-way)

Injuries: Markelle Fultz (knee injury maintenance), Jonathan Isaac (hamstring injury maintenance), Gary Harris (calf), Kevon Harris (two-way) and Jett Howard (G-League assignment) are OUT.

Cleveland Projected Starters
G: Donovan Mitchell
G: Max Strus
F: Isaac Okoro
F: Dean Wade
C: Jarrett Allen

Bench
G: Craig Porter Jr.
G: Sam Merrill
F: Caris LeVert
F: Georges Niang
C: Tristan Thompson

Injuries: Darius Garland (jaw), Evan Mobley (knee), Ty Jerome (ankle) are OUT. Caris LeVert (wrist) is QUESTIONABLE.

"With those wins over New York and Miami last week, the eighth-place Magic have the best record (6-3) in games played between the five teams currently seeded 4-8 in the East. That includes a 1-1 mark against the fourth-place Cavs, who’ve won seven straight and who they now trail by five games in the loss column. The home team has won both games, and the third of four meetings are in Orlando on Monday, when Cleveland will have a rest advantage."

From NBA.com power rankings. Let's get this dub

Well, we aren't the greatest on back to backs but we are home at least so there is that. I am crossing my fingers for this one.

So far Fultz and Isaac are out.

Wouldn’t even surprise me to see 3-10 more guys added to the injury report by tip-off with the way we operate.

If Ingles, Moe, Cole are coming in from the bench I feel OK. Isaac playing would be better, but it is what it is. We technically have the bodies to slow their center down. I wonder if we will see

PG : Cole
PF : Moe
C : Goga
SF : Ingles
SG : Houstan / guard by committee

I do not know what tonight's starting lineup will be. I assume it will be Black, but it could also be Houstan with Black off the bench.

Either way, both of them appear primed to play tonight.

better not see houstan starting....dude has been an absolute zero lately

This game is as winnable as every. I understand Cleveland is hot right now but I think we match up well with them( especially with garland and Mobley out).

If the magic play like they did last night they can beat anyone.

Key things are- don't let allen control the paint defensively and on the glass.
You absolutely can not let them shoot hot from 3. Have to get them have the 3 point line.
Lastly ab & Suggs have to tey there best to contain Mitchell as much as possible( can't allow him to drop 35 plus on them).

You do those 3 things and play the defense u did last night and you win. I won't be watching since I'm taking a break from watching them play for a bit but I think they can pull this one out. We'll see

Header needs to be fixed. 23-20* not 22-20.

I wanted to see if Fultz could improve on yesterday's game bc he did good but didn't realize we were babying him like JI, oh well more Black... go Magic!

Rick Rolled wrote:So far Fultz and Isaac are out.

Wouldn’t even surprise me to see 3-10 more guys added to the injury report by tip-off with the way we operate.

We get so used to this stuff that it sort of becomes normal. The idea that "no back to backs" is a reasonable limitation on a professional athlete in his mid-20's just becomes accepted. I love what Isaac brings - but this is just clinging to an unsustainable program...It only makes sense if you want his performances to look better, on average, to convince other teams that taking him on makes sense. I've been a big supporter but I've been wrong. Harris, WCJ, Ingles...on and on.

I'll even resist mentioning salary, old-school players, challenges to game planning, etc.

Just play crushing defense again. Its seems so much more doable with this lineup.

Last Guardian wrote:Just play crushing defense again. Its seems so much more doable with this lineup.

Crushing defense seems tough without Isaac. He's such a lynchpin on that end of the floor. Even when he's only playing 15 MPG.

Mobley and Garland are out?

Expect DON to go HAM and either Wade or Strus to get career highs in 3pt make

RookieStar wrote:Mobley and Garland are out?

Expect DON to go HAM and either Wade or Strus to get career highs in 3pt make

They've been out throughout their current win streak, so it will be a tough game regardless. However they have played Washington twice, the Spurs once, and a struggling Brooklyn team.

CalOrl11 wrote:

RookieStar wrote:Mobley and Garland are out?

Expect DON to go HAM and either Wade or Strus to get career highs in 3pt make

They've been out throughout their current win streak, so it will be a tough game regardless. However they have played Washington twice, the Spurs once, and a struggling Brooklyn team.

Guess this game will be their real test.

Also for us to see if AB and Suggs can contain DON

Cavs have been mauling teams lately.

SOUL wrote:Cavs have been mauling teams lately.

They are due for a mauling.

SOUL wrote:Cavs have been mauling teams lately.

Without Garland and Mobley?

Hmmm.... are we the next victim?