The Cleveland Cavaliers demolish the Orlando Magic at home by the score of 106-74. LeBron led the way for the Cavaliers with 29 points on 9-of-17 from the field and 9-of-11 from the costless throw line to go along with four rebounds and 11 assists. Also, he only had one turnover this game. He was averaging over 4 turnovers per game going into this one.
LeBron was really on top of his game and played a well-rounded game - scoring, defending, and distributing.
After the game, LeBron James said, "A win always makes us feel better, but we still have a lot of work to do." Anderson Varejao had a solid 14 points on 7-of-9 from the field to go along with six rebounds in 21 minutes. Varejao has played well this year and is scoring much more than he did last season so far. LeBron is giving him really good passes, and it's because Varejao moves really well without the ball.
Kyrie Irving had 12 points this game but did shoot 5-of-9 from the field and played stellar defense. Tristan Thompson added nine points on 4-of-7 from the field to go along with 11 rebounds in 22 minutes.
The Cleveland Cavaliers shot 52 percent from the field and held the Magic to only 74 points. The Cavs had 30 assists this game, and the Magic only had 14 assists. The Magic shot just 36 percent from the field. Kevin Love said before the game that this was a must win for them, and they got the job done.
The Cavs are now 6-7 on the season. They have struggled so far, but it's going to take some time for them to build chemistry, and they also need to grow as a team, which is what Mike Miller most recently talked about with Chris Broussard. The Cavaliers still have three more games remaining of their five-game home stand.
For the Orlando Magic, Victor Oladipo led the way with 22 points on 8-of-15 from the field and also had nine rebounds. He has played terrific since coming back from a facial injury, and he's going to continue to be a key piece for them in the near future.
Nikola Vucevic had yet another double-double, with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Oladipo and Vucevic were the only players on the Magic who scored in double figures.
The rest of the team struggled from the field this game. In addition, Tobias Harris sat out this game with a mild calf injury.
The Orlando Magic are off to a 6-10 start this season. They have played decent enough to win some games, but they are a pretty young team and are in rebuilding mode right now.
The Cavaliers will play the Washington Wizards next to try and get their revenge, while the Magic will host the Golden State Warriors at home on Wednesday, November 26.