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The Orlando Magic’s postseason woes deepened on Monday night, following a disheartening 96-86 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Playoffs. With this defeat, Orlando now trails 0-2 in the series, a precarious situation for a team struggling to find its rhythm on the court. Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner admit Magic offensive execution is […]

Homecourt advantage plays a big part in any series in the NBA Playoffs. After getting decimated for two games straight by the Cleveland Cavaliers led by Donovan Mitchell, the Orlando Magic are going to need every ounce of help that they can get from their fans. Paolo Banchero even went out to send a message […]

The Orlando Magic entered the NBA Playoffs with high aspirations. Many saw them putting up a good fight against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round, and while it might be difficult to win a series against a battle-tested team, several others expected them to at least win some games and make things interesting. Two […]

Heading into Game 2 of their first-round playoff matchup with the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff opened up on what adjustments his team needed to make after their series-opening win. Well, maybe adjust isn’t quite the right phrase for Bickerstaff, who admitted his team wasn’t perfect in Game 1 but wanted them […]

Coach Jamahl Mosley and the Paolo Banchero-led Orlando Magic need to win their Game 2 NBA Playoffs clash against the Cleveland Cavaliers. They need all the momentum to stop Donovan Mitchell and his bigs from scoring such that they could get back into this series. Unfortunately, it looks like they will have to make do […]

On paper, a team that starts two seven-footers like the Cleveland Cavaliers means that opponents should pack the paint against them. With so much size on the frontline, the Cavs can wreak havoc inside if left unchecked, which seems to be why the Orlando Magic took that approach to open Game 1 of the first […]

The Orlando Magic take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in game two of their playoff series. Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Magic-Cavaliers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Magic are heading into this game down 1-0 in the seven-game […]

The Jumpman himself is no stranger to the NBA Playoffs and with players like Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, and Zion Williamson representing the footwear giant, Jordan Brand is making their mark on the 2024 Playoffs. Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero made his first-ever appearance in the postseason and did so while debuting the newest sneaker […]

Heading into this postseason, some players on the Cleveland Cavaliers had something to prove after last season’s playoff meltdown against the New York Knicks. Doubly so for Donovan Mitchell, who was no exception to proving his doubters wrong. After coming out lackluster against New York last year and dealing with a bothersome knee injury leading […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff challenged Cleveland big men Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley throughout the week in the buildup to Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series against the Orlando Magic. Bickerstaff wanted Allen and Mobley to control the flow of Orlando’s offense by grabbing nearly every rebound possible. Well, the duo […]

The Orlando Magic faced a difficult challenge in their return to the NBA Playoffs, suffering a 97-83 defeat against the Cleveland Cavaliers. This game marked the team’s first playoff appearance since the 2019-20 season, signaling a significant but rocky milestone for the young squad. Cleveland established an early dominance, shooting flawlessly from 3-point range to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the early stages of the first-round NBA Playoffs matchup against the Orlando Magic. The Cavs beat the Magic 97-83 in Game 1 on Saturday afternoon after a challenging end to the season.  Cleveland has multiple offensive and defensive weapons to compete with Orlando, which is why they have a chance […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff joked that the night before his team faced the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, it was the first time he had slept in a while. Whenever they were asked, the Cavs’ players were just as restless as their coach, wanting to play Orlando immediately […]

As the Orlando Magic gear up for their first NBA Playoff game since the 2019-20 season, they find themselves poised for a strategic showdown against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The series opener is set for Saturday at 1 PM ET at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, promising intense competition and pivotal matchups, particularly involving Orlando’s defensive strategy against […]

We’ve got the Magic Vs. Cavaliers Game 1 Results Simulated with NBA 2K24 to see who the game thinks will win this game. The NBA Playoffs are finally here, and the Magic Vs. Cavs game is the first of many within the first round alone. The #5 Magic (47-35) are led by young power forward […]

No one knows memes better than Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen. That’s right, memes. The DNA of the soul. Exposing someone to too many offensive rebounds long enough will cause them to learn to hate. They become carriers. Envy, greed, despair… All memes. All passed along. When Cleveland saw last season end at the […]

After being a longtime laughingstock of the NBA, the Orlando Magic are back in the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2020. Back then they stole Game 1 of their first round series against the Milwaukee Bucks before dropping four straight. They’ll open the 2024 playoffs on the road agains the Cleveland Cavaliers. Heading […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic haven’t had a lot of NBA playoff success in recent seasons, but they are two of the most exciting young teams in the league. Both sides will look to announce themselves to the basketball world with a run deep postseason run this year, a possibility for only one of […]

The Cavaliers host the Magic in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs on Saturday! We now continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Magic are one of the surprise teams in the NBA this season. They made it into the playoffs as the five-seed in the Eastern Conference with a […]

When thinking about how the Cleveland Cavaliers will take care of business against the Orlando Magic in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, it starts and ends with Orlando forward Paolo Banchero. To be frank, the Magic aren’t good on offense. They rank in the bottom third of the NBA and average 112.9 points […]

With days to go until they open the NBA Playoffs against the Orlando Magic, the Cleveland Cavaliers returned to work to put on the finishing touches of their master plan to stop their opponent. Granted, a lot of that plan probably hinges on whether Donovan Mitchell, who has been dealing with a bothersome knee injury, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are opening the 2024 NBA Playoffs against the Orlando Magic, and they have a lot on the line against their biggest doubters and critics. While the Cavs are now a year removed from last year’s postseason meltdown against the New York Knicks, it’s going to be a major focus heading into this […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are opening the 2024 NBA Playoffs against the Orlando Magic, and they have a lot on the line. While the Cavs are now a year removed from last year’s postseason meltdown against the New York Knicks, they still haven’t fully washed off the stench of defeat heading into a matchup, even with […]

With Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert unavailable for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ game against the Charlotte Hornets, other players needed to step up in Cleveland’s regular-season finale. Well, actually, the Cavs would need other key players to step up for the first three quarters since Cleveland didn’t plan to run their guys into the […]

With their 129-120 win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched a playoff berth and home court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. But on the final day of the regular season, where the Cavs finish still isn’t set in stone. The battle for seeding for the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is a well-known New York Mets fan, but even he had to tip his cap to the New York Yankees after seeing their lineup. Said Mitchell on social media, “As a Mets fan this pains me to say lol but the Yankees lineup 1-5 is outrageous!!” Despite the reluctant respect […]

Heading into their home tilt against the Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen compared it to a playoff-level matchup due to the playoff-clinching scenarios surrounding it. That pressure heading into the matchup raised the stakes for the Cavs and, in turn, made it a bit more dire than a typical regular season game […]

With just a single game left in the 2023-24 NBA season, the focus around the league is solely on the playoffs. The standings in both the Eastern and Western Conferences have changed every single night, which is why there is still no certainty as to who will end up where. There are still questions about […]

After a recent home win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen opened up that the Cavs were experiencing mild agita. That pressure wasn’t from anything anyone ate but from Cleveland starting to feel the pressure of a tightly contested Eastern Conference race. Allen said you could see and feel it when […]

It could get interesting for the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers when they face off on Friday night. The teams each have two games remaining, and the Pacers sit a game back of the Cavaliers for fourth in the Eastern Conference. The Orlando Magic are also tied with the Pacers. Depending on how the remaining […]

Although the Memphis Grizzlies had 12 players down and were playing on the second night of a back-to-back, they gave the Cleveland Cavaliers everything they had and then some. At halftime, Memphis was up 51-48, and it felt like the Cavs were about to hit a new low point on an already tumultuous season. But, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season has been topsy-turvy because of injuries, the most recent one impacting Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell, who has been dealing with a bothersome knee injury and fractured nose, has been sidelined for the better part of Cleveland’s schedule after the All-Star break. In only 10 appearances during that stretch, Mitchell hasn’t looked like […]

On the fourth episode of his ‘Mind the Game’ podcast with JJ Redick, LeBron James reminisced about the most famous play of his long and storied NBA career, his late chasedown block of Andre Iguodala during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 7 victory over the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 Finals. And during the conversation, […]

The biggest news across the league that will 100 percent influence the NBA playoff picture surrounds Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo going down on Tuesday night with a non-contact left calf injury. The Bucks, who are barely clinging to the 2-seed in the East, are now set to be without their leader in what has […]

With only three games to go until the playoffs start, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in a free fall. No, that doesn’t mean Cleveland assistant coach Luke Walton controls the team’s practice music on “Luke Walton Wednesdays” with Tom Petty on blast. Instead, the Cavs have slipped from a top-three record in the Eastern Conference […]

Even if they go undefeated over their three games left in the regular season, the Cleveland Cavaliers will fall two wins just short of their win total from last season. For some, where winning is the only thing, that would mean this iteration of the Cavs is inferior to last year’s group. But, for everyone […]

The New York Knicks’ fortunes have swayed in the wind over the last week or so. They’ve wrapped their heads around the idea that All-Star Julius Randle will not return this season, and they’ve successfully worked OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson back into the rotation. They lost an easy game last week against the Chicago […]

LeBron James seems determined to play alongside Bronny James, his oldest son, in the NBA. And if LeBron’s Lakers do poorly in the Play-In or the playoffs, Paul Pierce is suggesting a blockbuster trade involving LeBron, Donovan Mitchell, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. On FS1’s “Undisputed” program today, Pierce laid out two potential scenarios for Bronny’s […]

When Cleveland Cavaliers superstar Donovan Mitchell has been on the court lately, it’s clear he still isn’t 100%. His bothersome knee is holding him back physically. Mitchell remains hobbled by the injury, keeping him from having the usual explosiveness and speed that allows him to dominate opponents offensively. This knee injury and a nasal fracture […]