Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen posted a 16-point, 18-rebound double-double, and the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire to take Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at home against the Orlando Magic, 97-83, on Saturday.
Cleveland scored the first six points and jumped to an 11-point lead early, with Evan Mobley scoring eight of his 16 points on the day less than six minutes in. The Cavaliers never looked back, pushing their advantage to as many as 20 points."Our initial start was a big portion," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said of the Cavaliers' ability to pull ahead. "Our group was poised and we were able to fight back.
The Cavaliers held the Magic to just 32.6 percent shooting from the floor at 28 of 86.Allen credited the defensive intensity in large part to the reserves."We wanted to bring the physicality from the beginning," Allen told Bally Sports Cleveland. "Guys like Georges , guys like Isaac , they threw the first punch."Niang and Okoro each made a steal -- part of the nine the Cavaliers swiped altogether -- and Okoro blocked a shot.
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