Cleveland Cavaliers 122, Orlando Magic 128 — Recap

March 11, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 122, Orlando Magic 128. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 35-38 ORL; Q2 CLE 27-24 ORL; Q3 CLE 27-34 ORL; Q4 CLE 33-32 ORL.

Top performers (box score): Desmond Bane (ORL) 35 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-19 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 30 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Paolo Banchero (ORL) 25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-24 shooting; Tristan Da Silva (ORL) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · ORL

Desmond Bane

35 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 12-19 FG

Scoring · CLE

James Harden

30 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 5 3PM · 11-16 FG

Scoring · ORL

Paolo Banchero

25 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 8-18 FG

Season highs

Tristan Da Silva · Season-high 23 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

CLE 4 largest lead Q1 9:17 (CLE 10, ORL 6) · 8-0 run, Q3 1:29–Q3 1:12

ORL 13 largest lead Q4 5:28 (CLE 100, ORL 113) · 8-0 run, Q1 6:42–Q1 5:46

Swings 12 lead changes Tied 10 times

Ahead for good: Wendell Carter Jr. makes 3-foot hook shot (Paolo Banchero assists) (Q3 2:44, CLE 81, ORL 83).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	35	27	27	33		122
ORL	38	24	34	32		128

🧮 How They Scored

CLEORL

50Points in the paint56

14Fast-break points19

13Second-chance points17

12Points off turnovers12

36Bench points22

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

59.0%Effective FG%58.8%

8.2%Turnover %5.6%

26.1%Offensive rebound %21.1%

0.292Free-throw rate0.435

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden G	37	30	5	8	0	0	4	11-16	5-9	3-5	-7
Donovan Mitchell G	36	25	5	5	1	0	3	9-24	4-13	3-3	0
Evan Mobley F-C	32	18	13	4	0	2	0	8-13	0-2	2-7	-5
Keon Ellis G	31	20	4	1	1	1	0	6-9	5-8	3-4	+1
Sam Merrill G	30	13	4	2	1	0	0	5-8	2-5	1-2	-1
Dean Wade F	20	0	5	0	0	1	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	-10
Thomas Bryant C	18	12	5	0	0	1	0	4-8	1-4	3-3	+1
Jaylon Tyson G-F	18	4	1	2	0	0	1	1-4	0-1	2-2	-4
Dennis Schroder G	18	0	0	2	0	0	0	0-5	0-1	0-0	-5

Orlando Magic

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paolo Banchero F	37	25	8	7	0	0	2	8-18	2-6	7-9	+11
Desmond Bane G	36	35	6	6	1	0	0	12-19	2-3	9-10	+3
Wendell Carter Jr. F	35	11	11	4	0	1	0	4-7	1-3	2-6	+7
Tristan Da Silva F	34	23	4	3	0	1	0	8-13	3-8	4-5	+5
Jalen Suggs G	32	12	2	4	3	0	2	4-9	1-5	3-3	+3
Jett Howard G	22	8	4	1	0	1	1	3-5	2-3	0-0	+8
Jevon Carter G	20	9	0	2	1	1	0	3-7	1-5	2-2	-1
Moritz Wagner C	13	1	5	1	1	0	1	0-3	0-0	1-2	-1
Noah Penda G-F	11	4	2	1	0	0	0	2-4	0-2	0-0	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
James Harden	Starter	37	30	82.4	26.5	-9.5	17.2
Donovan Mitchell	Starter	36	25	49.4	32.9	0.0	9.6
Evan Mobley	Starter	32	18	56.0	19.2	-9.8	12.3
Sam Merrill	Starter	30	13	73.2	12.7	-3.7	7.7
Dean Wade	Starter	20	0	0.0	6.8	-32.1	1.8
Keon Ellis	Bench	31	20	92.9	15.1	+3.7	12.8
Thomas Bryant	Bench	18	12	64.4	21.4	+6.2	13.8
Jaylon Tyson	Bench	18	4	41.0	15.8	-7.4	0.0
Larry Nance Jr.	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dennis Schroder	Bench	18	0	0.0	12.5	-10.8	-9.2
Craig Porter	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tristan Enaruna	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Orlando MagicTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Desmond Bane	Starter	36	35	74.8	27.5	+9.7	21.3
Paolo Banchero	Starter	37	25	56.9	29.6	+11.4	14.0
Tristan Da Silva	Starter	34	23	75.7	19.7	+7.1	13.0
Jalen Suggs	Starter	32	12	58.1	17.4	+6.6	7.3
Wendell Carter Jr.	Starter	35	11	57.1	12.8	+8.0	8.4
Jevon Carter	Bench	20	9	57.1	16.7	-11.9	8.3
Jett Howard	Bench	22	8	80.0	11.8	+9.5	6.0
Noah Penda	Bench	11	4	50.0	14.3	-28.1	5.3
Moritz Wagner	Bench	13	1	12.9	16.7	-4.0	1.7
Jonathan Isaac	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Goga Bitadze	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jase Richardson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0