National Basketball Association
Cleveland 107, Orlando 93
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 3, 2019
Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: #77 Karl Lane, #64 Justin Van Duyne, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance: 19432

Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points off the bench, and the Cleveland Cavaliers enjoyed a big fourth quarter for a 107-93 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday evening.

Collin Sexton had 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting. Kevin Love posted a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Cedi Osman finished with 14 points and six boards.

Cleveland won for the fourth time in its past six games. The Cavaliers have surpassed 100 points in all but one of their previous eight contests.

Magic big man Nikola Vucevic led all scorers with 28 points on 13-for-16 shooting. He pulled down 13 rebounds and dished out six assists.

D.J. Augustin scored 19 points for Orlando, which saw a two-game winning streak come to an end. Aaron Gordon (15 points) and Evan Fournier (11) also scored in double digits for the Magic.

The Cavaliers outscored the Magic 40-21 in the fourth quarter to sprint to the win. The Magic started the final frame with a 72-67 edge.

Cleveland opened the fourth quarter on a 13-0 run to seize command. Clarkson punctuated the run with a 3-pointer off a feed from Matthew Dellavedova.

Orlando evened the score at 81 on a basket by Vucevic with 7:03 remaining. Cleveland closed the game on a 26-12 run.

Cleveland shot 43.4 percent (36 of 83) overall and 32.6 percent (14 of 43) from 3-point range.

Orlando shot 44.3 percent (39 of 88) from the field and 23.1 percent (6 of 26) from beyond the arc.

The Cavaliers evened the regular-season series at one win apiece. The teams will meet for the third and final time of the regular season March 14 in Orlando.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   Cleveland
Nikola Vucevic 28 Scoring Jordan Clarkson 18
Nikola Vucevic 6 Assists Larry Nance Jr. 4
Nikola Vucevic 13 Rebounds Kevin Love 14
D.J. Augustin 5 Free Throws Made Kevin Love 7
Evan Fournier 2 Steals Cedi Osman 3
Nikola Vucevic 2 Blocks Marquese Chriss 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 93 44.3 6-26 9-11 23 41 4 5 11
Cleveland 107 43.4 14-43 21-23 20 44 2 7 13
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .265 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Magic have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .457 after a loss.