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503 | CLEVELAND | +8.5 | Over 181 | 504 | ORLANDO | -0.5 | Under 189 |
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All Games | 3-8 | -2 | 5-6 | 6-5 | 95.4 | 48.5 | 42.2% | 52.6 | 100.9 | 51.1 | 48.9% | 48.4 | Road Games | 1-6 | -2.2 | 3-4 | 5-2 | 97.4 | 49.9 | 42.9% | 49.9 | 103.6 | 53.9 | 50.9% | 47.7 | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -2.7 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 91.6 | 45.8 | 39.7% | 52.6 | 98.4 | 50.0 | 47.4% | 49.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 95.4 | 48.5 | 36-85 | 42.2% | 8-22 | 37.4% | 16-22 | 69.9% | 53 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 2 | vs opponents surrendering | 96.2 | 47.7 | 36-82 | 44.2% | 7-19 | 35.1% | 18-24 | 74.3% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 97.4 | 49.9 | 36-85 | 42.9% | 8-22 | 35.5% | 17-23 | 73.0% | 50 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 2 | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.9 | 51.1 | 38-78 | 48.9% | 7-20 | 34.1% | 17-23 | 76.8% | 48 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 9 | vs opponents averaging | 96.8 | 49.3 | 37-83 | 44.3% | 7-19 | 34.9% | 17-22 | 76.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 6 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 103.6 | 53.9 | 39-77 | 50.9% | 7-20 | 35.5% | 18-23 | 77.8% | 48 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 9 |
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All Games | 4-7 | -1.2 | 7-4 | 3-7 | 88.5 | 43.4 | 43.2% | 52.6 | 92.5 | 46.6 | 43.7% | 52.2 | Home Games | 3-2 | +2 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 92.8 | 47.6 | 46.8% | 52.6 | 92.6 | 48.0 | 42.5% | 51.4 | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -0.2 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 89.4 | 44.0 | 44.0% | 55.4 | 91.4 | 47.4 | 44.0% | 47.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 88.5 | 43.4 | 36-82 | 43.2% | 5-14 | 34.4% | 13-17 | 74.3% | 53 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 4 | vs opponents surrendering | 95.8 | 48.4 | 36-81 | 44.7% | 7-19 | 35.5% | 17-22 | 76.3% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 92.8 | 47.6 | 38-81 | 46.8% | 6-14 | 39.4% | 11-16 | 70.0% | 53 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 92.5 | 46.6 | 36-83 | 43.7% | 6-19 | 30.0% | 14-21 | 67.4% | 52 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 5 | vs opponents averaging | 95.8 | 49.5 | 36-82 | 44.1% | 6-19 | 33.7% | 17-23 | 73.4% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 92.6 | 48.0 | 36-85 | 42.5% | 7-22 | 30.3% | 14-21 | 66.0% | 51 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: CLEVELAND 97.2, ORLANDO 94.1 |
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10/30/2012 | WASHINGTON | 94-84 | W | -6 | W | 191.5 | U | 36-79 | 45.6% | 67 | 20 | 32-90 | 35.6% | 49 | 12 | 11/2/2012 | CHICAGO | 86-115 | L | 2.5 | L | 183 | O | 32-79 | 40.5% | 44 | 17 | 44-69 | 63.8% | 48 | 17 | 11/3/2012 | @ MILWAUKEE | 102-105 | L | 7 | W | 197.5 | O | 39-83 | 47.0% | 52 | 15 | 41-79 | 51.9% | 48 | 15 | 11/5/2012 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 108-101 | W | 10 | W | 200 | O | 40-92 | 43.5% | 57 | 17 | 39-74 | 52.7% | 40 | 25 | 11/7/2012 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 96-106 | L | 6 | L | 201 | O | 36-86 | 41.9% | 49 | 16 | 42-78 | 53.8% | 51 | 16 | 11/9/2012 | @ PHOENIX | 105-107 | L | 3 | W | 200.5 | O | 37-77 | 48.1% | 47 | 20 | 38-81 | 46.9% | 49 | 17 | 11/11/2012 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 91-106 | L | 10 | L | 202 | U | 34-83 | 41.0% | 44 | 12 | 40-73 | 54.8% | 48 | 21 | 11/13/2012 | @ BROOKLYN | 101-114 | L | 5.5 | L | 196 | O | 38-87 | 43.7% | 48 | 12 | 42-77 | 54.5% | 46 | 13 | 11/17/2012 | DALLAS | 95-103 | L | -2.5 | L | 199 | U | 36-96 | 37.5% | 54 | 11 | 38-74 | 51.4% | 50 | 20 | 11/18/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 79-86 | L | 6 | L | 190 | U | 30-84 | 35.7% | 52 | 15 | 34-80 | 42.5% | 52 | 11 | 11/21/2012 | PHILADELPHIA | 92-83 | W | 4.5 | W | 182 | U | 35-86 | 40.7% | 65 | 16 | 31-86 | 36.0% | 51 | 7 | 11/23/2012 | @ ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/24/2012 | @ MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/26/2012 | @ MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/27/2012 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2012 | @ ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/1/2012 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/3/2012 | @ DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/5/2012 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2012 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/8/2012 | DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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11/2/2012 | DENVER | 102-89 | W | 6 | W | 198 | U | 42-86 | 48.8% | 56 | 11 | 32-84 | 38.1% | 54 | 14 | 11/4/2012 | PHOENIX | 115-94 | W | 0 | W | 193.5 | O | 45-92 | 48.9% | 54 | 10 | 39-91 | 42.9% | 55 | 16 | 11/6/2012 | @ CHICAGO | 93-99 | L | 9 | W | 187.5 | O | 36-86 | 41.9% | 50 | 11 | 40-84 | 47.6% | 55 | 9 | 11/7/2012 | @ MINNESOTA | 75-90 | L | 6 | L | 193.5 | U | 28-80 | 35.0% | 51 | 19 | 34-76 | 44.7% | 54 | 19 | 11/9/2012 | BROOKLYN | 68-107 | L | 2.5 | L | 195 | U | 30-70 | 42.9% | 39 | 18 | 41-82 | 50.0% | 55 | 11 | 11/11/2012 | @ BROOKLYN | 74-82 | L | 8.5 | W | 188.5 | U | 30-83 | 36.1% | 52 | 11 | 29-78 | 37.2% | 63 | 15 | 11/13/2012 | NEW YORK | 89-99 | L | 7 | L | 188 | P | 37-75 | 49.3% | 50 | 20 | 41-84 | 48.8% | 41 | 9 | 11/16/2012 | @ DETROIT | 110-106 | W | 5 | W | 187.5 | O | 44-89 | 49.4% | 49 | 14 | 44-82 | 53.7% | 40 | 14 | 11/18/2012 | @ TORONTO | 86-97 | L | 4 | L | 187 | U | 32-80 | 40.0% | 53 | 15 | 38-80 | 47.5% | 49 | 10 | 11/19/2012 | @ ATLANTA | 72-81 | L | 10.5 | W | 186 | U | 31-82 | 37.8% | 61 | 19 | 34-89 | 38.2% | 56 | 13 | 11/21/2012 | DETROIT | 90-74 | W | -1 | W | 190 | U | 36-83 | 43.4% | 64 | 14 | 28-85 | 32.9% | 52 | 14 | 11/23/2012 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/25/2012 | BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/28/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2012 | BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/2/2012 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/3/2012 | @ GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/5/2012 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2012 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | CLEVELAND: GUARDS: KYRIE IRVING is the real deal, a heady playmaker and near-elite shooter. He should emerge as the NBA's next great point guard this season . . . Rookie DION WAITERS has a chance to step right into the starting lineup. He can get to the rim and generally makes good choices withthe ball. The only thing holding him back is defense after playing college ball in Syracuse's lazy zone . . . C.J. MILES will reportedly start at either the two or three spot, but he really needs to find the range on his shot again for him to stick in the starting lineup . . . Gunning combo guard DANIEL GIBSON is looking like he'll be their sixth man . . . The Cavs are still trying to figure out their second unit. JEREMY PARGO figures to be Irving's backup, but DONALD SLOAN is a better defender and could eventually pass him for this role, which doesn't mean many minutes unless Irving gets injured again. FORWARDS: TRISTAN THOMPSON is trying to add a perimeter shot to his repertoire. Don't count on him becoming David West, but he should improve offensively to go along with his rebounding and shot-blocking . . . ALONZO GEE returns as the starting small forward, excelling on the defensive end, but without a polished enough offensive game to earn 35 minutes per night . . . OMRI CASSPI was in and out of the rotation late in the year as he battled knee issues. It's getting close to make-or-break time for him . . . JON LEUER is a solid stretch four who has a real chance at a rotation spot . . . SAMARDO SAMUELS reportedly dropped some weight in his effort to find some minutes . . . LUKE WALTON is an unofficial member of the coaching staff . . . Undrafted rookie KEVIN JONES could make some noise with his work on the offensive boards . . . LUKE HARANGODY is more of a D-League talent. CENTERS: ANDERSON VAREJAO's wrist should be 100 percent, and Sideshow Anderson should be the same relentless, double-double threat he's always been . . . Rookie TYLER ZELLER is a 7-footer with some nice offensive skills -- he can knock down a jump shot in the half court, and run the floor. He'll struggle to defend in space, but made a living drawing charges at UNC, and should be able to play 20+ minutes as a rookie. | | ORLANDO: GUARDS: With Dwight Howard gone, this becomes JAMEER NELSON's team on the offensive end. Injuries slowed him a year ago, but he still does a nice job creating his own scoring chances . . . ARRON AFFLALO will provide some much-needed defense on the perimeter, a huge team weakness that will be exploited in the post-Howard era. He'll be a No. 2 or 3 option on the offensive end as well . . . J.J. REDICK has a chance for a bigger role in what should be a transitional year in Orlando. He's no more of a defensive liability than Nelson . . . CHRISTIAN EYENGA was a throw-in during the Dwight Howard trade and defends well enough to earn a roster spot . . . ISHMAEL SMITH will back up Nelson once he returns from a shoulder injury . . . E'TWAUN MOORE has played well enough in the preseason to spell Nelson too. FORWARDS: HEDO TURKOGLU still has some value as a point forward, though his minutes could shrink as Orlando rebuilds . . . GLEN DAVIS shined in Howard's absence last year. He's inefficient, but aggressive and willing to throw his weight around . . . Keep an eye on ANDREW NICHOLSON; the rookie is a crafty scorer who can shoot away from the basket . . . QUENTIN RICHARDSON will chug along as an injury-prone, three-point specialist . . . AL HARRINGTON is coming off a couple knee surgeries and may not have much left in the tank . . . MOE HARKLESS is athletic, versatile, and could get a long look in the second half of the year . . . GUSTAVO AYON is a capable big body who can play some center . . . JUSTIN HARPER will be buried on the bench . . . JOSH McROBERTS is not good. CENTERS: Davis figures to see a lot of minutes at center, but NIKOLA VUCEVIC is a much better defensive option. He's limited offensively, but could start grabbing more minutes in the middle as the year goes on . . . KYLE O'QUINN is a big body who can score around the basket. He has a rough transition ahead of him as an average athlete from a small school. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (CLEVELAND-ORLANDO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Cavaliers-Magic Preview* =========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Cleveland (3-8) at Orlando (4-7), 7:00 p.m. EDT
However unlikely, Jeremy Pargo is trying to continue softening the blow of a major absence for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Orlando Magic are just looking for some consistency.
Pargo looks to build on the best performance of his career and help the visiting Cavaliers beat the Magic for the first time in 10 tries Friday night.
Cleveland's already rough start looked to get much worse when it found out earlier this week that Kyrie Irving would miss a month with a broken left index finger.
It was only one game, but Pargo filled in quite nicely for the reigning rookie of the year Wednesday. He scored a career-high 28 points while hitting 11 of 19 from the field - 4 for 8 from beyond the arc - to power a 92-83 win over Philadelphia that snapped the Cavaliers' six-game slide.
"Those are some big shoes to fill," said Pargo, who made his sixth NBA start and first with Cleveland (3-8). "I wanted to come out aggressive, play within myself and do whatever it took to win the game. You don't want to come out and force things."
While Pargo and rookie Dion Waiters are tasked with keeping the starting backcourt stable, Anderson Varejao continues to be a force on the boards, averaging 13.7 rebounds to rank behind only Memphis' Zach Randolph (13.8). The center pulled down 19 boards while adding 10 points Wednesday, but has missed four of Cleveland's last five games against the Magic (4-7).
He wasn't around for the Cavaliers' 93-80 road loss March 23, extending their slide in Orlando to five games. That's part of their nine-game overall losing streak to the Magic, during which they've averaged 90.3 points on 41.6 percent shooting.
Orlando is trying to win back-to-back games for the first time since starting the season 2-0.
The Magic opened this five-game homestand with a balanced effort Wednesday, when five players scored in double digits in a 90-74 win over Detroit. Orlando trailed by three at the half before a 21-0 run to open the third quarter, and it wound up holding the Pistons to 32.9 percent shooting.
The Magic, who also host Boston, San Antonio and Brooklyn on this homestand, have 30 fast-break points over their last two games - upping an 8.7-point average on the break that was the third-worst in the league.
"That's the key for us, we have to become a better transition team," swingman Arron Afflalo said. "And the only way we're going to do that is to start getting stops. That was very welcoming to see for us to put together a defensive effort like that (Wednesday). That kind of allowed us to dictate the game a little bit.
"So hopefully we can carry that over."
Afflalo leads the Magic with 15.0 points per game, but he's totaled 18 while making 8 of 23 from the floor over the last two games.
He's connected on 20 of 33 field goals, including 7 of 13 from beyond the arc, to average 19.0 points over his last three meetings with Cleveland - all with Denver.
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| Last Updated: 3/19/2024 3:12:15 AM EST. |
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