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Cleveland Cavaliers
4-4 · 1-3 on the road
2026-12-16
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Orlando Magic
2-5 · 0-4 at home

Biggest mismatches

CLE's offense ranks 8th in scoring efficiency, and ORL ranks 25th defending it.

A clash of tempos: CLE plays at the 4th-fastest pace, ORL at the 25th.

Team vs team

Season before this game (CLE 8 games, ORL 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CLEORL
Scoring
119.25th · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
105.729th · Bottom 5
117.123rd · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
114.720th · Average
+2.115th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-9.024th · Below avg
Efficiency
114.38th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
106.224th · Below avg
111.419th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
114.025th · Below avg
+2.913th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-7.923rd · Below avg
104.74th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.125th
Shooting
54.9%7th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.3%16th · Average
58.4%8th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.4%15th · Average
15.63rd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.114th · Average
37.2%9th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
34.3%16th · Average
0.2819th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2916th · Average
Defense
52.1%11th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.8%17th · Average
7.224th · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
6.927th · Bottom 5
6.05th · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.727th · Bottom 5
Possessions
12.9%4th · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
16.8%28th · Bottom 5
25.2%20th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
22.9%27th · Bottom 5
47.56th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
38.930th · Bottom 5
27.85th · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.920th · Average

Recent form

Cleveland Cavaliers
WLWLL

Last 5: average margin +3.8 (season +2.1). Streak L2.

Orlando Magic
WLWLL

Last 5: average margin -6.8 (season -9.0). Streak L2.

Key players

Cleveland Cavaliers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Donovan MitchellG 22.55.05.561.8
Evan MobleyF-C 18.88.23.565.5
James HardenG 16.65.26.254.9
Jarrett AllenC 13.27.81.266.2
Orlando Magic
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Paolo BancheroF 24.56.57.577.0
Franz WagnerF 20.36.17.650.3
Desmond BaneG 17.93.62.655.6
Anthony BlackG 16.54.84.868.2

Injury report

Cleveland Cavaliers
Jaylon Tyson G-F · back ~2026-11-06 Out
Peyton Watson G · back ~2026-11-06 Out
Jarrett Allen C · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day
Tyrese Proctor G · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day
Orlando Magic
Izaiyah Nelson F · Left Ankle Injury Recovery · back ~2026-11-18 Out
Jalen Suggs G · Right Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise · back ~2026-11-10 Out
Jonathan Isaac F · Left Knee Injury Management · back ~2026-11-10 Out
Noah Penda G-F · Right Partially Torn Hamstring · back ~2026-11-18 Out
Paolo Banchero F · Right High Ankle Sprain · back ~2026-11-22 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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