Nov 24 vs Magic

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Wrap-Up – That was just what the doctor ordered.

After dropping their previous four contests, the Cavaliers needed a laugher to get themselves back on track. And that’s exactly what they got when the Magic rolled in on Monday night. The Cavs led by double-digits after one quarter, by 18 at intermission and by 23 after three – running away with the 106-74 victory at The Q.

Facing scrutiny by his own toughest critic – himself – LeBron James led everyone with 29 points and 11 assists, putting the squad on his shoulders right from the opening team and willing them to a massive lead before watching the fourth quarter from the Cavaliers’ bench. The 10-time All-Star, who notched 22 of his 29 points before half, went 9-for-17 from the floor and 9-of-11 from the stripe, adding four boards and three steals.

Anderson Varejao followed up with 14 points, six boards and a pair of blocks. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love added a dozen points apiece in the win – with Love adding eight boards and Irving leading both teams with four steals.

Tristan Thompson came off Cleveland’s bench to notch nine points and a team-high 11 boards. Overall, the Cavs reserves – who had been badly outplayed in the previous two losses -- came up big on Monday, combining to outscore Orlando’s second unit, 30-21. Will Cherry was particularly impressive, netting five points, four assists, a pair of boards and a steal in 20 minutes of action.

The Cavs shot 52 percent from the floor, holding the Magic to just 36 percent, while out-running Orlando, 21-6 on the fastbreak. Cleveland held the Magic to just 16 points in the first and final quarter.

Turning Point – Despite the big lead after two stanzas, the Cavs came out of the halftime locker room a little flat. The Magic’s Mo Harkless scored on a dunk early in the period to cut Cleveland’s 18-point edge to just a dozen. But Anderson Varejao proceeded to drill three straight jumpers (as Orlando missed three-point attempts on the other end ) and the Cavs quickly re-established their big lead. Orlando wouldn’t get closer than 18 the rest of the way.

By the Numbers – 8 … straight games that the Cavaliers have beaten the Orlando Magic – after dropping the previous 10. The all-time record for opposing team streaks goes to the Raptors and Bulls from 1999 to 2006 in which Toronto won 16 straight before losing the next 15 straight to Chicago.

Quotable – LeBron James, on Monday’s much-needed win at The Q …

”A win always makes things feel better, but we still have a lot of work to do. Tomorrow we’ll see some of the things we did well, see some of the things that we didn’t do so well and we can work on it. It’s a good start.”

Up Next – The Cavaliers have one more home contest before the Thanksgiving holiday – a rematch against the Wizards team that held them to their lowest point total of the season last Friday night. On Saturday night, the Indiana Pacers make their first appearance at The Q as the Wine and Gold wrap up the first month of the season. They open December’s schedule next Monday night against Milwaukee in Cleveland.

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Cavs Crush Magic to Snap Skid

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(On what he liked about the defensive effort): "That it was consistent, that we maintained…Your goal should be (allowing) 22 points under a quarter and we did that. That was the good part of it, just consistent defensive effort."

(On if any adjustments were needed): "Minor things but not game long. As the game went along, we made a few small adjustments, but things were working pretty good so we didn’t have to re-invent the wheel at any point."

(On LeBron James’ leadership): "I don’t think I have to say anything about him as a leader because he’s proven himself in this league for 12 years. He knows his influence is widespread. The things that he does, the way he plays the game and the impact that he has on those around him is consequential in every respect. You almost want to say to everybody that loves basketball, ‘if you want to be the best guy, then be the best guy’ and that’s what he does. He can impact in every way and he did that and obviously everyone followed.”

(On if LeBron handling the ball more was by design): “Not specifically by design. What we did want was not to slow it down so that if LeBron gets the rebound or he gets the inbound pass, there’s no reason for him to not push it and initiate. So there was no specific design for that. As a matter of fact, we tried or have tried the last couple of games, not successfully as we did today, to keep LeBron from playing so much point guard. Missing Delly (Matthew Dellavedova), as I told you in the pregame, it sort of put us in the situation where he had to handle the ball a lot more than normal just getting up over halfcourt. But today, you saw Will Cherry and what he can bring to the team. He certainly gave us valuable and quality minutes at valuable and quality parts of the game. It made it easier on LeBron and Kyrie to get their stuff without having to overhandle it.”

(On tonight’s game): “A win always makes things feel better, but we still have a lot of work to do. Tomorrow we’ll see some of the things we did well, see some of the things that we didn’t do so well and we can work on it. It’s a good start.”

(On what he liked about the defense tonight): “Defensively, we were just in tune. (Nikola) Vucevic is a big time player. I thought Andy (Anderson Varejao) and everyone else that had an opportunity to guard him did a great job and as guards we just tried to help them as much and keep bodies on them. (Victor) Oladipo got a little loose on us in the third quarter but for the most part, we did a good job at the point of attack.”

(On being a man of his word and coming out strong tonight): “I always have been. Like I’ve said, no one puts more pressure on me than myself. You go out and you don’t just talk about it, but you go out and you also show it too. I’m happy I’m able to make a couple plays to help our team get a victory.”

(On rumors about the team): “I’m probably the last person you want to ask about anybody that talks about rumors or sources... I don’t get involved in that stuff. I know one thing for sure what we have is a group of guys that wants to work every day and want to get better and that’s all we have to worry about. I really don’t listen to that stuff.”

(On the difference in play tonight): “Just communicating and just trying to work on things out there – making the necessary adjustments going forward and came out with some energy. Obviously they have a pretty young team over there, a great team. I liked the pace that Vic (Victor) Oladipo was playing with and they have a great rookie in Elfrid Payton. We just had to be the better team and come out and build confidence.”

(On answering when they started coming back): “Absolutely. We have a lot of great veterans on our team. Execution wise we just have to continue to have that – trust our plays, trust our offense, trust each other and we’ll be fine.”

(On what he liked most about his defense tonight): “Just the communication. The focus level on helping each other out. There were a lot of rotations that needed to be made tonight and we made them. We were trusting each other and definitely communication was a big part of that.”

(On playing Washington next): “It will be a tough, heart-felt game like it was in Washington, but we’re at home this time and know that we have to come out with a lot better focus, move the basketball and trust each other on both ends of the floor. I feel like we could come out with a win.”

(On his team tonight): “Our start was decent. I think we were prepared to play, but we couldn’t get ourselves going by making some buckets.”

(On the Cavs tonight): “They were quick to get out in transition. I think they had three dunks early in the first. That’s something that we wanted to address. When you play a team like (the Cavs), you kind of shrink the play selection down that you’re going to run. You try to take advantage of the defense that they’re in. I think the assist totals would have been up if shots would’ve gone in.”

(On facing LeBron James): "It just puts a premium on (not being able to) give up that offensive rebound. You can’t turn (the ball) over. You’ve got to get a great shot every time because he’s one of the best in the game. He’s going to do great things. That’s what great players do every single night.”

(On the Cavs): “They did a good job getting their hands on balls, getting a lot of steals and getting deflections. They did a great job rotating and stuff like that, so just credit to them for playing a great game. We knew they were going to come out on fire.”

(On his team’s deficit tonight): “It is what it is. At the end of the day, we’ve just got to keep pushing forward in games no matter if we’re down 10, 15, 20 or 30 (points). We’ve got to keep playing. We’ve got to keep being relentless and stay in attack mode because we have to build good habits. It’s just something we’ve got to work on.”

(On what he brings to his team): “I just feel like I can get to the rim. It’s as simple as that. I can keep my dribble alive, kick it out or make a layup, so I have a lot of options. I’ve just got to be aggressive. When I play passive is when I make mistakes, when I do dumb stuff. So I’ve just got to stay aggressive.”

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Game Quotes: Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic - Nov. 24

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Listen to Radio Play-by-Play announcer John Michael's Call of the Game during the Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic game on November 24, 2014. Cavaliers forward Kevin Love takes it to the basket strong for a two-handed flush.

Escucha a la voz en español de los Cavaliers Rafa "El Alcalde" con la narración de la jugada del partido entre Los Cavaliers de Cleveland vs. El Magic de Orlando en el Quicken Loans Arena de Cleveland, Ohio  el 24 de Noviembre del 2014. Los Cavs derrotaron al Magic 106 a 74 con Lebron James anotando 16 de sus 29 puntos en el primer cuarto incluyendo esta clavada con autoridad después del rebote y asistencia de Kevin Love.

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Call of the Game: Cavs vs. Orlando Magic - Nov. 24

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Joe G's GameDay Blog and Chat - Nov. 24, 2014

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The Wine &amp; Gold continue their five-game homestand tonight against the Orlando Magic at Quicken Loans Arena. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Cleveland (5-7) aims to snap a four-game skid after falling to the Raptors, 110-93, Saturday night at The Q.

Over the last three contests, Anderson Varejao has a pair of double-doubles and is averaging 15.3 points and 10.7 rebounds in 30.3 minutes per game over that stretch. Coming into tonight’s game, he is shooting a career-best .574 from the field, which is the highest field goal percentage in the Eastern Conference.

Orlando (6-9) could be without their second-leading scorer, Tobias Harris, who sat out Saturday's 99-92 home defeat to Miami Heat with a calf injury. Harris is averaging a career-high 18.8 points and is second on the team with 8.4 rebounds per contest.

In the Magic's loss on Saturday, Nik Vucevic recorded his NBA-best 11th double-double and fifth in a row with a career-high 33 points and 17 rebounds.

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Probable Starters/Status Update*presented by Cleveland Clinic

Status Update: Matthew Dellavedova, (Left Knee MCL Sprain, Out)

Magic: PG - Victor Oladipo, SG - Evan Fournier, SF - Tobias Harris PF - Channing Frye, C - Nikola Vucevic

Status Update: (Magic) - Aaron Gordon, (Fractured Fifth Metatarsal, Left Foot, Out), Tobias Harris, (Strained Right Calf, Questionable)

1. Bench Warrant – In a pair of weekend losses, the Cavs bench was badly outplayed. Cleveland’s reserves have to find their footing this season and Monday’s matchup with Orlando would be a perfect time. Tristan Thomson led the reserves in scoring with 11 points on Saturday and with just four on Friday. The Cavaliers need Dion Waiters to rediscover the form that made him the East’s top bench scorer last year and get more production from Mike Miller, Joe Harris or even Will Cherry.

2. Mitigate Miscues – The Wine and Gold turned it over 19 times in Friday’s loss to the Wizards and 20 more in Saturday’s defeat against Toronto – giving away a combined 46 points. The Cavaliers averaged just 11 miscues per game during their four-game win streak, and they’ll need to get back to valuing possessions to snap their recent skein.

3. Cut Out the Middle Man – Tobias Harris – who missed Orlando’s previous game with a strained right calf – leads the Magic in scoring, but young big man Nikola Vucevic is the guy teams gameplan for. He leads the league with 11 double-doubles and is coming off a 33-point, 17-rebound performance against Miami. He’ll be matched up with Kevin Love for much of the night, so he’ll have to work hard on both ends. The Cavs will need to limit Vucevic’s production to stop Orlando.

This will be the first of three meetings between the Cavs and Magic but the only contest that will be played at The Q.

The Wine &amp; Gold swept the Magic during the 2013-14 campaign (4-0) and have won seven straight games over Orlando dating back to Feb. 8, 2013. During that stretch, the Cavaliers have won by an average of 12.2 points, as they have scored 106.3 points per game to the Magic’s 94.1.

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After tonight’s game, the Wine &amp; Gold will host the Washington Wizards at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. ET.

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