Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic
January 26, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Cavaliers beat the Magic 114-98 on 2026-01-26 at home. The Cavaliers started Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, and Jaylon Tyson. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, and Anthony Black. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 7 points (3/7) in his matchups, with Evan Mobley as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 19 points (8/13) in his matchups, with Anthony Black as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
114
Did not play: Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), De'Andre Hunter (DND - Injury/Illness)
ORL
Orlando Magic
98
Did not play: Goga Bitadze (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jett Howard (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley · Jaylon Tyson Starter 20.0 min
- Lonzo Ball · Evan Mobley · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. · Jaylon Tyson 4.7 min
- Lonzo Ball · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. 3.5 min
- Donovan Mitchell · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Tyrese Proctor 3.3 min
- Larry Nance Jr. · Donovan Mitchell · Evan Mobley · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Tyrese Proctor 3.0 min
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black Starter 15.8 min
- Tyus Jones · Wendell Carter Jr. · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Noah Penda 6.3 min
- Tyus Jones · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black 4.7 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva 4.1 min
- Moritz Wagner · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Jase Richardson · Noah Penda 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Cavaliers defense
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Paolo Banchero 7 pts (3/7) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Evan Mobley (32 %, 0 pts) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin (16 %, 0 pts) · Jarrett Allen (16 %, 0 pts)
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Moritz Wagner 12 pts (4/8) in 24 possessions
Guarded by: Nae'Qwan Tomlin (25 %, 7 pts) · Larry Nance Jr. (18 %, 0 pts) · Jarrett Allen (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Anthony Black: 23 poss., 8 pts (2/5) · Jalen Suggs: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Evan Mobley | Paolo Banchero: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 14 poss., 11 pts (5/6) |
| Jaylon Tyson | Jalen Suggs: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Anthony Black: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Jarrett Allen | Wendell Carter Jr.: 29 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Paolo Banchero: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dean Wade | Desmond Bane: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Paolo Banchero: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Paolo Banchero: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Noah Penda: 8 poss., 1 pts (0/2) |
| Craig Porter Jr. | Anthony Black: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Tyus Jones: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Lonzo Ball | Tyus Jones: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Noah Penda: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyrese Proctor | Desmond Bane: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tyus Jones: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Moritz Wagner: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Desmond Bane: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Magic defense
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Donovan Mitchell 19 pts (8/13) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Anthony Black (40 %, 3 pts) · Desmond Bane (13 %, 5 pts) · Jalen Suggs (9 %, 0 pts)
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Evan Mobley 29 pts (11/21) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Paolo Banchero (46 %, 13 pts) · Wendell Carter Jr. (19 %, 4 pts) · Jalen Suggs (6 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | Evan Mobley: 31 poss., 13 pts (4/8) · Jaylon Tyson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Desmond Bane | Dean Wade: 25 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Jaylon Tyson: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Anthony Black | Donovan Mitchell: 28 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jaylon Tyson: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Jarrett Allen: 37 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Evan Mobley: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Jalen Suggs | Jaylon Tyson: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tyus Jones | Craig Porter Jr.: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Noah Penda | Lonzo Ball: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Moritz Wagner | Larry Nance Jr.: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jarrett Allen: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tristan da Silva | Donovan Mitchell: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dean Wade: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jonathan Isaac | Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Evan Mobley: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jase Richardson | Tyrese Proctor: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donovan Mitchell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |