Cavaliers enjoy big fourth quarter for 107-93 win over Magic


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 04-03-2019 07:27 IST | Created: 04-03-2019 07:15 IST
Cavaliers enjoy big fourth quarter for 107-93 win over Magic
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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. 

(With inputs from agencies.)

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