Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic look to even the series in Game 6 against the Cleveland Cavaliers today.
So far through five games in this first-round series between the Cleveland Cavaliers (3-2) and the Orlando Magic (2-3) home court has been held for each team. Cleveland got off to a roaring start with two blowout victories in games one and two at home, then stole Game 5 in the final seconds to take the series lead again. Orlando found its offensive rhythm at home in games three and four to even up the series crushing Cleveland by a total of 61 points. Paolo Banchero (31 points, 14 rebounds and five assists) led the way in Game 3 with Franz Wagner (34 points, 13 rebounds and four assists) leading the way in Game 4 as the young, dynamic wing duo kept Orlando alive in this series at home.
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Game Date: May 3, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
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The difference between playing at home and on the road this series has been night and day for Orlando. At home they are averaging 116.5 points per game while on the road they have struggled, averaging just 90.6 points per game as a team. They will need another great home performance to send this back to Cleveland for a deciding Game 7.
For the series Banchero is averaging 24.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in his playoff debut. Wagner is right there with him putting up 20.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. It is up to the rest of the Orlando offense that needs to step up around Banchero and Wagner if the team wants to keep its season alive today.
For Cleveland, despite holding a 3-2 lead in this series the team has not performed like a contender or a challenger in the Eastern Conference. As a team they are shooting just 43-29-76 shooting splits with All-Star Donovan Mitchell really struggling to find efficient shots going for 22.4 points, 4.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game on 42-23-86 shooting splits this series.
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