Magic stops the streak of 16 wins of Cavaliers

The Magic dry the string of 16 triumphs of the Cavaliers by the hand of a remarkable participation of Paolo Banchero.

Cleveland – Paolo Banchero He scored 24 points, Franz Wagner added 22 and the Orlando Magic beat a Cleveland Cavaliers 108-103 on Sunday, ending the Racha of 16 consecutive victories of the Cavaliers.

The Cavs They lost for the first time since February 4, since the leaders of the East Conference could not stop the Magic In the final minutes. Cleveland He failed five shots, three of them from the All-Star Donovan Mitchell, at the last minute.

The suspension of Banchero From 4.8 meters (16 feet) he put Magic ahead 104-103, and after a triple failed by De’andre Hunter, from Cleveland, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led two free throws 31 seconds from the end to give Orlando A three -point advantage.

Max Strus failed a triple that would have meant the tie in the following possession of Cleveland And the defense of Orlando He attacked Mitchell, who failed a couple of triples. The Cavsthat had an advantage of a point when they entered the last quarter, they had won 48 games in a row when they were winning at the beginning of the last quarter.

Banchero He spotted only 6 of 22 shots, but added 11 rebounds and seven assists. Wendell Carter Jr. added 16 points and 14 rebounds for Orlando.

Mitchell returned after lost two games for a nuisance in the groin and ended with 23 points. Jarrett Allen added 20 points and 12 rebounds for Cavswho could not become the first team from Phoenix in 2021 to win 17 games in a row.

The Cavsleaders of the NBAthey played without the Evan Mobley forward Evan Mobley, who has been dealing with a bruise on his foot.

Sunday’s defeat was Hunter’s first with Cavaliers Since it was acquired from the Hawks on the deadline of transfer of last month. Cleveland He had won the 13 games in which he participated.

The Racha of 16 consecutive victories of Cleveland It was the longest in the history of the franchise.

Associated Press and AM850 Research contributed to this story.