The Cavaliers (11 - 3) defeated the Magic (6 - 8) 117 - 103 at Quicken Loans Arena on Monday for their third straight victory. Orlando was able to stay in the game through the first half, but Cleveland jumped out to a commanding 16 - point lead after outscoring the Magic 33 - 21 in the third quarter. Kevin Love had another solid game, draining six 3 - pointers and finishing with a game - high 34 points. The Cavaliers had perhaps their best shooting performance of the season, hitting 51 percent of their attempts from downtown (18 - of - 35). It's been an up - and - down season for Magic point guard Elfrid Payton, who went 0 - for - 7 from the field and finished with zero points in 19 minutes. With Payton the bench for most of the game, Shabazz Napier posted a season - high nine assists with 11 points over 29 minutes. The silver lining for Orlando was the play of power forward Andrew Nicholson, who scored a season - high 18 points off the bench. The Magic rotation has been very unpredictable lately with so many starters struggling, so that will likely mean more opportunities for guys like Napier and Nicholson moving forward. With the win, Cleveland kept it's undefeated record at home in tact. In his second straight start in place of the injured Timofey Mozgov, Tristan Thompson registered a game - high 14 rebounds and came a point shy of a double - double for another night in a row. J.R. Smith continues to improve in each game and turned in a season - high 26 points (10 - 16 FG, 6 - 10 3Pt). LeBron James took a night off from scoring and decided to distribute a bit more, dishing out 13 assists as the Cavaliers put on a passing clinic finishing with 34 dimes. The Cavaliers get a tough test on the road Wednesday against the Raptors; the Magic get the Knicks at home.
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