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Cavs look to hold serve and take their talents to Orlando with a 2-0 lead. The questions:
What will Jamahl Mosley do about his team scoring just 83 points in game 1? Will he chalk it up to first game jitters and stay the course? Or will he made some adjustments?
His five guards combined for 18 points in over 100 minutes. Will he try to get them more involved in the offense? Harris, Anthony, Fultz, and Ingles combined to go 0-for-19 from the field. The other guard, Suggs, was 4-for-16. That's an astonishing 4-for-35 from his five guards. Does he want them to shoot more?
The Magic averaged 107.5 points against the Cavs in the regular season (although Mobley missed two games, Mitchell and Garland one, and LeVert three). They were almost 24 points below that Saturday. They need to do something to get more buckets.
The Magic shot 30 free throws Saturday, well over their average of 24.5. That part is working, but they only shot 32.6% from the field.
How do the Magic deal with Donovan Mitchell, who had 30 points in the opener? Do they dare trap him and force him to give up the ball? If they do will that result in lobs for dunks and uncontested 3's?
Can the Cavs cut down on their turnovers (17) and improve their 3-point shooting (27% with 18 consecutive misses)? If they can do both they probably win with ease. In their 27-point win in Orlando they had 9 turnovers and were 20-for-38 on 3's.
The Cavs' bench played good defense but were 4-for-19 shooting. Can we get LeVert, Niang, Okoro, and Merrill to make a few more shots?
I'm expecting more points from both teams. There's no way the Magic's guards go 4-for-35 and the team probably doesn't miss 11 free throws. The Cavs won't miss 18 straight 3's and will shoot better than 27%. In the regular season they made 39.7% on 3's against Orlando.
What will Jamahl Mosley do about his team scoring just 83 points in game 1? Will he chalk it up to first game jitters and stay the course? Or will he made some adjustments?
His five guards combined for 18 points in over 100 minutes. Will he try to get them more involved in the offense? Harris, Anthony, Fultz, and Ingles combined to go 0-for-19 from the field. The other guard, Suggs, was 4-for-16. That's an astonishing 4-for-35 from his five guards. Does he want them to shoot more?
The Magic averaged 107.5 points against the Cavs in the regular season (although Mobley missed two games, Mitchell and Garland one, and LeVert three). They were almost 24 points below that Saturday. They need to do something to get more buckets.
The Magic shot 30 free throws Saturday, well over their average of 24.5. That part is working, but they only shot 32.6% from the field.
How do the Magic deal with Donovan Mitchell, who had 30 points in the opener? Do they dare trap him and force him to give up the ball? If they do will that result in lobs for dunks and uncontested 3's?
Can the Cavs cut down on their turnovers (17) and improve their 3-point shooting (27% with 18 consecutive misses)? If they can do both they probably win with ease. In their 27-point win in Orlando they had 9 turnovers and were 20-for-38 on 3's.
The Cavs' bench played good defense but were 4-for-19 shooting. Can we get LeVert, Niang, Okoro, and Merrill to make a few more shots?
I'm expecting more points from both teams. There's no way the Magic's guards go 4-for-35 and the team probably doesn't miss 11 free throws. The Cavs won't miss 18 straight 3's and will shoot better than 27%. In the regular season they made 39.7% on 3's against Orlando.