CLEVELAND -- — Darius Garland scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell added 22 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 6-0 with a 120-109 victory Friday night over the Orlando Magic, who played their first game without injured All-Star Paolo Banchero.

The Cavs are the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference. The last time Cleveland started 6-0 was in 2016 with LeBron James. The club's best start was 8-0 in 1976.

The early meeting between Orlando and Cleveland was a rematch of last season's tense opening-round playoff series won by the Cavs in seven games.

Banchero is expected to miss at least a month — and maybe longer — with a torn right oblique. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft was on an early tear, averaging 29 points with 8.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists before getting hurt Wednesday.

Orlando's Jalen Suggs scored a career-high 28 points and had eight rebounds and seven assists. Franz Wagner had 17 points.

Cleveland rookie Luke Travers made his NBA debut. The Australian scored four points in garbage time.

Takeaways

Magic: Life without Banchero won't be easy, but it could lead to Suggs further developing his offensive game and others stepping up.

Cavaliers: Have bought into first-year coach Kenny Atkinson's offensive system by playing at a faster pace and shooting more 3-pointers.

Key moment

The Magic hung around and were still within 10 late in the third quarter, when Cavs reserves Caris LeVert, Sam Merrill and Georges Niang all made 3-pointers in the final 2:17 to give Cleveland a 17-point lead going to the fourth.

Key stat

Cleveland improved to 30-7 in Mitchell's last 37 regular-season games since January.

Up next

The Magic continue their trip at Dallas on Sunday. The Cavs play Saturday in Milwaukee before hosting Bucks on Monday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Moritz Wagner vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	2	0
11:16	Franz Wagner makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Suggs assists)	2	2
11:02	Donovan Mitchell makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	4	2
10:43	Moritz Wagner traveling	4	2
10:29	Donovan Mitchell makes 10-foot two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)	6	2
10:16	Moritz Wagner misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	2
10:13	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	6	2
10:06	Evan Mobley makes 7-foot two point shot	8	2
9:43	Franz Wagner makes 7-foot two point shot	8	4
9:36	Darius Garland out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	4
9:21	Franz Wagner misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	4
9:19	Franz Wagner offensive rebound	8	4
9:19	Franz Wagner steps out of bounds turnover	8	4
9:09	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	4
9:03	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	8	4
9:03	Evan Mobley makes dunk	10	4
8:48	Jalen Suggs lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	10	4
8:45	Franz Wagner shooting foul	10	4
8:45	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	11	4
8:45	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	12	4
8:32	Jarrett Allen blocks Franz Wagner 's 2-foot driving layup	12	4
8:30	Dean Wade defensive rebound	12	4
8:17	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	4
8:16	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	12	4
8:10	Darius Garland lost ball turnover (Jalen Suggs steals)	12	4
8:05	Moritz Wagner makes 1-foot dunk (Jalen Suggs assists)	12	6
7:46	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer	15	6
7:28	Moritz Wagner makes driving dunk (Anthony Black assists)	15	8
7:09	Evan Mobley makes 10-foot two point shot	17	8
6:50	Franz Wagner misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	8
6:48	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	17	8
6:40	Jalen Suggs blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 3-foot driving layup	17	8
6:37	Jalen Suggs defensive rebound	17	8
6:34	Jalen Suggs makes two point shot	17	10
6:34	Cavaliers Full timeout	17	10
6:34	(06:34) [Magic] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	17	10
6:34	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	17	10
6:34	Caris LeVert enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	17	10
6:26	8 second turnover	17	10
6:07	Anthony Black makes alley oop layup (Franz Wagner assists)	17	12
5:55	Darius Garland misses two point shot	17	12
5:53	Franz Wagner defensive rebound	17	12
5:48	Moritz Wagner misses 25-foot three point shot	17	12
5:45	Dean Wade defensive rebound	17	12
5:38	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caris LeVert assists)	20	12
5:16	Moritz Wagner misses layup	20	12
5:14	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	20	12
5:10	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul	20	12
5:10	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	21	12
5:10	Cole Anthony enters the game for Franz Wagner	21	12
5:10	Tristan da Silva enters the game for Jalen Suggs	21	12
5:10	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	22	12
4:52	Moritz Wagner makes layup (Anthony Black assists)	22	14
4:52	Sam Merrill shooting foul	22	14
4:52	Moritz Wagner misses free throw 1 of 1	22	14
4:50	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	22	14
4:37	Darius Garland misses two point shot	22	14
4:34	Moritz Wagner defensive rebound	22	14
4:30	Sam Merrill personal foul	22	14
4:30	Georges Niang enters the game for Dean Wade	22	14
4:25	Anthony Black misses driving layup	22	14
4:22	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	22	14
4:15	Georges Niang makes two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	24	14
4:07	Caris LeVert personal foul	24	14
4:07	Gary Harris enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	24	14
3:50	Tristan da Silva makes layup (Anthony Black assists)	24	16
3:38	Caris LeVert misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	16
3:35	Cole Anthony defensive rebound	24	16
3:16	Cole Anthony misses driving layup	24	16
3:14	Georges Niang defensive rebound	24	16
3:08	Caris LeVert makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)	26	16
2:51	Cole Anthony misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	26	16
2:48	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	26	16
2:42	Caris LeVert makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	29	16
2:42	Magic Full timeout	29	16
2:42	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	29	16
2:42	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	29	16
2:42	Jonathan Isaac enters the game for Anthony Black	29	16
2:42	Jett Howard enters the game for Moritz Wagner	29	16
2:17	Cole Anthony misses driving floating jump shot	29	16
2:14	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	29	16
2:10	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	31	16
1:43	Jonathan Isaac misses 23-foot three point jumper	31	16
1:41	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	31	16
1:29	Jonathan Isaac blocks Georges Niang 's 1-foot two point shot	31	16
1:24	Jett Howard defensive rebound	31	16
1:19	Gary Harris misses 29-foot three point jumper	31	16
1:16	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	31	16
1:14	Cole Anthony shooting foul	31	16
1:14	Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2	31	16
1:14	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	31	16
1:14	Jalen Suggs enters the game for Tristan da Silva	31	16
1:14	Franz Wagner enters the game for Cole Anthony	31	16
1:14	Caris LeVert makes free throw 2 of 2	32	16
58.2	Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper	32	16
56.1	Georges Niang defensive rebound	32	16
55.1	Caris LeVert makes two point shot (Georges Niang assists)	34	16
34.1	Jett Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper	34	16
31.0	Georges Niang defensive rebound	34	16
8.1	Caris LeVert misses 23-foot three point jumper	34	16
5.1	Jett Howard defensive rebound	34	16
0.0	Jonathan Isaac misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	34	16
0.0	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	34	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	16

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

11:00 PM, November 1, 2024

Coverage

ESPN, FanDuel SN FL, FanDuel SN OH

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Pat Fraher, Tyler Ford, Suyash Mehta

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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