The Cleveland Cavaliers have won five of their last six games, and are coming off of a huge overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs, thanks to Kyrie Irving's career high 57 points.
The Orlando Magic have lost three games in a row, including a loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
Projected Starting Lineups
Cleveland Cavaliers (42-25)
G Kyrie Irving – 22.0 ppg, 5.2 apg
G J.R. Smith – 12.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg
F LeBron James – 26.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 7.3 apg
F Kevin Love – 16.8 ppg, 10.1 rpg
C Timofey Mozgov– 10.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg
Orlando Magic (21-46)
G Elfrid Payton –8.3 ppg, 6.0 apg
G Victory Oladipo – 17.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg
F Tobias Harris – 17.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
C Nikola Vucevic – 19.5 ppg, 11.2 rpg
C Dewayne Dedmon – 3.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg
What to watch for:
What will Kyrie Irving do for an encore?
Irving dropped a NBA season-high 57 points on the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, breaking his mark off 55 he set against the Portland Trail Blazers in late January. In the game following that, Irving had 21 points in a big win over the Sacramento Kings. Seeing how he responds in a positive way (making shots) or negative way (poor shot selection) will have a big impact on this game.
Prediction: Cavs win 110-92
The Cavs have been absolutely on fire over the past two months, and the Magic have been trending in the opposite direction. That's not going to change suddenly for this one game.
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