Aaron Gordon wants to be on the floor as much as he can. Now that his minutes restriction from a hamstring injury has been lifted, that shouldn’t be a problem.
Gordon scored 13 of his season-high 24 points in a decisive third quarter as the Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-83 on Monday night at Amway Center to snap a two-game losing streak.
Nikola Vucevic was the only other starter to reach double-figure scoring with 23 points for the Magic (5-2), who trailed for only 1 minute and 24 seconds of the second half.
Terrence Ross scored 15 points, Khem Birch recorded 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, and Cole Anthony finished with nine points, five rebounds and four assists for Orlando, which beat Cleveland for the fifth straight time.