CLEVELAND – The Orlando Magic’s five-game road trip continues Friday night when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The first matchup between the two teams since last season’s seven-game playoff series in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Orlando begins its road trip on Wednesday evening after a tough loss to the Chicago Bulls. Paolo Banchero scored 31 points but suffered a right abdominal strain. He, Franz Wagner and Goga Bitadze are all on the Magic’s injury report for the contest.

Cleveland has been in the class of the East so far and has not lost a game this season. In their last break, the Cavaliers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers by 24 points, spoiling the homecoming of LeBron and Bronny James.

WHO: Orlando Magic (3:2) at Cleveland Cavaliers (5:0)
When: Friday, November 1st, 7pm ET
Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
TV: ESPN (exclusive national television – no local broadcasts)
Radio: 96.9 The Game, Magic Audio Network
Distribution of points: Cleveland minus-6
Last meeting: Cleveland 106, Orlando 94 on 5/5/24 in Game 7 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs

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Jamahl Mosley, Orlando Magic: Mosley completed his fourth NBA season as a head coach this season, all of which came with the Magic. He has a 106-145 record throughout the regular season and a 3-4 record in the playoffs. Before being named head coach of the Magic, Mosley was an assistant at Dallas, Cleveland and Denver. He is a Colorado graduate and played four years of professional basketball in Mexico, Australia, Finland and South Korea.

Kenny Atkinson, Cleveland Cavaliers: Atkinson took over the Cavaliers this summer after JB Bickerstaff was fired following Cleveland’s second-round loss to the Boston Celtics. Atkinson previously served as an assistant at Golden State, Atlanta and New York and was also the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets for four seasons. Atkinson, a former University of Richmond standout, enjoyed a 14-year playing career overseas.

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