Cavs salvage win over Magic after blowing 23-point lead

INDIANAPOLIS IN- JANUARY 12 Le Bron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers handles the ball against the Indiana Pacers

INDIANAPOLIS IN- JANUARY 12 Le Bron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers handles the ball against the Indiana Pacers

Finishing them off after intermission has been the tricky part.

In the six games that Love has played alongside Thomas, he has attempted 15 shots or more just once.

And they did it against a now 13-32 Orlando team that was without starting center Nikola Vucevic (fractured hand) and key reserve Arron Afflalo (suspended).

The Magic played without guard Aaron Afflalo, who was suspended two games without pay by the National Basketball Association for fighting with Minnesota's Nemanja Bjelica on Tuesday. Obviously we had a great first half on Monday (against Golden State), great first half today and the same result. "So we've got to keep pushing, keep watching film and seeing ways we can be better".

"We've got to eliminate those lapses we're having". "Feel like when we do that we're such a better team". "We know we have the ability, but right now we're struggling".

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Cleveland had 19 assists on 25 made field goals in the first half followed by just three assists on 13 made baskets in the second half. "We'll respect their decision", he said.

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The Cavs led 60-43 late in the second quarter before the Magic sizzled in the third and Shelvin Mack put Orlando on top, 103-102, with 31 seconds to go.

Love then missed a dunk while appearing to draw heavy contact on one of the few late possessions where the Cavs actually executed a play, but the rebound bounced long and the Cavs retained possession. After Thomas restored Cleveland's lead, Elfrid Payton missed a layup.

After a lengthy review, the officials ruled Cleveland's Thomas was not out of bounds when they thought the ball had touched him. We're trying to find that.

The Cavs were absolutely putrid in being outscored 33-17 in the third period. We can't continue to just take one-pass shots, if that's the case.

Lue didn't help matters, as he waited until the 4:05 mark of the third to make his first substitution. "He has to understand that his health is most important and without that we can't go very far", Lue said.

"I know Kevin is playing the 5, and sometime he has 5s guarding him, but we still got to be able to get him touches and involve him in the game", Lue said.

Contact Rick Noland at (330) 721-4061 or [email protected]. Totals 41-88 16-21 103. James - who earned his 14th straight All-Star Game start as the East's leading vote-getter - did lead Cleveland with six assists to go with five boards. Totals 38-85 18-27 104. One of Cleveland's two wins over the past 10 games came in Orlando, but like much of this stretch, it wasn't pretty. Assists-Orlando 25 (Payton 8), Cleveland 22 (James 6).

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