Cleveland and Orlando will meet for the third game of this first round series, for the first time in Orlando after game one and two of the series took place in Cleveland. This is a massive turning point in this series as Cleveland could put this series on ice with another victory, and Orlando could get themselves back in it before heading into their second home game later this weekend.
As Cleveland holds a two to nothing advantage coming into this game with a pair of convincing victories at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in the past week. Plenty of people question the Cavaliers decision to practically lay down in their regular season finale and allow themselves to fall to the number four seed in the Eastern Conference. However, so far it has worked out for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they come into game number three with a considerable advantage over the Orlando Magic. As they have looked completely dominant throughout the first two games of this series as well.
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History Between These Two Teams Cleveland and Orlando met four times throughout the regular season, as well as the additional two playoff games from this first round series. In the four regular season meetings between these two teams they split the series with two victories each. The four game split worked out pretty well, as Cleveland picked up a victory at home and on the road in Orlando and Orlando picked up a victory at home and on the road in Cleveland as well. Overall, on the year Cleveland has won four of the six meetings against Orlando and now they will look to make it five out of seven with another solid performance here in game number three on Thursday night.
You can expect a close and competitive matchup when these two teams get together and that is exactly what you should expect out of this third playoff game as the first two playoff games have been close up until the end of the contest. Orlando will be looking to finally get on board with a much-needed victory here in this one, as they look to keep their playoff hopes alive and avoid going down to nothing heading into the rest of the series.
Today’s Predictions I expect a similar type of game here on Thursday night in game three like we’ve seen with the previous two games in this first round playoff series. As I look for this one to be close and competitive throughout the early stages of the contest before one team pulls away in the end. I look for Cleveland to grab their third consecutive victory of the series. With the way they have Orlando through the first two I cannot see them dropping this game. As I look for them to push Orlando to the brink of elimination heading into the fourth game of the series over the weekend.
I expect another quality performance out of Donovan Mitchell here in this one, and I look for Isaac Okoro to continue locking down the best shooters the Orlando Magic have on the roster. He has been the legitimate factor for Cleveland throughout the first two games of this series as he has made it difficult for Orlando to find open shots and put the ball in the bucket. I expect more of the same throughout this game, Orlando has shot the basketball over the first two games of this series, I don’t expect them to suddenly heat up throughout game three at home.
Not only though I look for the Cleveland Cavaliers to pick up a third consecutive victory in this opening round series. Despite coming into this game as an underdog, I still look for Cleveland to get the job done here in this one, as I look for them to continue holding Orlando’s solid offensive attack to minimal output for the third game in a row. Meanwhile, I look for Donovan Mitchell and Jaret Allen to continue putting up solid performances on both ends of the court to lead Cleveland to another victory.
Tips For Betting Cleveland has picked up 27 victories in 49 games following a win in their previous contest. That is a trend. They will look to continue throughout this game on Thursday night as they look to make it 28 victories in 50 opportunities against the Orlando Magic. Meanwhile, Orlando has lost 18 games following a defeat in their previous contest. That is a trend that they will look to buck with a much-needed victory here in game three to keep their hopes of advancing to the second round against Boston or Miami alive.
Cleveland has been successful on the road this season winning 22 out of 41 games and they will look for victory number 23 here in this one. The last time Cleveland played in Orlando was in the regular season and they came away with a blowout victory, and that is a performance that they will look to replicate here in this one. As Donovan Mitchell will look to take over this game for the third time in this series and lead his Cavaliers to a three and zero start in the first round of the postseason.
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