Donovan Mitchell scores 30, Cavaliers open playoffs with tough-minded 97-83 win in Game 1 over Magic

— Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers spent the week insisting they were better prepared for this year's playoffs.
Apr 20, 2024, 10:36 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Max Strus makes 26-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 32-foot running pullup jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Jalen Suggs blocks Evan Mobley 's 4-foot layup
  • Franz Wagner makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jonathan Isaac misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)
  • Franz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Franz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point shot
  • Evan Mobley blocks Jonathan Isaac's layup
  • Jonathan Isaac misses two point shot
  • Darius Garland makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Max Strus assists)
  • Jalen Suggs misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Paolo Banchero makes layup
  • Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Paolo Banchero makes 1-foot layup (Franz Wagner assists)
  • Jonathan Isaac blocks Jarrett Allen 's 1-foot dunk
  • Franz Wagner makes 3-foot layup (Jonathan Isaac assists)
  • Franz Wagner misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Max Strus makes two point shot
  • Jonathan Isaac makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Jalen Suggs assists)
  • Darius Garland misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Paolo Banchero misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jalen Suggs makes 1-foot driving dunk (Paolo Banchero assists)
  • Jonathan Isaac makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jonathan Isaac makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Suggs misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Franz Wagner misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Paolo Banchero misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Caris LeVert assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 2-foot dunk
  • Wendell Carter Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)
  • Cole Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cole Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Caris LeVert misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Georges Niang misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Joe Ingles misses two point shot
  • Georges Niang misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Cole Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Evan Mobley blocks Markelle Fultz 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Paolo Banchero makes two point shot
  • Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Caris LeVert misses two point shot
  • Markelle Fultz misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Darius Garland misses 30-foot step back jumpshot
  • Cole Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Moritz Wagner makes driving layup
  • Evan Mobley makes 7-foot two point shot (Georges Niang assists)
  • Cole Anthony misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Joe Ingles makes technical free throw
  • Darius Garland misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Joe Ingles misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Moritz Wagner makes two point shot
  • Evan Mobley makes driving dunk (Darius Garland assists)
  • Joe Ingles misses technical free throw
  • Georges Niang misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Georges Niang makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Evan Mobley makes driving layup (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Cole Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Franz Wagner blocks Sam Merrill 's 27-foot three point shot
  • Cole Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cole Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Evan Mobley misses 11-foot jumper
  • Sam Merrill misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Paolo Banchero misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Cole Anthony misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Paolo Banchero makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Suggs assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Gary Harris misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot
  • Isaac Okoro makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Isaac Okoro makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Isaac Okoro blocks Jalen Suggs 's 2-foot driving layup
  • Jalen Suggs misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Suggs makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Franz Wagner misses driving layup
  • Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Darius Garland assists)
  • Franz Wagner makes driving layup
  • Jalen Suggs misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jalen Suggs misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Franz Wagner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jonathan Isaac makes 1-foot dunk
  • Evan Mobley misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Franz Wagner misses driving layup
  • Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Suggs misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jalen Suggs misses two point shot
  • Franz Wagner misses two point shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup
  • Jarrett Allen makes two point shot
  • Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jalen Suggs makes dunk
  • Jalen Suggs makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jalen Suggs makes 26-foot three point shot (Paolo Banchero assists)
  • Max Strus misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jonathan Isaac blocks Max Strus's driving layup
  • Franz Wagner blocks Jarrett Allen 's 1-foot two point shot
  • Jonathan Isaac makes 22-foot three point shot (Paolo Banchero assists)
  • Caris LeVert misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Paolo Banchero misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Max Strus misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Suggs misses driving floating jump shot
  • Gary Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Franz Wagner misses driving floating jump shot
  • Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)
  • Paolo Banchero makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Suggs assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Franz Wagner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Franz Wagner misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Paolo Banchero makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jalen Suggs misses driving floating jump shot
  • Georges Niang misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen misses tip shot
  • Paolo Banchero misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving floating jump shot
  • Jalen Suggs misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Georges Niang makes 9-foot two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Paolo Banchero makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Gary Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Georges Niang misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Markelle Fultz misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Paolo Banchero misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Caris LeVert makes two point shot
  • Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Cole Anthony misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Caris LeVert makes two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Caris LeVert makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Cole Anthony misses 32-foot step back jumpshot
  • Darius Garland misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Moritz Wagner misses driving layup
  • Isaac Okoro makes two point shot (Georges Niang assists)
  • Wendell Carter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Wendell Carter Jr. misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Georges Niang misses driving floating jump shot
  • Moritz Wagner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Moritz Wagner misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Markelle Fultz misses driving layup
  • Evan Mobley blocks Moritz Wagner 's 1-foot two point shot
  • Moritz Wagner makes 1-foot layup (Markelle Fultz assists)
  • Caris LeVert misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Moritz Wagner misses driving layup
  • Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Franz Wagner makes two point shot (Joe Ingles assists)
  • Franz Wagner blocks Caris LeVert's driving layup
  • Moritz Wagner misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Isaac Okoro misses two point shot
  • Moritz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Moritz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Moritz Wagner makes 1-foot dunk (Joe Ingles assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen misses tip shot
  • Franz Wagner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)
  • Max Strus makes driving layup (Caris LeVert assists)
  • Paolo Banchero makes alley oop layup (Franz Wagner assists)
  • Georges Niang makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Georges Niang makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonathan Isaac misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Caris LeVert misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Paolo Banchero makes 26-foot three point jumper (Franz Wagner assists)
  • Jonathan Isaac blocks Georges Niang 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonathan Isaac misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Franz Wagner makes driving layup
  • Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Suggs misses two point shot
  • Jalen Suggs makes two point shot
  • Jalen Suggs misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Paolo Banchero misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Franz Wagner makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jalen Suggs assists)
  • Darius Garland makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jalen Suggs misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Paolo Banchero misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jalen Suggs makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Suggs makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Franz Wagner misses running pullup jump shot
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