Donovan Mitchell, Cavs Ripped By NBA Fans for Loss to Paolo Banchero, Magic in Game 3 - Bleacher Report

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The Cleveland Cavaliers had an opportunity to take a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Orlando Magic Thursday.

To say the Cavaliers failed that mission would be putting it lightly.

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The Magic cruise past the Cavaliers to win their first home playoff game since 2011 🪄 <a href="https://t.co/VshtggCb9M">pic.twitter.com/VshtggCb9M</a>

Cleveland Cavaliers @cavs

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Cleveland dropped Game 3 by a score of 121-83, which means that Orlando now faces just a 2-1 series deficit and have an opportunity to tie the series up in Game 4.

Paolo Banchero led all scorers with 31 points while Jalen Suggs had 24 points and Franz Wagner had 16. Banchero also picked up 14 rebounds, and the Magic as a whole won the rebounding battle 51-32.

Jarrett Allen led Cleveland with 15 points and Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley had 13 and 10 points respectively. The Cavaliers committed 14 turnovers and had 16 fouls, which certainly helped Orlando take the massive victory.

Fans took to social media to blast the Cavaliers for the lackluster performance and declare that the series is far from over:

Michael Reghi @MichaelReghi

Absolute deplorable performance from the Cavaliers. Complete meltdown in every facet of the game. Awful representation of a playoff team. Own it.

Jessica @its_justjessica

Damn the Cleveland Cavaliers score vs the Orlando magic is insane. I know the players will be crying tonight when they reach the locker room. That's a true blowout! <a href="https://t.co/5drczm0K4K">pic.twitter.com/5drczm0K4K</a>

Cigamodnalro @cigamodnalro

THE WORST PLAYOFF LOSS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

Zainul-Abideen @AbideenKyle

This Cavaliers game isn't a defeat, it is a full blown massacre

Trend Sound Off @trendsoundoff

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cavaliers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cavaliers</a> took the whole night off. Should be well rested for game 4. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lets</a> go Cavs <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBAPlayoffs</a>

The Hudson Hornet 🐝 @RunnerWest

Two surprises so far tonight:<br>1. The beat down the Magic are putting on the Cavaliers<br>2. The Falcons drafting a QB with the eighth pick

BigSavannah Die$eL @Diesel_2244

The Cavaliers are pathetic

Thaddeus Alderson @knalB04

Imagine being down 16 at half and your response is scoring 21 points in the next 19 minutes...<br><br>Would you believe me if I told you this was a playoff Cavaliers team???<br><br>Legit playing with 0 heart and energy. You could have won the series here, game one away, up 2-0. Pitiful...

A win could have pretty much secured a trip to the second round barring a collapse. Instead, Cleveland will now need to rebound from the disappointment and try to take the next step towards winning the series.

Cleveland will have two guaranteed games at home to do that, but winning one on the road would be crucial to getting some breathing room.

Game 4 is set to tip-off Satuday at 1 p.m. ET.

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