When the Orlando Magic fell to the Boston Celtics by 27 points on January 17, Paolo Banchero called the task of overcoming Boston's 17-5 advanta

Ty Jerome scored 20 points off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight game by steamrolling the host Orlando Magic 122-82 on Tuesday night.

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Cleveland outclassed its one-time Eastern Conference playoff foe Orlando, 122-82, inside Kia Center. The Cavaliers have won eight in a row, improving their record to an NBA-best 48-10, already matching last year’s win total with about six weeks remaining in the regular season.

There is a rematch of a first round series from last season’s playoffs when the Orlando Magic host the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Kia Center in Orlando.

The Orlando Magic host the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Kia Center for the first time since last year's NBA playoff series. In meeting the East-best Cavs, the Magic see now as good a time as ever to "get [their] lick back.