CLEVELAND — For the second season in a row, the Cleveland Cavaliers have made the NBA playoffs. This year their first-round foe will be the Orlando Magic.
The NBA announced that game one will be played on Saturday, April 20 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The game is a matinee matchup, slated to tip-off at 1 p.m.
The game will air on ESPN.
The Cavs are entering the playoffs as the fourth seed, with the Magic owning the fifth seed.
For many on the team, gearing up for the playoffs is something they believe should have already been happening.
The Cavs know the Magic will come out and play hard. Their defensive intensity needs to be both matched by the Cavs' and outdone by an offense the Cavs hope can look like they did earlier in the season when they were playing together and free, which is their brand of basketball.
And with that in mind and the focus turning to postseason hoops, the Cavs know that they need to come out strong against Orlando and set the tone early with hopes of advancing in the playoffs this year.
