Darius Garland, absent Sunday night following a nasty fall Friday versus New York, went through portions of Cleveland’s shootaround Tuesday morning.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will resume their franchise-best season with a date with the Orlando Magic. Notably, they might be closer to full strength again. Darius Garland missed the big win over the Memphis Grizzlies with a hip contusion.

With the NBA postseason rapidly approaching, things could be better for the Orlando Magic, and star forward Paolo Banchero had something to say about it. On Tuesday, the Magic suffered their worst loss of the season, falling to the East’s No. 1 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers by a crushing 40 points in front of a national TV audience on TNT.

Cleveland, which failed to win in three playoff games here a year ago, punched first Tuesday night in front of a national TV audience.

The Orlando Magic has avoided their search for a point guard, but the need has become so overwhelming, it's time to do something about it in the summer.

Cleveland will attempt to keep its seven-game win streak alive when the Cavaliers take on Orlando. Tuesday's matchup is the first of the season between the two squads.

SportsLine's model simulated Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Tuesday

Ty Jerome scored 20 points in 21 minutes, and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Orlando Magic 122-82 on Tuesday night for their eighth consecutive win.