A quick Orlando–Cleveland rematch is a good test of what the first box score actually told us. Cleveland won that game despite more turnovers and fewer steals, because it also owned the rebounding and free throw edges. If Orlando disrupts the ball again, the next possession still has to end with a shot or a defensive rebound. With preseason lineups unsettled, I’d watch that exchange before drawing anything from the first result.
Cleveland won 119–105 in the earlier meeting. The recorded totals were 21 Cleveland turnovers to Orlando’s 19, 49–45 in rebounds, and 26–18 in made free throws. Those numbers describe different routes to extra possessions and points; they do not say who will play the same minutes in the upcoming match.
