Magic face urgency to end skid vs. rising Cavaliers

James Harden and Donovan Mitchell took turns rescuing the Cavaliers on their three-game road trip, allowing Cleveland to sweep the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans.

Now comfortably sitting in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, Cleveland hosts the slumping Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.

The Cavaliers (44-27) are four games ahead of the fifth-place Toronto Raptors with 11 to play. They trail the New York Knicks by 2 1/2 games for third and the Boston Celtics by three games for second.