Duke star Paolo Banchero drops first 30-point playoff game against Cavaliers

Paolo Banchero won his first playoff game on Thursday night, and he did so in spectacular fashion with a 31-point double-double against Cleveland.

In his first career home playoff game, former Blue Devil Paolo Banchero put on a show for the Orlando Magic crowd.

In a Thursday win over Cleveland, Banchero scored 31 points and pulled down 14 rebounds. He added five assists and made four of his nine 3-point attempts for the game as the Magic beat the Cavaliers by 38 points.

After losing the first two games in Cleveland, Orlando ran away from the Cavaliers from the opening tip. They outscored Cleveland 31-21 in the opening quarter and scored 96 points in the first three quarters.

Thursday’s game was Banchero’s third career playoff game, too. So far in the first round, the Duke star is averaging 25.3 points per game. At 21 years old, he’s the second-youngest player in NBA history to score 20 points in each of his first three playoff games.

The youngest? LeBron James.

Banchero also didn’t turn the ball over on Thursday night, either. He became the youngest player in league history with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and no turnovers in a playoff game.