On April 26, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued. The Orlando Magic returned home for Game 3 of the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Magic led the game from the beginning of the first quarter, and in the end they won 121-83 to win the first game of the series and tie the score to 1-2.
Banchero, the star of the Magic team, performed well in this game, he clocked in 29 minutes and 19 seconds in the third quarter of the game, shooting 13-of-26, 4-of-9 three-pointers, and 1-of-2 free throws, and scored 31 points plus 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Led the Magic to their first home win in the playoffs since 2011.
According to statistics, Banchero, who is 21 years old and 165 days old, has become the second youngest player after James (21 years and 119 days) to start his playoff career with 3 consecutive 20+ games.
Banchero is also the same as James in another statistic, becoming only the fourth player in NBA history to score 30 points + 10 rebounds + 5 assists in the playoffs before the age of 22, the others being James (3 times), Doncic and Magic Johnson.
In addition, Banchero also became the second youngest player in NBA history to score 31+14 in the playoffs and shoot 5 percent, and the last time a player younger than Banchero got such a statistic was back in 1980 when Magic Johnson did.