Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards
· National Basketball AssociationMitchell, Allen lead Cavaliers to efficient 135-116 win over Wizards
Darius Garland also had 23 points, and Evan Mobley scored 13 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Cleveland remained perfect three games into their new season.
The Cavaliers shot 54% (47 of 87) from the floor to complete their ninth consecutive victory over Washington. A night earlier, they defeated Detroit for a 10th straight time.
Bilal Coulibaly scored a career-high 23 points for Washington, which has lost its first two games by a combined 39 points at home after posting a franchise-worst 15-67 record last season.
Wizards: Last season's leading scorer Kyle Kuzma is struggling so far. He made only 3 of 16 shots in 24 minutes (and missed all four of his attempts from beyond the arc) after going 6 for 16 in Washington's season-opening defeat against Boston.
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 135 - 116 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 135 - 116 | |
4th 0.0 | shot clock turnover | 135 - 116 | |
4th 24.1 | Johnny Davis makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jared Butler assists) | 135 - 116 | |
4th 34.1 | Ty Jerome makes free throw 2 of 2 | 135 - 114 |
Statistics
CLE | WSH | |
---|---|---|
47-88 | FG | 37-96 |
53.4 | Field Goal % | 38.5 |
18-39 | 3PT | 15-43 |
46.2 | Three Point % | 34.9 |
23-34 | FT | 27-32 |
67.6 | Free Throw % | 84.4 |
48 | Rebounds | 46 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
37 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
27 | Assists | 25 |
13 | Steals | 6 |
10 | Blocks | 9 |
16 | Turnovers | 15 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
23 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
50 | Points in Paint | 40 |
27 | Fouls | 25 |
27 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 15,156 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta | - | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
Orlando | 0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
Miami | 1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
Charlotte | 1.5 | 2 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
Washington | 2 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
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