
Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers
· NBA Cup - Group PlayNBA-leading Cavaliers beat Wizards 118-87, extending Washington's losing streak to 15

Sam Merrill and Georges Niang each scored 14 points off the bench for Cleveland, which has the best record in the NBA at 19-3 and is 12-1 at home. The 31-point win was the Cavaliers’ largest of the season.
Cleveland point guard Darius Garland had 12 points before leaving with a head injury in the third quarter. Garland was struck by an inadvertent elbow from Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas in the paint. Coach Kenny Atkinson said Garland wasn't expect to miss any time.
Valanciunas, Jordan Poole and rookie Bub Carrington scored 13 points for Washington in the final NBA Cup game for both teams. Valanciunas also grabbed 11 rebounds in 19 minutes.
Cavaliers: Cleveland received a big scare early in the third when Mitchell ran off the court with his right arm dangling after his shoulder was clipped on a pick by Valanciunas. The All-Star shooting guard returned to play two minutes later.
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 87 - 118 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 87 - 118 |
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Wizards offensive team rebound | 87 - 118 |
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Jared Butler misses 12-foot two point shot | 87 - 118 |
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Tristan Thompson steps out of bounds turnover | 87 - 118 |
Statistics
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32-83 | FG | 43-89 |
38.6 | Field Goal % | 48.3 |
4-26 | 3PT | 16-46 |
15.4 | Three Point % | 34.8 |
19-25 | FT | 16-25 |
76.0 | Free Throw % | 64.0 |
52 | Rebounds | 45 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
39 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
18 | Assists | 31 |
4 | Steals | 11 |
8 | Blocks | 4 |
20 | Turnovers | 11 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
21 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
16 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
46 | Points in Paint | 50 |
21 | Fouls | 20 |
0 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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32 | 35 | .478 | - | L1 |
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31 | 37 | .456 | 1.5 | L1 |
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29 | 38 | .433 | 3 | L7 |
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17 | 49 | .258 | 14.5 | W1 |
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15 | 51 | .227 | 16.5 | W2 |
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