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Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards

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3-0, 2-0 Away
Final
135 - 116

0-2, 0-2 Home

Mitchell, Allen lead Cavaliers to efficient 135-116 win over Wizards

Donovan Mitchell highlights vs. Washington 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.

Takeaways Cavaliers: This was a professional performance on the second night of a back-to-back set for Cleveland. But the schedule gets much tougher with six games against teams that reached last season's playoffs.

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.

Key moment After Kuzma's dunk to open the second half, Mitchell sank a 3-pointer, a mid-range jumper and assisted Garland's 3-pointer during Cleveland's 12-0 run to build a 16-point advantage. Washington would not get within single digits again.

Key stat Believe it or not, Allen's perfect shooting performance marks only his second-most made field goals without a miss in his career. He went 11 for 11 on Oct. 21, 2021, against Memphis.

Up next Both teams are on the road Monday, with the Cavaliers visiting the New York Knicks and the Wizards in Atlanta.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Wizards: 22.7%
Cavaliers: 77.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

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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

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 15,156 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 25 4 .862 - W4
Milwaukee 15 12 .556 9 W1
Indiana 14 15 .483 11 W4
Chicago 13 16 .448 12 L1
Detroit 12 17 .414 13 W1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 18 12 .600 - W1
Miami 13 13 .500 3 L3
Atlanta 14 15 .483 3.5 L3
Charlotte 7 21 .250 10 L4
Washington 4 22 .154 12 L1
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