National Basketball Association
Cleveland 115, Washington 105
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 13, 2024
Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials:
#17 Jonathan Sterling, #26 Pat Fraher, #9 Natalie Sago
Attendance:
19432
By Field Level Media
Donovan Mitchell had 20 points and Darius Garland, Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen combined to make 24 free throws as the Cleveland Cavaliers survived a surprising challenge from the visiting Washington Wizards for a 115-105 victory Friday night.
Garland finished with a team-high 24 points, Allen 21 and LeVert 14 for the Cavaliers, who improved to 14-1 at home this season.
In falling to 1-10 on the road, the Wizards outshot the hosts 47.7 percent to 39.6 percent overall and 35.0 percent to 30.0 percent on 3-pointers. But the visitors watched the Cavaliers get to the foul line 40 times, from where they outscored the Wizards 28-9.
LeVert did most of his scoring on free throws as he made 8-of-12 attempts, while Garland went 9 of 10 and Allen 7 of 10.
Washington was awarded just 11 foul shots, making nine.
The 20-point game was the 17th of the season for Mitchell, who had 30 in an earlier win at Washington. He did most of his scoring from beyond the 3-point arc, hitting 4-of-11 attempts.
Allen also found time for a game-high 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers, while Garland compiled a game-high eight assists.
Isaac Okoro (13 points) and Georges Niang (10) made it six Cavaliers in double figures.
The Wizards, who never trailed by more than 12, hung within 94-88 after a Johnny Davis dunk with 8:52 to go. But Washington went the next 2:04 without a point, allowing the Cavaliers to slowly regain another double-digit lead en route to an uneventful finish.
Bilal Coulibaly paced Washington with a career-high-tying 27 points to go with six rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
Jordan Poole chipped in with 17 points, a team-high six assists and three steals, Justin Champagnie pulled a team-high eight rebounds to complement 16 points and Alexandre Sarr added 14 points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
Cleveland |
Bilal Coulibaly 27 |
Scoring |
Darius Garland 24 |
Jordan Poole 6 |
Assists |
Darius Garland 8 |
Justin Champagnie 8 |
Rebounds |
Jarrett Allen 11 |
Jordan Poole 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Darius Garland 9 |
Jordan Poole 3 |
Steals |
Ty Jerome 3 |
Bilal Coulibaly 2 |
Blocks |
Jarrett Allen 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Washington
|
105 |
47.7 |
14-40 |
9-11 |
24 |
44 |
7 |
7 |
18 |
Cleveland
|
115 |
39.6 |
15-50 |
28-40 |
27 |
50 |
5 |
10 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .857 after a win and .800 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against Boston. The Wizards have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .105 after a loss.