Cleveland Cavaliers @ Washington Wizards
Friday, February 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC | Game ID: 22400735
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 33 34 26 31 124CLE 35 29 30 40 134
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Mitchell and Mobley help Cavaliers pull away from Wizards, 134-124
WASHINGTON -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points, Evan Mobley added 27 and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away late for a 134-124 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.
Darius Garland added 23 points and Jarrett Allen had 12 points and 12 rebounds to help the Eastern Conference leaders win for the sixth time in their last seven games.
Jordan Poole scored a career-high 45 points for the NBA-worst Wizards, who were trying to extend a season-best winning streak to four games.
Richaun Holmes had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Washington, which lost its 12th straight to the Cavaliers.
Takeaways Cavaliers: Despite Washington's record, this was a gutty win for Cleveland after dealing regulars Caris LeVert and Georges Niang to Atlanta to acquire guard De'Andre Hunter . The move left the Cavs short-handed for a game, compounded by the absence of reserve guard Sam Merrill for personal reasons.
Wizards: This was still a strong effort despite the end of a three-game winning streak, and a potential sign of improvement. Washington hasn't won four in a row since January 2023.
Key moment After 17 ties and 19 lead changes in the first three quarters, Mitchell scored Cleveland's first five points of the fourth on a three-point play and then a driving finger roll to stretch the lead to six and force Washington to take a timeout. The Wizards did not get within a single possession afterward.
Key stat Poole's 16 field goals and 32 shots were both team highs for Washington this season. They came in the second game since the Wizards agreed to trade second-leading scorer Kyle Kuzma to Milwaukee in a deal that returned Khris Middleton and AJ Johnson .
Up Next The Wizards host Atlanta on Saturday night, while the Cavaliers return home Monday night to face Minnesota.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
EB E. Bates
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
MS M. Strus
TJ T. Jerome
TT T. Thompson
WASAG A. Gill
AJ A. Johnson
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JP J. Poole
KG K. George
RH R. Holmes
TV T. Vukcevic
CLE/WAS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur