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Mitchell, Allen lead Cavaliers to efficient 135-116 win over Wizards
WASHINGTON (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen added 23 while going 10 for 10 from the floor and the Cleveland Cavaliers eased to a 135-116 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Both teams are on the road Monday, with the Cavaliers visiting the New York Knicks and the Wizards in Atlanta.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Alexandre Sarr (Evan Mobley gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 |  | Darius Garland misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:25 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 11:17 | | Carlton Carrington personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point floating jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:47 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:23 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Evan Mobley misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:14 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Evan Mobley turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:54 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point running pullup jump shot (Dean Wade assists) | 7-2 |
| 9:36 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Alexandre Sarr makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:12 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Alexandre Sarr steals) | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point turnaround jump shot | 7-6 |
| 8:31 | | Alexandre Sarr shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-6 |
| 8:31 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-6 |
| 8:17 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Darius Garland offensive foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 8:10 | | Darius Garland turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | Carlton Carrington turnover (bad pass) (Dean Wade steals) | ||
| 7:52 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jordan Poole assists) | 9-8 |
| 7:29 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot | 12-8 |
| 7:14 | | +3 | Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 12-11 |
| 7:13 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:57 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | ||
| 6:57 | | +1 | Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-11 |
| 6:57 | | +1 | Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-11 |
| 6:42 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 14-14 |
| 6:28 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point stepback jump shot | 16-14 |
| 6:19 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-15 |
| 6:19 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-16 |
| 6:07 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Jarrett Allen blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 18-16 |
| 5:35 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:21 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 5:12 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:09 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Corey Kispert misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Jump ball. Jarrett Allen vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Cavaliers gains possession) | ||
| 5:06 | | Jonas Valanciunas personal foul (Loose ball) (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:06 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-16 |
| 4:58 | | Corey Kispert misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Kyshawn George personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-16 |
| 4:42 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-16 |
| 4:29 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Kyshawn George assists) | 21-19 |
| 4:12 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point turnaround hook shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 21-21 |
| 3:40 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 23-21 |
| 3:33 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:32 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-21 |
| 3:24 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-21 |
| 3:05 | | Caris LeVert personal foul (Carlton Carrington draws the foul) | ||
| 2:50 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 28-21 |
| 2:17 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Carlton Carrington misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Kyshawn George offensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Georges Niang offensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Caris LeVert misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point running dunk (Kyshawn George assists) | 28-23 |
| 1:20 | | Georges Niang misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Sam Merrill personal foul (Carlton Carrington draws the foul) | ||
| 0:52 | | Evan Mobley blocks Carlton Carrington's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:51 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point tip layup | 28-25 |
| 0:42 | | Kyshawn George blocks Sam Merrill's two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:40 | | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (bad pass) (Georges Niang steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | Evan Mobley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Alexandre Sarr misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | Sam Merrill misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Sam Merrill turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:51 | | Kyshawn George misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Kyshawn George blocks Donovan Mitchell's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Georges Niang offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Alexandre Sarr blocks Evan Mobley's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:30 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Kyshawn George shooting foul (Isaac Okoro draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | +1 | Isaac Okoro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-25 |
| 10:10 | | +1 | Isaac Okoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-25 |
| 10:01 | | Alexandre Sarr misses two point hook shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | +3 | Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Jared Butler assists) | 30-28 |
| 8:40 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 33-28 |
| 8:23 | | Isaac Okoro blocks Jared Butler's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:20 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Jared Butler steals) | ||
| 7:56 | | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point running layup | 33-30 |
| 7:56 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting dunk (Ty Jerome assists) | 35-30 |
| 7:35 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point running layup | 37-30 |
| 7:18 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 7:18 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-31 |
| 7:18 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-32 |
| 7:06 | | Isaac Okoro turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:47 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||