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Sam Merrill scores 32 as Cavaliers beat Wizards 138-113 in James Harden's home debut

— Sam Merrill scored a career-high 32, Donovan Mitchell added 30, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 138-113 victory over the Washington Wizards in James Harden's first home game wearing wine and gold.
Feb 12, 2026, 02:36 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--WSH
100%
--CLE

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
  • Tre Johnson misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bilal Coulibaly makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot
  • Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Bilal Coulibaly makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Bilal Coulibaly misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamir Watkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tre Johnson misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Bilal Coulibaly misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Jamir Watkins misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamir Watkins misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
  • Tre Johnson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes two point shot
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden makes 33-foot three pointer
  • Kyshawn George makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
  • James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Anthony Gill makes driving layup (Bilal Coulibaly assists)
  • James Harden misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Bilal Coulibaly makes driving dunk (Kyshawn George assists)
  • Kyshawn George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bub Carrington assists)
  • Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Justin Champagnie misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Dennis Schroder misses 31-foot three point jumper
  • Keon Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Keon Ellis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Thomas Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Thomas Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kyshawn George misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Will Riley misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Keon Ellis misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point shot
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes tip shot
  • Kyshawn George misses 15-foot jumper
  • Justin Champagnie makes running layup (Anthony Gill assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kyshawn George misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes technical free throw
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Justin Champagnie makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Sharife Cooper assists)
  • Thomas Bryant makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Justin Champagnie misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Dennis Schroder misses running layup
  • Tre Johnson misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Sharife Cooper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Will Riley assists)
  • Will Riley misses running layup
  • Will Riley misses two point shot
  • Justin Champagnie makes tip shot
  • Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sharife Cooper makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Dennis Schroder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Tre Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sharife Cooper makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Johnson assists)
  • Thomas Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Tre Johnson makes 5-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Anthony Gill makes layup (Jaden Hardy assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes layup (James Harden assists)
  • Tre Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sharife Cooper assists)
  • Jamir Watkins misses driving floating jump shot
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses layup
  • James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Will Riley misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Sharife Cooper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamir Watkins assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes 1-foot layup (James Harden assists)
  • Tre Johnson misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Jaden Hardy makes 23-foot three pointer
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
  • James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
  • James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Jamir Watkins misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Sam Merrill makes 34-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Jamir Watkins makes 1-foot layup (Bub Carrington assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes 1-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamir Watkins misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes layup
  • Bilal Coulibaly makes 22-foot three point jumper (Justin Champagnie assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes 27-foot three pointer (James Harden assists)
  • Bilal Coulibaly misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Sam Merrill makes 23-foot running jump shot (James Harden assists)
  • Bub Carrington makes layup
  • Jamir Watkins makes dunk (Bub Carrington assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes two point shot
  • Kyshawn George misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamir Watkins misses driving layup
  • Justin Champagnie makes two point shot
  • Bub Carrington misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kyshawn George makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Jamir Watkins assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Bilal Coulibaly makes driving layup (Tre Johnson assists)
  • Bilal Coulibaly makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Tre Johnson misses running pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes layup (James Harden assists)
  • Tre Johnson makes driving layup (Bub Carrington assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Bub Carrington misses running pullup jump shot
  • Tre Johnson misses driving layup
  • Bub Carrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kyshawn George makes two point shot
  • Tre Johnson makes technical free throw
  • Bilal Coulibaly makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamir Watkins misses 31-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes running layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Jamir Watkins makes 1-foot dunk (Kyshawn George assists)
  • Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamir Watkins misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kyshawn George misses two point shot
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bub Carrington misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Jamir Watkins makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylon Tyson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bub Carrington makes 15-foot fade away jump shot
  • Kyshawn George misses 32-foot three point jumper
  • Bub Carrington makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)
  • Bilal Coulibaly misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Bub Carrington makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
  • Bub Carrington misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Justin Champagnie misses driving layup
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 2-foot layup (Keon Ellis assists)
  • Will Riley misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaden Hardy misses driving floating jump shot
  • Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Gill misses layup
  • Will Riley misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden Hardy makes 26-foot three pointer (Anthony Gill assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
  • Sharife Cooper misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thomas Bryant assists)
  • Will Riley makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Will Riley makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Thomas Bryant makes 1-foot dunk
  • Jaden Hardy misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot
  • Anthony Gill misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dennis Schroder misses driving layup
  • Sharife Cooper misses heave jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 1-foot driving dunk
  • Jaden Hardy makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaden Hardy makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Jaden Hardy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Will Riley assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamir Watkins makes 29-foot three point jumper (Sharife Cooper assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Keon Ellis assists)
  • Justin Champagnie makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamir Watkins makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Sharife Cooper assists)
  • Justin Champagnie misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamir Watkins misses 8-foot fade away jump shot
  • Jaden Hardy misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden Hardy misses two point shot
  • James Harden misses 24-foot floating jump shot
  • Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Will Riley misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Will Riley makes 1-foot driving dunk (Justin Champagnie assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three pointer (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sharife Cooper misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Keon Ellis misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jamir Watkins makes 1-foot running dunk (Kadary Richmond assists)
  • Will Riley misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Larry Nance Jr. misses 13-foot jumper
  • Sharife Cooper misses 14-foot fade away jump shot
  • Tristan Enaruna misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Keon Ellis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Kadary Richmond makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sharife Cooper assists)
  • Tyrese Proctor misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Tyrese Proctor makes 25-foot three pointer (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
  • Jamir Watkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Keon Ellis makes 1-foot driving dunk
  • Larry Nance Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists)
  • Will Riley misses driving layup
  • Kadary Richmond makes two point shot
  • Sharife Cooper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Keshon Gilbert makes tip shot
  • Tristan Enaruna makes 1-foot hook shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Sharife Cooper misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
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