Cleveland puts home win streak on the line against Washington

Dec 12, 2024, 07:04 am

Washington Wizards (3-19, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (21-4, first in the Eastern Conference)

Cleveland; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

Cavaliers -17; over/under is 230.5

BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hosts Washington aiming to prolong its three-game home winning streak.

The Cavaliers are 16-4 in conference games. Cleveland is seventh in the NBA with 28.1 assists per game. Darius Garland leads the Cavaliers averaging 6.5.

The Wizards have gone 2-12 against Eastern Conference opponents. Washington is fifth in the Eastern Conference scoring 49.9 points per game in the paint led by Kyle Kuzma averaging 8.7.

The Cavaliers score 121.4 points per game, 2.4 fewer points than the 123.8 the Wizards allow. The Wizards average 11.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 fewer made shots on average than the 13.6 per game the Cavaliers allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Garland is scoring 20.5 points per game and averaging 2.4 rebounds for the Cavaliers.

Jonas Valanciunas is scoring 12.6 points per game and averaging 8.1 rebounds for the Wizards.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 6-4, averaging 118.0 points, 44.5 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.6 points per game.

Wizards: 1-9, averaging 104.5 points, 44.3 rebounds, 23.2 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.7 points.

INJURIES: Cavaliers: Isaac Okoro: day to day (knee), Emoni Bates: out (knee), Max Strus: day to day (ankle), Craig Porter Jr.: day to day (illness).

Wizards: Richaun Holmes: day to day (illness), Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Kyle Kuzma: day to day (ribs), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (hamstring), Corey Kispert: day to day (ankle), Alex Sarr: day to day (back), Tristan Vukcevic: day to day (knee), Patrick Baldwin Jr.: day to day (achilles), Kyshawn George: day to day (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.