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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wizards | 31 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 107 |
 Cavaliers | 30 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 117 |
WASTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 43-8749.4% | 12-2842.9% | 9-1560.0% | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| CLE | 41-9642.7% | 13-3339.4% | 22-2588.0% | 48 | 19 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Cleveland Cavaliers117| 45 | 37 | 12-29 | 5-12 | 8-9 | +4 | +1.2 | ||||||||
| 38 | 15 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −1 | +4.3 | ||||||
| 37 | 10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 | −3 | −2.4 | ||||||||
| 36 | 10 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −7.9 | ||||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.1 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 16 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.1 | ||||
| 21 | 12 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +19 | +5.1 | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.9 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | 0.0 | ||||
| Team | 117 | 41-9642.7% | 13-3339.4% | 48 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 22-2588.0% | 16 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 43 points on 16 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Lamar Stevens and Isaiah Mobley (coach’s decision).
Washington Wizards107| 42 | 27 | 11-16 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 0 | −5 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 38 | 18 | 7-16 | 4-8 | 0-1 | +1 | −0.6 | ||||||||
| 37 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.2 | |||||
| 27 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.9 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −6.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −10.0 | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +0.9 | |||||
| 20 | 16 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.6 | |||
| Team | 107 | 43-8749.4% | 12-2842.9% | 35 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 9-1560.0% | 4 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 36 points on 15 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Johnny Davis, Jordan Goodwin, Vernon Carey Jr., Isaiah Todd and Taj Gibson (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers117Wizards107ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Washington Wizards 117-107 in overtime in their home opener at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
It was tied 103-103 at the end of regulation.
Cedi Osman’s driving layup with 1:23 left in overtime made it 110-106, and Mitchell’s 12-foot floater with 1:00 left in overtime put it away at 113-106.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Wizards 14-7. Mitchell (No. 5 in clutch points, 2022-23) scored 5 of the Cavaliers’ 14 on 2 for 7 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Mitchell had 2 of his 3 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Cavaliers run, and the Cavaliers scored 5 points off them. With 27 seconds left, Will Barton stole the ball from Mitchell, and his driving dunk off it tied the game at 103.
Dean Wade scored 12 points (8 in the fourth quarter) off the bench.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal scored 27 points (22 in the paint) on 11 for 16 shooting. Monte Morris had 13 points and 6 assists.
The Cavaliers grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to the Wizards’ 4. The Wizards did not make a field goal in the last 3:19.
Cleveland CavaliersWashington WizardsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 96 shots: 8.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-28 | 60.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 7-26 | 26.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-9 | 44.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-27 | 40.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delon Wright | 23 | 6 | 3-8 | −3 |
| Bradley Beal | 22 | 3 | 1-5 | −6 |
| Deni Avdija | 14 | 9 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 12 | 5-10 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | 21 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Bradley Beal | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Monte Morris | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Anthony Gill | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 3-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 55 | 14 | 6-12 | −1 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Bradley Beal | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Monte Morris | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
WAS
50/50
CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
Barton Running Dunk (9 PTS) (Beal 5 AST)
Q4 0:26
29.1%
82→53
Osman 2' Running Layup (15 PTS) (LeVert 3 AST)
OT 1:23
19.6%
71→91
Beal Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Q4 0:41
18.5%
91→73
Mitchell 1' Driving Layup (32 PTS) (Allen 3 AST)
OT 1:43
17.4%
45→62
Porzingis 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS)
OT 3:19
16.6%
66→49
