NBAScopeStatistics • Predictions • Analysis

Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Final · Rocket Arena

Washington Wizards111FinalCleveland Cavaliers121

Read the game recap →

Win probability CLE 100% · WAS 0%
StartEnd Q1End Q2End Q3End Q4WAS50%CLE

Computed by NBAScope (model wp-v1) from the score, the time left and the pre-game Elo expectation — see methodology.

Score margin, minute by minute Above the line: CLE ahead · below: WAS ahead
StartEnd Q1End Q2End Q3End Q4+130+13CLE aheadWAS ahead

Scoring runs: WAS 9-0 (Q1 1:43 → Q1 32.7)CLE 9-0 (Q4 5:28 → Q4 3:28)

Team comparison

WASCLE

44-8343-91Field goals
5347Field goal %
8-3214-383-pointers
25373-point %
15-1721-22Free throws
2747Rebounds
515Offensive rebounds
3126Assists
77Steals
64Blocks
1013Turnovers
6646Points in the paint
129Fast-break points
1916Fouls
1310Largest lead
77Lead changes

Score by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Wizards42272319111
Cavaliers34253329121

Washington Wizards — players

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Kyshawn George · starter3882110104-100-40-0-14
Anthony Davis · starter3418531208-182-50-0-11
Trae Young · starter3414580043-121-77-7+3
AJ Dybantsa · starter2719220028-121-32-2-3
Alex Sarr · starter2618424117-112-52-3-3
Bilal Coulibaly2717202208-91-20-0-3
Khris Middleton234320031-21-21-2-6
Bub Carrington203130000-40-43-3-11
Deandre Ayton1210300005-50-00-0-2
Will RileyDid not play — coach's decision
Anthony GillDid not play — coach's decision
Tre JohnsonDid not play — coach's decision
Tre MannDid not play — coach's decision

Cleveland Cavaliers — players

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
James Harden · starter3416261025-182-104-4+5
Evan Mobley · starter32241220038-125-63-4-1
Donovan Mitchell · starter3119572056-132-55-5+2
Jarrett Allen · starter3081221303-60-02-2+6
Peyton Watson · starter2822620129-171-43-3+4
Jaylon Tyson217121013-51-20-0+4
Sam Merrill208111002-72-62-2+8
Meleek Thomas2010411004-70-12-2+11
Mario Hezonja175320002-51-40-0+10
Tyrese Proctor62110001-10-00-0+1
Tristan EnarunaDid not play — coach's decision
Thomas BryantDid not play — coach's decision
Riley MinixDid not play — coach's decision
Craig Porter Jr.Did not play — coach's decision

Play-by-play

  1. 0.0End of Game111-121
  2. 0.0End of the 4th Quarter111-121
  3. 21.4CLEDonovan Mitchell defensive rebound111-121
  4. 21.4WASAnthony Davis misses 30-foot three point jumper111-121
  5. 29.7CLEEvan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2111-121
  6. 29.7CLEEvan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2111-120
  7. 29.7WASAnthony Davis personal foul111-119
  8. 32.0CLEEvan Mobley defensive rebound111-119
  9. 32.0WASKyshawn George misses 24-foot three point shot111-119
  10. 34.2WASBub Carrington enters the game for Alex Sarr111-119
  11. 34.2WASTrae Young enters the game for Deandre Ayton111-119
  12. 34.2WASAJ Dybantsa enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly111-119
  13. 34.2WASWizards Full timeout111-119
  14. 34.2WASAlex Sarr enters the game for Bub Carrington111-119
  15. 34.2WASDeandre Ayton enters the game for AJ Dybantsa111-119
  16. 34.2CLEJames Harden makes free throw 2 of 2111-119
  17. 34.2CLEJames Harden makes free throw 1 of 2111-118
  18. 34.2WASAnthony Davis personal foul111-117
  19. 35.3WASBub Carrington enters the game for Trae Young111-117
  20. 35.3CLESam Merrill enters the game for Jarrett Allen111-117
  21. 35.3WASAJ Dybantsa personal foul111-117
  22. 39.8WASAJ Dybantsa makes 1-foot running dunk (Trae Young assists)111-117
  23. 46.1WASAnthony Davis defensive rebound109-117
  24. 46.1CLEJames Harden misses driving floating jump shot109-117
  25. 1:11CLEDonovan Mitchell defensive rebound109-117
  26. 1:11WASAnthony Davis misses 30-foot jump bank shot109-117
  27. 1:23WASBilal Coulibaly enters the game for Alex Sarr109-117
  28. 1:23CLEJames Harden personal foul109-117
  29. 1:27WASAlex Sarr defensive rebound109-117
  30. 1:27CLEJarrett Allen misses 7-foot jumper109-117
  31. 1:36CLEDonovan Mitchell defensive rebound109-117
  32. 1:36WASAJ Dybantsa misses running layup109-117
  33. 1:43WASAJ Dybantsa defensive rebound109-117
  34. 1:43CLEPeyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper109-117
  35. 2:10WASAnthony Davis makes 9-foot two point shot109-117
  36. 2:24CLEPeyton Watson makes driving layup (James Harden assists)107-117
  37. 2:39CLEJarrett Allen defensive rebound107-115
  38. 2:39WASTrae Young misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot107-115
  39. 2:47CLEDonovan Mitchell makes 11-foot step back jumpshot107-115
  40. 3:07WASAnthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Kyshawn George assists)107-113
  41. 3:28CLEDonovan Mitchell enters the game for Mario Hezonja105-113
  42. 3:28CLEEvan Mobley enters the game for Meleek Thomas105-113
  43. 3:28WASWizards Full timeout105-113
  44. 3:28CLEJames Harden makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot105-113
  45. 3:48CLEMario Hezonja defensive rebound105-111
  46. 3:48WASAJ Dybantsa misses 10-foot two point shot105-111
  47. 4:01CLEMario Hezonja makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)105-111
  48. 4:21CLEPeyton Watson defensive rebound105-108
  49. 4:21WASAlex Sarr misses 23-foot three point jumper105-108
  50. 4:33WASKyshawn George defensive rebound105-108
  51. 4:33CLEJames Harden misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot105-108
  52. 4:46CLEJarrett Allen defensive rebound105-108
  53. 4:46WASKyshawn George misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot105-108
  54. 5:07WASAlex Sarr enters the game for Khris Middleton105-108
  55. 5:07WASTrae Young enters the game for Deandre Ayton105-108
  56. 5:07WASWizards Full timeout105-108
  57. 5:07CLEPeyton Watson makes two point shot105-108
  58. 5:09CLEPeyton Watson offensive rebound105-106
  59. 5:09CLEMario Hezonja misses 22-foot running jump shot105-106
  60. 5:18CLEJarrett Allen defensive rebound105-106
  61. 5:18WASAnthony Davis misses alley oop dunk105-106
  62. 5:28CLEMeleek Thomas makes running layup105-106
  63. 5:34CLEMeleek Thomas defensive rebound105-104
  64. 5:34WASAJ Dybantsa misses 26-foot three point jumper105-104
  65. 5:51WASWizards defensive team rebound105-104
  66. 5:51CLEPeyton Watson misses 29-foot three point jumper105-104
  67. 6:16WASAJ Dybantsa makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Khris Middleton assists)105-104
  68. 6:43WASWizards defensive team rebound103-104
  69. 6:43CLEJames Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot103-104
  70. 6:54CLECavaliers offensive team rebound103-104
  71. 6:54CLEMeleek Thomas misses 13-foot pullup jump shot103-104
  72. 7:08WASAnthony Davis makes 10-foot two point shot (Kyshawn George assists)103-104
  73. 7:23CLEPeyton Watson enters the game for Jaylon Tyson101-104
  74. 7:23CLEMeleek Thomas personal foul101-104
  75. 7:31CLEJarrett Allen makes 11-foot jumper (Mario Hezonja assists)101-104
  76. 7:41WASAJ Dybantsa personal foul101-102
  77. 7:50CLEJarrett Allen defensive goaltending violation101-102
  78. 7:50WASDeandre Ayton makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)101-102
  79. 8:09WASDeandre Ayton defensive rebound99-102
  80. 8:09CLEJames Harden misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot99-102
  81. 8:18WASAnthony Davis enters the game for Trae Young99-102
  82. 8:18WASAJ Dybantsa enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly99-102
  83. 8:18CLEJarrett Allen enters the game for Donovan Mitchell99-102
  84. 8:18CLEMeleek Thomas enters the game for Evan Mobley99-102
  85. 8:18CLEJames Harden enters the game for Sam Merrill99-102
  86. 8:18CLECavaliers Full timeout99-102
  87. 8:37WASDeandre Ayton makes 10-foot two point shot99-102
  88. 8:51CLEJaylon Tyson out of bounds lost ball turnover97-102
  89. 8:57CLEDonovan Mitchell defensive rebound97-102
  90. 8:57WASTrae Young misses 30-foot three point step back jumpshot97-102
  91. 9:22CLEEvan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)97-102
  92. 9:34WASTrae Young out of bounds bad pass turnover97-99
  93. 9:50CLEEvan Mobley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)97-99
  94. 10:07CLECavaliers defensive team rebound97-96
  95. 10:07WASKyshawn George misses running pullup jump shot97-96
  96. 10:12CLEDonovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Bilal Coulibaly steals)97-96
  97. 10:18WASKhris Middleton loose ball foul97-96
  98. 10:18CLECavaliers offensive team rebound97-96
  99. 10:18CLEMario Hezonja misses 25-foot three point jumper97-96
  100. 10:30WASTrae Young makes 34-foot three pointer97-96
  101. 10:36CLESam Merrill personal foul94-96
  102. 10:41CLEDonovan Mitchell makes two point shot94-96
  103. 10:59WASTrae Young makes free throw 2 of 294-94
  104. 10:59WASTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 293-94
  105. 10:59CLEEvan Mobley shooting foul92-94
  106. 11:19CLEEvan Mobley makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)92-94
  107. 11:38CLEEvan Mobley defensive rebound92-92
  108. 11:38WASTrae Young misses driving floating jump shot92-92
  109. 12:00WASKyshawn George enters the game for Alex Sarr92-92
  110. 12:00WASDeandre Ayton enters the game for Bub Carrington92-92
  111. 12:00CLEMario Hezonja enters the game for Jarrett Allen92-92
  112. 12:00CLEEvan Mobley enters the game for Meleek Thomas92-92

Recent head-to-head

Full history →
2026-04-12WAS 117 – 130 CLECavaliers won
2026-02-11WAS 113 – 138 CLECavaliers won
2025-12-12CLE 130 – 126 WASCavaliers won
2025-11-07CLE 148 – 115 WASCavaliers won
2025-02-07CLE 134 – 124 WASCavaliers won
2024-12-13WAS 105 – 115 CLECavaliers won
2024-12-03WAS 87 – 118 CLECavaliers won
2024-10-26CLE 135 – 116 WASCavaliers won