The Cleveland Cavaliers barely escaped their third loss in five games with a Friday-night win over the Washington Wizards.

The Washington Wizards played one of their better games of the season, but it wasn’t quite enough. They dropped to 3-20 with a 130-124 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Wizards trailed by two at the half,

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs left Washington D.C. with a win on Friday night, but you wouldn’t know it from the blistering criticism they received on the latest Wine and Gold Talk podcast. Host Ethan Sands and cleveland.

After six days of rest the Cleveland Cavaliers make their return to basketball as they fly to the nation's capitol to face the Wizards.

Mitchell scored 24 of his 48 points in the fourth quarter. He drilled eight 3-pointers on the evening. And in the process, he passed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and tied Jayson Tatum on the all-time 45-point game list. Tatum and Mitchell have both had nine such games in their careers now, according to StatMuse.

Check out the best moments from Friday night's NBA action, including brilliant performances from Donovan Mitchell, Joel Embiid and Stephen Curry.

Washington Wizards (3-20, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (6-19, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -9.5; over/under is 233.

Washington Wizards wing Cam Whitmore has not been working as hard as some in the organization would like, per reports.

The Cavaliers and the Wizards are set to play each other in the upcoming NBA 2025-26 season game. Here is everything you need to know about the schedule, date, time, live stream, and more.