Wizards
Washington
Eastern Conference
Southeast
15
18
33
2436
2438
24
14
58
76
42
55
27
17
63
28
5
33
1
31
7
12
18
115
4
43
22
51
1919
98
5
137
66
48
95
23
118
01
75
21
26
2624
6060
116
82
71
1919
1411
74
43
32
74
86
00
86
00
136
13
22
3926
6060
4
2
50
19
9
47
13
6
46
9
2
11
0
7
2
2
26
60
3
2
67
19
8
42
7
6
86
5
3
8
1
5
1
6
24
60
11
8
73
19
14
74
4
3
75
8
0
8
0
13
1
2
39
60
6
2
33
19
11
58
3
2
67
6
0
6
0
6
3
2
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
John
Wall
John Wall
True
40
8
19
42
4
4
100
0
2
0
0
3
3
12
1
0
7
2
20
-5
double
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
True
34
3
7
43
2
4
50
4
5
80
1
4
5
4
1
0
1
3
12
-5
none
Garrett
Temple
Garrett Temple
True
34
7
10
70
3
5
60
4
5
80
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
3
21
7
none
Otto
Porter
Otto Porter
True
33
4
7
57
2
4
50
2
3
67
2
5
7
2
2
1
1
3
12
2
none
Marcin
Gortat
Marcin Gortat
True
30
6
9
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
3
2
0
0
2
12
-3
none
Gary
Neal
Gary Neal
False
20
5
8
62
1
3
33
2
3
67
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
13
-16
none
Ramon
Sessions
Ramon Sessions
False
16
3
7
43
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
1
1
6
0
0
1
2
9
-2
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
11
3
4
75
0
0
0
1
4
25
0
4
4
1
1
0
1
2
7
0
none
Kelly
Oubre
Kelly Oubre
False
10
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
4
-5
none
Jarell
Eddie
Jarell Eddie
False
7
1
1
100
1
1
100
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
-3
none
DeJuan
Blair
DeJuan Blair
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Drew
Gooden
Drew Gooden
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
January
2016
Friday
Verizon Center
Washington
Raptors
Toronto
True
Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
24
9
33
1369
2316
29
12
41
89
48
54
19
13
68
31
13
44
3
16
9
10
20
121
4
210
04
2
2722
1114
41
37
26
70
107
72
179
03
08
25
32
2438
6060
134
71
53
2218
1211
55
36
23
64
59
13
72
00
61
11
14
3326
6060
2
0
0
27
11
41
3
2
67
10
7
17
0
0
2
3
24
60
10
4
40
22
14
64
7
6
86
7
2
9
3
8
5
2
38
60
13
7
54
22
12
55
3
2
67
5
1
6
0
6
1
1
33
60
4
1
25
18
11
61
6
3
50
9
3
12
0
1
1
4
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
39
12
22
55
4
9
44
6
8
75
0
10
10
4
1
1
2
3
34
2
double
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
35
4
7
57
0
0
0
4
6
67
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
3
12
-3
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
34
10
16
62
5
10
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
3
0
0
4
25
9
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
33
14
22
64
1
4
25
3
5
60
2
3
5
3
2
1
4
1
32
6
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
28
4
10
40
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
4
9
0
2
1
2
3
8
2
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
29
2
4
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
5
6
3
1
0
0
1
5
19
none
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
False
28
1
5
20
1
2
50
0
0
0
3
1
4
4
0
0
1
2
3
1
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
False
4
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
-3
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
-3
none
Jared
Cunningham
Jared Cunningham
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Anderson
Varejão
Anderson Varejão
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
January
2016
Friday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Timberwolves
Minnesota
False
The Cleveland Cavaliers ( 24 - 9 ) defeated the Washington Wizards ( 15 - 18 ) 121 - 115 on Wednesday . Kyrie Irving has progressively improved since returning from the fractured kneecap he suffered in last season 's Finals versus the Warriors . He 's increased his playing time over the seven games he 's played to date , and had gotten up to almost a full allotment , 29 minutes , in the Cavs ' most recent contest versus the Raptors on Monday . The stage appeared set for the All-Star point guard to receive a regular share of minutes Wednesday , and Irving certainly did n't disappoint . He poured in 34 points , 19 of which came in an explosive final period , to lead Cleveland to a high - scoring victory . He also complemented the scoring with five rebounds , three assists , a pair of steals and a block , all over a robust 34 minutes that provided unequivocable proof that Irving is back at full strength and ready to contribute to a Cavs championship push . Despite his impressive performance , Irving was not the team - high scorer on the night . That honor unsurprisingly fell to LeBron James , who posted a monster 34 - point , 10 - rebound double - double . He added four assists , a steal and a block for good measure . J.R. Smith was a prolific third scoring wheel , pitching in with 25 points , three rebounds , an assist and three steals , his second straight 20 - point - plus performance . The effort included five three - pointers in 10 attempts , giving Smith an impressive 13 baskets from beyond the arc over the last two contests . Tristan Thompson continued his stretch of solid play at the center position , posting 12 points , three rebounds and an assist , while Kevin Love pitched in with eight points , nine rebounds , a pair of steals and a block . The Cavaliers improved to 24 - 9 and remain atop the Eastern Conference 's Central Division . They head to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves on Friday . The home team received solid efforts from all five starters , and would have likely prevailed if they 'd been up against almost any other team on Wednesday . They shot an outstanding 55 percent from the field , and a particularly stellar 58 from long range . The Wizards were led by Garrett Temple 's 21 points . After five straight sub - par scoring efforts , it was Temple 's first 20 - point - plus performance since Dec. 23 versus the Grizzlies . John Wall churned out yet another double double , tallying 20 points ( including a perfect 4 for 4 from beyond the arc ) and dishing out 12 assists . Meanwhile , Jared Dudley , Otto Porter , Jr. and Marcin Gortat all managed 12 - point efforts , and contributed solid shares of rebounds , assists and steals as well . Gary Neal paced the Washington reserves with 13 points , a rebound and an assist . The Wizards fell to 15 - 18 and remain in last place in the Eastern Conference 's Southeast Division . They 'll be at home again on Friday to take on the Toronto Raptors .
The Cleveland Cavaliers (24 - 9) defeated the Washington Wizards (15 - 18) 121 - 115 on Wednesday. Kyrie Irving has progressively improved since returning from the fractured kneecap he suffered in last season's Finals versus the Warriors. He's increased his playing time over the seven games he's played to date, and had gotten up to almost a full allotment, 29 minutes, in the Cavs' most recent contest versus the Raptors on Monday. The stage appeared set for the All-Star point guard to receive a regular share of minutes Wednesday, and Irving certainly didn't disappoint. He poured in 34 points, 19 of which came in an explosive final period, to lead Cleveland to a high - scoring victory. He also complemented the scoring with five rebounds, three assists, a pair of steals and a block, all over a robust 34 minutes that provided unequivocable proof that Irving is back at full strength and ready to contribute to a Cavs championship push. Despite his impressive performance, Irving was not the team - high scorer on the night. That honor unsurprisingly fell to LeBron James, who posted a monster 34 - point, 10 - rebound double - double. He added four assists, a steal and a block for good measure. J.R. Smith was a prolific third scoring wheel, pitching in with 25 points, three rebounds, an assist and three steals, his second straight 20 - point - plus performance. The effort included five three - pointers in 10 attempts, giving Smith an impressive 13 baskets from beyond the arc over the last two contests. Tristan Thompson continued his stretch of solid play at the center position, posting 12 points, three rebounds and an assist, while Kevin Love pitched in with eight points, nine rebounds, a pair of steals and a block. The Cavaliers improved to 24 - 9 and remain atop the Eastern Conference's Central Division. They head to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves on Friday. The home team received solid efforts from all five starters, and would have likely prevailed if they'd been up against almost any other team on Wednesday. They shot an outstanding 55 percent from the field, and a particularly stellar 58 from long range. The Wizards were led by Garrett Temple's 21 points. After five straight sub - par scoring efforts, it was Temple's first 20 - point - plus performance since Dec. 23 versus the Grizzlies. John Wall churned out yet another double double, tallying 20 points (including a perfect 4 for 4 from beyond the arc) and dishing out 12 assists. Meanwhile, Jared Dudley, Otto Porter, Jr. and Marcin Gortat all managed 12 - point efforts, and contributed solid shares of rebounds, assists and steals as well. Gary Neal paced the Washington reserves with 13 points, a rebound and an assist. The Wizards fell to 15 - 18 and remain in last place in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. They'll be at home again on Friday to take on the Toronto Raptors.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (24 - 9) defeated the Washington Wizards (15 - 18) 121 - 115 on Wednesday. Kyrie Irving has progressively improved since returning from the fractured kneecap he suffered in last season's Finals versus the Warriors. He's increased his playing time over the seven games he's played to date, and had gotten up to almost a full allotment, 29 minutes, in the Cavs' most recent contest versus the Raptors on Monday. The stage appeared set for the All-Star point guard to receive a regular share of minutes Wednesday, and Irving certainly didn't disappoint. He poured in 34 points, 19 of which came in an explosive final period, to lead Cleveland to a high - scoring victory. He also complemented the scoring with five rebounds, three assists, a pair of steals and a block, all over a robust 34 minutes that provided unequivocable proof that Irving is back at full strength and ready to contribute to a Cavs championship push. Despite his impressive performance, Irving was not the team - high scorer on the night. That honor unsurprisingly fell to LeBron James, who posted a monster 34 - point, 10 - rebound double - double. He added four assists, a steal and a block for good measure. J.R. Smith was a prolific third scoring wheel, pitching in with 25 points, three rebounds, an assist and three steals, his second straight 20 - point - plus performance. The effort included five three - pointers in 10 attempts, giving Smith an impressive 13 baskets from beyond the arc over the last two contests. Tristan Thompson continued his stretch of solid play at the center position, posting 12 points, three rebounds and an assist, while Kevin Love pitched in with eight points, nine rebounds, a pair of steals and a block. The Cavaliers improved to 24 - 9 and remain atop the Eastern Conference's Central Division. They head to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves on Friday. The home team received solid efforts from all five starters, and would have likely prevailed if they'd been up against almost any other team on Wednesday. They shot an outstanding 55 percent from the field, and a particularly stellar 58 from long range. The Wizards were led by Garrett Temple's 21 points. After five straight sub - par scoring efforts, it was Temple's first 20 - point - plus performance since Dec. 23 versus the Grizzlies. John Wall churned out yet another double double, tallying 20 points (including a perfect 4 for 4 from beyond the arc) and dishing out 12 assists. Meanwhile, Jared Dudley, Otto Porter, Jr. and Marcin Gortat all managed 12 - point efforts, and contributed solid shares of rebounds, assists and steals as well. Gary Neal paced the Washington reserves with 13 points, a rebound and an assist. The Wizards fell to 15 - 18 and remain in last place in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. They'll be at home again on Friday to take on the Toronto Raptors.
<GAME> <DATE> 6 January 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Verizon Center <CITY> Washington <HOME> <TEAM> Wizards <CITY> Washington <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 115 <WINS-LOSSES> 15 18 <QTRS> 26 24 39 26 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 17 <TEAM-REB> 33 <TEAM-TO> 12 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 8 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Verizon Center <NEXT-CITY> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 121 <WINS-LOSSES> 24 9 <QTRS> 24 38 33 26 <TEAM-AST> 16 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 48 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 10 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 8 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Minnesota <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Timberwolves <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Garrett Temple <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> John Wall <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 19 42 <FG3> 4 4 100 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 12 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 7 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Gary Neal <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcin Gortat <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Otto Porter <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ramon Sessions <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jarell Eddie <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Oubre <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Drew Gooden <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeJuan Blair <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 34 <FG> 12 22 55 <FG3> 4 9 44 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 10 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 32 <FG> 14 22 64 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 25 <FG> 10 16 62 <FG3> 5 10 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mo Williams <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anderson Varejão <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Cunningham <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none