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After a day off the Cavaliers have a rematch against the Washington Wizards, who they destroyed Wednesday night by a 140-101 score. Although the 6-27 Wizards are used to getting smacked around, the 39-point loss was their second worst of the season, worsted only by a 45-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The game was actually competitive for most of the first half with the Cavs leading by 3 points with a minute-and-a-half remaining. But the Cavs hit the accelerator and closed the half on a 9-2 run, then annihilated them 73-46 after the intermission.
The Cavs shredded the Wizards from deep, hitting 20 of their 42 attempts from the 3-point line. Max Strus led the way on 6-for-8.
The Wizards rank last in the NBA in both offensive and defensive rebounding percentage and the Cavs took full advantage, beating them 62-36 on the boards. The Cavs missed 46 shots and had 18 offensive rebounds, or 39%. This is more than the Wizards average, which is 30%.
None of the Cavs’ starters played 30 minutes and two of them only played 20.
My guess is the Cavs will be a little (or a lot) overconfident going into the rematch and the Wizards won’t want to be embarrassed again by the same team just two nights later. So I’m expecting more intensity from the Wizards this time. But at this point it’s clear the Wizards are having a dumpster fire of a season and it’s every man for himself.
The game was actually competitive for most of the first half with the Cavs leading by 3 points with a minute-and-a-half remaining. But the Cavs hit the accelerator and closed the half on a 9-2 run, then annihilated them 73-46 after the intermission.
The Cavs shredded the Wizards from deep, hitting 20 of their 42 attempts from the 3-point line. Max Strus led the way on 6-for-8.
The Wizards rank last in the NBA in both offensive and defensive rebounding percentage and the Cavs took full advantage, beating them 62-36 on the boards. The Cavs missed 46 shots and had 18 offensive rebounds, or 39%. This is more than the Wizards average, which is 30%.
None of the Cavs’ starters played 30 minutes and two of them only played 20.
My guess is the Cavs will be a little (or a lot) overconfident going into the rematch and the Wizards won’t want to be embarrassed again by the same team just two nights later. So I’m expecting more intensity from the Wizards this time. But at this point it’s clear the Wizards are having a dumpster fire of a season and it’s every man for himself.