Mitchell and Mobley help Cavaliers pull away from Wizards, 134-124

Washington (AP) -Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points, Evan Mobley added 27, and Cleveland Cavaliers retired late to a 134-124 win over Washington Wizards Friday night.

Darius Garland added 23 points, and Jarrett Allen had 12 points and 12 rebounds to help the Eastern conference leaders win for the sixth time in their last seven games.

Jordan Poole scored a career hill 45 points for NBA-Worst Wizards, who tried to expand a seasonal winning row for four games.

Richaun Holmes had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Washington who lost his 12th. Just to Cavaliers.

Takeaways

CAVALIERS: Despite Washington’s record, this was a Gutty victory for Cleveland after dealing with regular Caris Lever and Georges Niang to Atlanta to acquire Guard de’andre Hunter. The move left Cavs short -handed to a game, composed of the absence of reserve guard Sam Merrill for personal reasons.

Wizards: This was still a strong effort despite the end of a three-game-winning row and a potential sign of improvement. Washington has not won four in a row since January 2023.

Keying moment

After 17 tapes and 19 lead changes in the first three quarters, Mitchell Cleveland’s first five points of the fourth scored on a three-point game and then a running finger roll to stretch the lead to six and Force Washington to take a timeout. The wizards did not come within a single possession afterwards.

Key State

Poole’s 16 field dimensions and 32 shots were both team heights for Washington this season. They came in the second game since the wizards agreed to trade the second -leading goal scorer Kyle Kuzma to Milwaukee in a deal that turned out Khris Middleton and AJ Johnson.

Up next

Wizards are hosting Atlanta on Saturday night, while Cavaliers will return home Monday night to meet Minnesota.

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