WAS111
Final
121CLE
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
3PT Edge
Washington Wizards
Away · Wizards
WAS
Washington Wizards
111
Finalmargin10
121
Cleveland Cavaliers
Home · Cavaliers · Won
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Biggest Lead
WAS +13
Q3 · 10:50
Biggest Run
WAS 9-0
 
Lead Changes
7
5 ties
Half
WAS 69 · CLE 59
WAS led at the break

Game Story

Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.

Insight 01
CLE won by 10.
Insight 02
WAS built the biggest lead at +13.
Insight 03
WAS had the biggest unanswered run (9-0).
Insight 04
CLE won Q4 29-19.
Scouting report
Findings from the tape
Observations from this game's PBP graph traversal. Vs-season baselines tell you what the opponent forced or what the data shows shifted from the norm.

Strongest signals

Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.

  • 01
    highTurnover outcomesOn WAS

    WAS scored 21 pts off CLE's 13 turnovers (1.62 PPP allowed).

    10 of 13 TOVs (77%) led to a make.

  • 02
    highScoring chainsOn WAS

    Mobley got 12 of his 21 pts via catch-and-shoot (4 makes, 57% up 9 pp from season avg 49%).

    3 from cuts (6 pts) · 1 from other actions (3 pts)

  • 03
    medTurnover outcomesOn CLE

    CLE scored 10 pts off WAS's 10 turnovers (1.00 PPP allowed).

    4 of 10 TOVs (40%) led to a make.

  • 04
    medScoring chainsOn WAS

    Mitchell got 10 of his 14 pts via pull-up jumpers (4 makes, 71% up 32 pp from season avg 39%).

    2 from drives (4 pts)

  • 05
    medScoring chainsOn CLE

    Dybantsa got 8 of his 17 pts via cuts (4 makes, 47%).

    2 from pull-up jumpers (4 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)

Quarter Flow

Per-quarter scoring and the running total.

WASCLE
Q1
WAS +8
WAS42
CLE34
Running42–34
Q2
WAS +2
WAS27
CLE25
Running69–59
Q3
CLE +10
WAS23
CLE33
Running92–92
Q4
CLE +10
WAS19
CLE29
Running111–121

Box by Period

FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.

StatTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
FGWAS— —— —— —— —— —
CLE— —— —— —— —— —
3PWAS— —— —— —— —— —
CLE— —— —— —— —— —
FTWAS10/11 91%— —3/4 75%2/2 100%15/17 88%
CLE5/5 100%2/3 67%10/10 100%4/4 100%21/22 95%
REBWAS5116527
CLE913121347
ASTWAS1187531
CLE974626
TOVWAS135110
CLE722213
Paint PTSWAS00000
CLE00000

Game Flow

Margin over time — CLE ahead above the line, WAS below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (7) and ties (5).

CLE aheadWAS ahead
9-09-0Q1Q2Q3Q4Tied 28–28 · Q1 2:37CLE takes the lead 28–29 · Q1 2:19Tied 30–30 · Q1 2:04Tied 32–32 · Q1 1:43WAS takes the lead 33–32 · Q1 1:43Tied 92–92 · Q3 0:33CLE takes the lead 92–94 · Q4 11:19Tied 94–94 · Q4 10:59WAS takes the lead 97–96 · Q4 10:30CLE takes the lead 97–99 · Q4 9:50WAS takes the lead 105–104 · Q4 6:16CLE takes the lead 105–106 · Q4 5:28CLE +10WAS +13+13−13

Rotations

Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.

Play-by-Play

Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.

Player Box Score

Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.

PlayerMINPTS ↓REBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3P+/-
AJ Dybantsa
WAS
26:5719220028/121/3-3
Alex Sarr
WAS
25:5218424117/112/5-3
Anthony Davis
WAS
33:3218531208/182/5-11
Bilal Coulibaly
WAS
26:5317202208/91/2-3
Trae Young
WAS
33:3014580043/121/7+3
Deandre Ayton
WAS
11:3810300005/50/0-2
Kyshawn George
WAS
38:0682110104/100/4-14
Khris Middleton
WAS
23:174320031/21/2-6
Bub Carrington
WAS
20:153130000/40/4-11
Anthony Gill
WAS
0000000/00/00
Tre Mann
WAS
0000000/00/00
Will Riley
WAS
0000000/00/00
Tre Johnson
WAS
0000000/00/00

Four Factors

Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.

eFG · FTAr · OREB · TOV
eFG% · Effective field goal percentage
57.8%
54.9%
FTA Rate · Free throws per shot attempt
20.5%
24.2%
OREB% · Offensive rebound rate
13.5%
40.5%
TOV% · Possessions ending in turnover
10.0%
11.4%

Efficiency

ORTGCLE edge
WAS
118.0
CLE
125.8
Offensive rating · pts per 100 poss
DRTGCLE edge
WAS
125.5
CLE
118.9
Defensive rating · pts allowed per 100
TS%WAS edge
WAS
61.3%
CLE
60.1%
True shooting — 3PT and FT included
Pace—
WAS
95.2
CLE
94.8
Possessions per 48 min

Where the points came from

Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.

ChannelWASCLEEdge
In the paint6646WAS +20
Fast break129WAS +3
Off turnovers1912WAS +7
2nd chance819CLE +11

Player tracking

Movement and shot-creation breakdown.

MetricWASCLE
Passes269284
Touches342375
Distance (mi)16.817.1
Pull-up FG23/46 (50%)22/50 (44%)
Catch & Shoot FG20/36 (56%)20/40 (50%)
Possession DNAPossession-level flow (trigger → action → outcome) is only ingested for 2025-26-onward games.
Clutch

Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5

Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.

CLE won clutch · 0–3
WAS
0
clutch pts
CLE
3
clutch pts
105–108 → 105–111
Clutch events
Q4
4:46
MISS
MISS George 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
Q4
4:33
MISS
MISS Harden 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
Q4
4:21
MISS
MISS Sarr 24' 3PT Jump Shot
Q4
4:01
PTS105 - 111
Hezonja 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Watson 2 AST)
Clutch box · from play-by-play
WASMINPTSFGFTTOV+/-
0:0000/10/000
0:0000/10/000
CLEMINPTSFGFTTOV+/-
0:0031/10/000
0:0000/10/000

How it ended

Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.

WAS 107–115 CLE → 111–121
  1. 2:47
    PTSCLE107–115 · CLE +8
    Mitchell 12' Step Back Jump Shot (19 PTS)
  2. 2:39
    MISSWAS107–115 · CLE +8
    MISS Young 33' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  3. 2:24
    PTSCLE107–117 · CLE +10
    Watson 1' Driving Layup (22 PTS) (Harden 6 AST)
  4. 2:10
    PTSWAS109–117 · CLE +8
    Davis 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (18 PTS)
  5. 1:43
    MISSCLE109–117 · CLE +8
    MISS Watson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  6. 1:36
    MISSWAS109–117 · CLE +8
    MISS Dybantsa 2' Running Layup
  7. 1:27
    MISSCLE109–117 · CLE +8
    MISS Allen 8' Jump Shot
  8. 1:11
    MISSWAS109–117 · CLE +8
    MISS Davis 30' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
  9. 0:46
    MISSCLE109–117 · CLE +8
    MISS Harden 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  10. 0:39
    PTSWAS111–117 · CLE +6
    Dybantsa 2' Running Dunk (19 PTS) (Young 8 AST)
  11. 0:34
    PTSCLE111–118 · CLE +7
    Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
  12. 0:34
    PTSCLE111–119 · CLE +8
    Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
  13. 0:32
    MISSWAS111–119 · CLE +8
    MISS George 24' 3PT Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
  14. 0:29
    PTSCLE111–120 · CLE +9
    Mobley Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
  15. 0:29
    PTSCLE111–121 · CLE +10
    Mobley Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
  16. 0:21
    MISSWAS111–121 · CLE +10
    MISS Davis 30' 3PT Jump Shot