Cavaliers pull away late to beat Wizards 121-111

The Cavaliers beat the Wizards 121-111 at Rocket Arena and moved to 3-1. The game turned in the fourth quarter. Washington led 105-104 at 6:16 after an AJ Dybantsa jumper, then Cleveland closed on a 13-2 run.

Meleek Thomas hit a running layup to put the Cavaliers up 106-105. Peyton Watson made it 108-105, and Mario Hezonja drilled a three for 111-105. James Harden added a floater for 113-105. Donovan Mitchell's step-back made it 115-107, and Watson's driving layup, set up by Harden, made it 117-107.

Evan Mobley was the player of the game with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Mitchell had 7 assists. Dybantsa led Washington with 19 points, and Anthony Davis scored late to cut the gap to 117-109. Dybantsa's dunk with 39.8 seconds left made it 117-111, but the Wizards got no closer. They fell to 2-3.

Chirp's Sim gave Cleveland a 69% chance over 10,000 simulations, and it called this one.