Overview
- Washington led by as many as 17 points and took a 100-85 lead into the fourth quarter before Cleveland rallied to win.
- Mitchell scored 24 in the final period and hit the go-ahead basket inside the last minute, with Lonzo Ball adding clutch free throws after a late jump-ball scramble.
- The Cavaliers shot 15-of-53 from three-point range as Darius Garland went 0-for-11 from deep.
- Center Jarrett Allen missed his sixth straight game with a right-hand/finger injury, and Sam Merrill, Larry Nance Jr., Max Strus, and Luke Travers were also out.
- The loss dropped Washington to 3-20 in a season defined by bottom-ranked defense and costly turnovers.