Washington WIZARDS vs Cleveland CAVALIERS – NBA 2K24
Right they want to be they’ve got momentum and checking out Cleveland tied in first place with them well right now for the Cavaliers they’ve got their sights set pretty darn high right now after what they’ve done this season their goal is nothing short of a title a massive amount of confidence tremendous
Swagger with this team and they believe in themselves that might be all it takes to get them where they want to go and now Washington starting group and at the forward positions abdia and kma in the backourt it’s Jones and P and it’s scafford in at the center locking down
The middle and for the Cavaliers Mitchell and strews there are the guards a Coro out there with Wade and it’s Allen in at the pivot spot Manning the middle well JB bicker staff Greg has done a tremendous job in his time with this Cavaliers team and has had him on
The winning track since his first full season with the team really getting the most out of this roster not full of superstars but full of guys who enjoy playing together D giving him that shot and that’s probably not a good idea but I guess they knew what they were doing that
Time to the middle here’s Gafford and it’s weighed with the rebound pass to aoro from 17 ft out it’s rebounded by [Applause] P here’s kma and he’ll shoot free throws here clearly fouled on that shot that time the whistle blowing and there’s the foul against Cleveland good at getting
Defenders to compromise on the inside kozma drawing a foul that time the Wizards shooting their first free throws first trip to the line in this [Applause] one free throw good kozma and recently I mean we’ve seen Kyle kozma turn things around especially offensively yeah Greg
Highs and lows in the early part of Kyle kozma’s career but a nice settled ground for him offensively he’s carried more responsibility and shown that he’s capable of doing [Applause] it so he makes one of two as the second one misses hey Brent what an exciting
Day we have for us here day one of the regular season is upon us and we are ready to go Kevin really stoked to be with you here tonight you could not ask for a better matchup the energy is palpable and it’s fair to expect both of
These teams are going to bring it here’s Mitchell the shots good on the assist by Wade and bursting through inside so difficult to contain when Mitchell’s on the attack oh got move kma right side over Wade the 18-footer is right on the mark and hitting the mid-range jumper
Here early gives the defense just another thing to think about yeah he’s got to be a little bit more on their radar after knocking down something like that streu’s shot is good excellent pass from Mitchell his teammates are so fortunate to have a guy to make him better Jones against Mitchell knocked
Loose stolen by Mitchell and now the Cavaliers fast break the wide open shot from struce from outside Off the Mark Wizards have gone one of three from the field to start this one so far Wizards passing it around pass to kuzma that one Falls his second basket
Of the game he’s now two for three and a soft touch from Kyle close stru against p mitel a screen on pool stru passes to Allen and we’re going to have a jump ball it’s tied up [Applause] there and here in the first about 3 minutes in pass to
Jones back to kma this one for three it’s rebounded by Cleveland Mitchell passes to stru shoots the three the shot by Mitchell no good for Washington they’ve gone two of five here making 40% so far to start out the game here’s kma and Wade sends it
Back and it’s weighed with the ball for the Cleveland Cavaliers Mitchell finds [Applause] truce back to [Applause] Mitchell and he drops in the layup off the glass and he can be slippery when he’s up against tight D inside there’s no easy rejection opportunity when you’re guarding Mitchell ABIA the pass
To gaffer dishes to AIA cool with it the pass to Jones Gafford sets the pick for Jones and the wide open shot from mdia the Wizards with another Miss Cavaliers leading now Mitchell got a piece of it CR with the steel here’s Jones Lee pass was put in just the right spot well when you can score the ball and the defense makes adjustments your way to do that who has to take advantage like that right Jones against Mitchell passes it to stru Blade outside
Shoots rebounded by Gafford gafford’s got four rebounds now tonight and kma gets it to go on the assist from p kua’s got seven points in the game Cleveland’s gone one of three from Beyond The Arc so far in the game Mitchell outside and he could not get that one to
Go lot of contact and he’ll go to the line for two it’s going to go on tus Jones with the aggressiveness of Mitchell willing to take on the entire team to earn that foul shooting [Applause] two and the first one at the line is good GRE it seems like the Wizards have
Been trying to find their Edge against tough teams yeah and the first question is which end does it happen on offense or defense because you can win tough games by being great at [Applause] Either and Mitchell drops them both and Craig you talk about Rim protection Cleveland can really shut down the lane can’t they yeah I mean they have the Personnel to do it big front court and quick guards who can keep ball handlers in front of them the kick out to P to
The wing on the left kma misses the three and you could tell he thought that triple was going to fall Mitchell with it Jones covering Mitchell passes to Allen back to Mitchell a basket good off the assist from Allen he’s got eight Washington has gone 0 three from three-point land nothing yet going
Outside now here’s havia still without a basket Gafford sets the pick for abdia sinks the three-pointer we’ll see if they can finally hold on to a lead it’s been back and forth all night well you can tell they really want to increase this lead they can’t keep letting them take it
From him waade outside Beyond The Arc that one’s in his first bucket of the game he’s one for two and I like the back and forth here showing Confidence from rigns it’s seems like they’re going to find out who can make the deepest threes right now it’s a shootout pass to
Kozma overweight that misses off the back F the shooting numbers just aren’t there yet in the quarter it’s druce on the wing offline with his three for Washington they’ve gone five of 12 from the field since the opening tip and kusma slams it in yeah don’t settle for
All the jump shots if you got that size and that ability kozma getting to the rim Wade outside kicks to [Applause] aoro Mitchell outside off Target from outside Wizards have gone six of 13 from the field just under the 50% Mark pass to Gafford to the wing right side kuzma finds
P left side Jones just five to shoot Washington needs to get a shot off here and it’s sent back by Allen Spruce against [Applause] P now here’s Mitchell defense right on him and it’s dreu missing time for some cons consideration in the passing category maybe Kevin the shot is just
Not on get somebody else going LS It Go with a three and kozma with the basket on the assist by Jones now it’s a three-point Wizards lead po against dreu from Deep three-point land rebound by the Wizards this feels like it’s snowballed a little bit on them the more
He tries to shoot his way out of this slump the worse it seems to get they need him to get it together now the pass to kma over Wade and the shot is long Cavaliers shooting 36% in this first quarter trying to get their bearings Mitchell against Jones Mitchell kicks to stru Cleveland
Moving the ball around passes it to aoro and the whistle blows it’s going to be on Kyle kozma that is his first foul of the game you know what tried to step in and cut him off but just didn’t get there quick enough timeout is called First of the game for the [Applause]
Cavaliers [Applause] [Applause] oh [Applause] SE and the Cavaliers with some changes Merrills checked in and Caris LeVert subbed in for Max [Applause] truce [Applause] quarter passes to Wade three-pointer Levert a basket good off the assist from Allen Levert’s got the game tied up here for the [Applause] Cavs P against
Levert right the pass to p and foul on the shot he’ll shoot two at the free throw line and if you watch P enough you’re really going to appreciate that he can get it done in so many ways on the offensive end that’s good from [Applause] [Applause] Cool all free throws good from pool you could tell he’s feeling confident right now at the line and when he’s on he can be lights out way to screen on pool here’s Levert got it good job in the low post Levert’s got five points so far and the gracefulness
With which lever shoots the basketball he he makes that tricky floater look easy here’s kabali the Wizards with another Miss so for the Wizards their last game a lost to the [Applause] Cavaliers 157 left to play here in the [Applause] first the kick out to P got that one up
Quick and the Wizards lead by two and a breakdown here guys the hustle stats for the Wizards right off the bat they’re going after the ball looking to jump into the passing lanes and create some Steals and transition they’ve done a great job tonight of getting out in
Transition so that focus on fast break that’ll add to your total in a hurry 9 ft out kabali no good he may not be the strongest inside presence in the league but still he’s got to convert from there Wade finds lever and it’s in there what a great touch on that shot
From Levert even the foul can’t interrupt the rhythm of his mechanics and this is his first trip to the line tonight and really the line a season ago was just a battle for him just about a 72% freee throw shooter looking at who’s out there now for the Cavaliers Thompson
He’s checked in for Allen George Nang comes in for Wade and it’s Mitchell in for Porter and that one Falls and that puts him up by one point 110 left here in the opening quarter now here’s kissper covered by Mitchell kissper with it coming in off a 12-point game his last
Outing kma can’t get it to go it’s Levert on the wing guarded by Wright he gets that one and defensively they are on their heels every time the ball comes [Applause] inside and Wright kicks to kissper and out of bounds the Cavaliers will take it and we have to take another glance at
That powerful rejection and that is a huge block given how close this game is a stop like that was right on [Applause] point the Cavaliers leading by three there’s 31 seconds left in the first quarter here’s Levert and misses it off the right side of the rim Washington’s
Gotten just two of six to fall from three-point range so far in the first here’s kabali drops in the layup for two and really it’s been a major aspect of their offense in the early stages here their success working the ball inside and getting points from close range pass to Mitchell over
Kissper Off the Mark with the outside f away Jonathan Mitchell firing on all cylinders for the Cleveland Cavaliers for moments during that quarter it felt like a oneman wrecking crew it seemed he was doing everything out there and we’ll be back with you [Applause] shortly and we hope you’re enjoying the game
Both teams tonight keeping things pretty even so far in the scoreboard and a closer look here at the scoring breakdown for the Cavaliers absolutely dialed in from Beyond the so far in this one the defense is surrendering the long range shot here early on let’s make sure that that
Selfish nerve doesn’t get tapped because right now there’s great ball movement they’re setting each other up let’s see if that maintains taking a look at the Wizards they’ve got right Kyle kosma is out there with Mike muscala then there’s kissper and it’s kabali in at the three
Spot a solid passer at his position Levert excels at finding his teammates when they’re open knocks it Loose kma with the screen for right from Deep the rebound by Nang the Cavaliers leading by [Applause] four here’s Levert coming in off a 21-point game his last outing and the bucket is good
Three-point play chance here for him due to that aggressive style of play on the offensive end Levert is kind of just used to contact at this point this trip is his second to the free throw line in this [Applause] one one shot and the free throw no good well
Interviewing former players they say what they miss most is the camaraderie what about you Brent I would say Kevin right behind the camaraderie is another CW word the competition and there’s no doubt that there’s only a few ways that you could ever feed that playing at the
Highest level being a member of the National Basketball Association that’s something [Applause] special right looking around pass to KBR inside there’s kma and he can’t stop the run as he misses and he gets a lot of points right there at the rim but the defense determined not to give up the easy Deuce
[Applause] There now here’s Levert defense is right there six on the shot clock the pass to Nang here’s Thompson a chance there to push it to double digits but it’s off the mark Wizards Trail by eight gper with it he’s picked up by LeVert passes to mcow three-pointer the shot goes in
First shot first basket he does so much out there to stretch out the defense when he’s out on the perimeter and he drains the triple and the Cavaliers call time [Applause] here [Applause] [Applause] SE [Applause] way [Applause] and looking at some numbers for Levert last season’s performance for him he
Averaged about 12 points per game last year four assists and four rebounds and he’s a nice scoring threat in in their second unit a guy who provides instant offense and he has really settled into this role for some guys maybe him they’d rather come off the bench and do their [Applause]
Damage we’re now about 2 minutes into the second quarter shooting foul as the whistle blows he’ll shoot two free throws oh tricky shot for Lever defense is all over him but he draws a foul on that attempt this is his third trip to the free throw [Applause] line shoot Two and the free throw drops for Levert Washington making some changes ABIA comes in for mcalla and Jones subbed in for Delon [Applause] Wright he hits both from the strike and so it’s Jones he’ll bring it up for the Wizards seven-point differential the Cavaliers beat them last time when these
Two teams met in Cleveland and it’s going to come down to effort tonight last time they met each other they were demolished on the boards and that rebounding difference led to a sizable loss well let’s see if the lesson was learned from that loss if they come out
With the same type of effort they can expect a similar result here Levert the pass to Thompson Levert kicks to stru and a miss there on the triple yeah we’re chipping some orange paint off the rim here guys he must be more patient on offense and trying to find ways to
Penetrate inside and get closer to the rim stolen by aoro down low it’s temped it’s stolen by [Applause] Jones and here is kispert still scoreless Koo with the screen for AIA and contact on the shot so he’ll be shooting free throws here it’s going to go on Tristan Thompson and really the
Defense fouling there to prevent the layup but that’s exactly what you need to [Applause] do [Applause] that free throw good from AIA even in a league full of stars from afar abdia is a rarity and Denny the only Israeli player in the league for the 2022 2023 season basketball truly a global Sport and Denny has represented his country well this guy is continuing to get better
That one Falls so he hits both of them the Cavaliers leading by five aoro setting the pick for Levert stolen away here’s AIA knocks down the three ball abdz got five points in the quarter and they are absolutely stroking it from Beyond the AR etel with the bounce
Pass the screen from Thompson the three from struce connects from three-point range stru has got six both teams running perimeter oriented plays that are working well both of them looking towards the three-point line and I like to see that especially when the results are made buckets you can’t just stop
When there’s a pick set up got to fight over it as a Defender that’s one that the coaches will watch tomorrow with that player you hate to see him give up in that situation and that one good Thompson shoots such a high percentage on the inside most of his shots coming
Around the rim to the inside leali and there’s the slam dunk to finish it off and he’s an automatic finisher when he gets into that area he is and he picks the simple oneand stuff to get the two points and and now the latest from our reporter David Aldridge thank you Kevin
Now what’s going to enable the retooled Wizards to take the next step coach Wes unel Jr said I think the biggest thing is the fit a better fit helps the competitive Spirit the connectivity and guys get the big picture that the most important thing is winning Kevin he
Thinks that mindset is starting to take hold I think it is building that culture is so important David thanks well that’s not a shot he’s ever going to pass up and he shouldn’t despite the Miss no Defender anywhere near him he’s got to shoot that one kissper with it guarded
Now by a Coro stolen by a [Applause] cororo now here’s Mitchell d right on him Thompson left side pass to stru it’s [Applause] intercepted now Jones pass to kabali and here’s kozma over a Kuro and he makes the bucket gets the whistle and now a three-point play chance here for
Him and they’re passing the ball very crisply here and Greg it just seems like every night Kyle kozma is going to put up double digits and he has the potential to be a double double threat just needs to get more aggressive on the glass and Cleveland making a change here
Wade’s checked in and a switcher also for Washington gaffords checked [Applause] [Applause] in and kma one of those forwards that can kind of go between plays the four or the small forward and that’s impressive versatility from this young player there’s the pass to Mitchell driving to the basket and credit the screen for giving him the space he needed to get to
The rim for sure G allows him to come in with the sledgehammer yeah settle for the layup when you can attack the rim and rise up like that passes it to Jones out left to the wing five the shoot here’s kma the Wizards with another Miss Cleveland leading by [Applause]
Five now here’s dreu they picked up 24 points in their last one against Washington Pass to Mitchell over kissper the shot by Mitchell no good wizards Trail by five outside Jones unloads from nine come shot is good that time Jones has got his second bucket of the game to go resourceful
Move there that that was not an easy one to convert no showing off a little bit on that one that’s a play when your coach goes no no okay good play get back on defense here’s Mitchell scws in the corner that’s in coming off the assist from Thompson scrw has got nine points
Thompson with a nice job finding the open man creating for his teammate at the elbow it’s abdia pass to Jones from the corner good and that’s now six points for tus Jones the Cavaliers leading by four and the pass to Mitchell hey yo yo right here right here tipped
Away it falls through making him six for 11 in the game yeah and they’re shooting really starting to pick up here in the second Mitchell against Jones Pass to kispert from outside the ark and and the rebound goes to the Cavaliers Thompson’s got rebound number five here tonight solid rebound there
And with the score like it is that’s an area where they can’t afford to get lazy now here’s dreu he’s tightly guarded and there’s the whistle that goes on Denny AIA that is his first foul of the game Jared Allen checked in for the Cavaliers Carris Levert comes in for Donovan Mitchell [Applause]
Pass to aoro streu with it nine points in the game so far four on the shot clock launches a three it’s rebounded by kabali kabal’s got four rebounds in this game here’s Jones six points for him over Allen Jones no luck how about that hard nose D in the paint right there
Nice job yeah he cut off every angle and then got his body on him that’s A Warrior’s effort now here’s auro he’s guarded closely Cleveland needs to get a shot off here no good from Wade and it’s Jones with the ball for Washington they Trail by six next up for
Them the Knicks coming out here to play that’ll be the first of two straight at [Applause] home pass to [Applause] AIA for to screen on Wade ABIA and oh boy a lot of contact there but he gets the call and will shoot two we having a lot of
Success from the line here in the second quarter these are his third and fourth free throw attempts of the game and as for last season he was a 74% shooter at the [Applause] line and free throw good from AIA Mitchell he’s checked in for Levert and a switcher also for Washington kma’s checked in [Applause] so he gets them both they’ve hit every one of their free throws here in the second quarter very important when you’re [Applause] trailing Spruce against p and stolen by
Kma and here is p his last outing he had eight points kma outside now the dish to abdia and a lot of contact on that one so he’ll shoot two here it’s time now to look at the NBA’s top shooting teams from a season ago the Cavaliers fifth hard to shoot the ball
Any better than they did I mean they weren’t the best in the league but man they were right There and that one misses [Applause] [Applause] good on the second free Throw the Cavaliers leading by three Mitchell passes through out back to Mitchell a Bas to good off the assist from Allen Allen’s got three assists in the game Washington’s gotten cold from deep in the second quarter just two of six from long range and there’s the pass to
Abdia kma with the screen for abdia Wade with the block and so it looks like Washington will retain possession here and so it’s Washington with it it’s a five-point game and got to like what they’ve been doing down low in the post aoro passes to Mitchell to the paint here’s Allen and
The rejection by Gafford to the inside and Gard throws it down there are only a few players in the league who can hit a teammate like that in stride beautiful assist Mitchell outside passes to stru way to screen on pool stru with it picked up by kozma it’s deflected and
How about kozma the defensive energy he showed to get to that block the three from pool his second shot goes in off to a good start two for two now what a great option he gives them on every possession this is his second trip to the free throw line [Applause]
And that drops so they now lead by one and here are the Cavaliers now Mitchell feeling it out a [Applause] bit the three score the basket his eighth eight for 13 from the floor and they’ve done a great job knocking down those long range shots here in the
Second shooting just over 40% from downtown about 3 seconds between shot and game clock Jones dishes to ABIA pass to kozma here’s the three and the Wizards hit again from Deep kozma rise and fire now stru inside here’s Mitchell good work defensively by Jones we’ll have a hard
Time shaking that one off perfect position plenty of of space just clanked it so that’ll be it for the first half fairly even battle underway in this one it’s the Wizards up by one and now let’s catch up with David Aldridge who’s standing by from the sideline all right
Dave thanks Kevin Tristan what’s the plan for the second half tonight well it’s simple it’s going to be a dog fight you know they got big guys true bigs and we got to come out play hard and not let on okay we’ll see if you can get that done thanks Tristan
Back to you Kevin thank you David we’ll be back after half time for the start of the second half [Applause] momentarily thanks for stopping by y’all first up on the show tonight a quick look ahead of some upcoming games on the docket and taking a look at the
Cavaliers at this point you got to take every team you’re up against as a test asking yourself what can we do better than last year happens for us too Kenny you cook up any new approaches in the offseason well I’m going to reveal those you know over time not just all in one
Sitting but you’re right there is an opportunity to stretch and experiment see what’s working and what isn’t and moving right along things are neck and neck for the Washington Wizards right now you really like how they’re dictating the pace at least I do running at every opportunity getting easy
Buckets looks like this team is full of young Kenny Smith’s out there I see why you laughed hard to disagree though their speed has been the difference that’ll do it for our show tonight thanks for joining us and we’ll send you back to Kevin harand for more Hoops action
And we’re halfway through this one plenty of basketball left in a game that’s been fairly even so far without question Kyle kozma displaying his skills today yeah and through the first two quarters he has been the offense for this team yeah he’s he’s shouldering the load right now and looking really
Comfortable while he’s doing it and in that first half we saw a pretty tight battle will soon find out what sort of adjustments were discussed during the half Mitchell and strw there are the guards Wade out there with a coral and it’s Allen in at the five spot
That’s the five for Cleveland right now K with the steel I am rips down the Breakaway slam P trying to become a better and more consistent Defender there with the Poke away the Cavaliers Trail by three pass to Allen some nice passing by Cleveland here they get a hand on
It Mitchell kicks to stru good and the assist goes to Mitchell SCU has got 12 points in the game you how can you forget about him I mean he’s not going to miss that open of a look the pass to gaffer here’s kozma it’s rebounded by Cleveland Allen’s got four rebounds in this
[Applause] game Jones against [Applause] Dreu shot clock at six Mitchell passes to Allen shoots over kozma abdia with the rebound Washington has gotten the three-point bug tonight they’ve taken 15 shots outside the arc six of 15 passes it toool shoots it up another one Falls for Washington and just another weapon that Jordan P has in his offensive
Arsenal timeout called the Cavaliers without question Kyle kozma displaying his skills today yeah smart move here talk things over he’s really eating them up and they’ve tried a few different looks defensively nothing quite getting it done taking a look here at the numbers for Allen he’s coming off an excellent
Season and he’s a shot blocker as well top 20 in that category last season great timing and challenges at the rim and yeah he’s one of the most efficient scorers in the league for sure moves without the ball avoids taking the bad shots that’s why he was top five in
Field goal percentage last year [Applause] pass to stru out to [Applause] Wade pass to aoro the basket good off the ass from Wade Wade’s got his third assist on the nighto trying to get more and more consistency with that shot so timeout called here the first for [Applause] Washington [Applause] SE [Applause] into the third we go two minutes in now kma [Applause] Outside and he gets the whistle two free throws coming up and kma has great size and with that frame comes great responsibility that time he took the foul the Wizards have been getting it done at the line 10 for 12 and at the line last season about 78% as a team pretty solid [Applause] numbers free throw good [Applause] [Applause] kma and both free throws good for kozma Cavaliers [Applause] trailing now here’s Allen scoreless thus far here’s Mitchell that shot Off the Mark good d by Jones Wizards have gone two of three from the field to start the second half kma kicks to
Jones kma against Mitchell and kma gets it to go on the assist from p P’s got four assists in the [Applause] game Jones against Mitchell and the rejection by Gafford right around three minutes into the second half Jones the pass to [Applause] kozma back to [Applause]
Jones six to shoot Gafford sets the pick for Jones up again he hangs in there and Cashes in on the second chance points gafford’s got the lead up to five now for the Wizards I love the determination he showed there getting himself into good position under the glass with the
Presence of mind to know just where the rebound was going to come down well time and let’s head over to the sideline and catch up with David Alder thank you Kevin now Jordan P has more freedom to create than ever before he said there’s a small group of people
Who get that chance you have to make the most of your opportunity and put yourself in position to be successful I never want any moment to be too big Kevin the ball is in his court now yep just the way he wants it all right da thanks so
Much he’s had seven tries at the line made five Carris lever checked in for the [Applause] Cavaliers one [Applause] stop and that one misses no one gets into the NBA easily Brent we know that but Max Tru really had an uphill battle didn’t yeah no kidding he went undrafted
Did a stint in the g- league got injured and then a training camp contract but man has Max stru overcome all of those challenges to be where he is today Wizards leading by five outside Jones hked away stolen by Mitchell here’s auro abdia with the rebound abev got six rebounds here
Tonight here’s Jones and he’s fouled pretty hard on that shot but he’s got the chance to pick up the points at the line it’s going to be on Donovan Mitchell and what’s your take guys on the hustle sticks for Washington they have been a wrecking ball defensively
Coming up with steals being active with their hands and just doing a terrific job of disrupting the Rhythm another part of the credit has to go to what they did on the inside blocking shots I mean Super Scrappy defensively and just affecting a lot of the opportunities that their opponents were putting
Up and the first one [Applause] drops [Applause] and so he makes both from the [Applause] line the Cavaliers Trail by seven lvert with it 12 points for him balls knocked loose r with the steel Jones with it he’s picked up by lever P against Mitchell lays it up and Banks it in P’s got six points in the
Quarter P extending himself and finishing over the defense inside Mitchell kicks to Levert and the foul on Daniel gaffy that’s his first [Applause] foul [Applause] here’s stru aoro wide open he fires no good from outside Washington leading Now by nine over in the corner P off Target there that would have
Pushed the lead to double digits aoro passes to Mitchell [Applause] the jump hook the shot will not fall good d by Jones P finds kozma and here’s Jones eight points for [Applause] him shot clock at five here’s gaffard and oh he jams it right over Jared Allen
Wow and this sort of awesome dunk is one of the reasons this team is in charge of this game well there’s a Swagger out there you can see it on the court that they possess and are not afraid to show it either the pass to Mitchell [Applause] Mitchell is double passes it to stru Levert against p a nice shot by LeVert and it’s clear that Levert has tons of confidence especially in his ability to drain jumpers now here’s AIA defended by stru AIA the pass to G and he comes up with the deuce every time they get scored on
During this run it’s come from inside the paint and he’s got his first chance at the line here you know this is not an area where they expect him to contribute you know he’s a guy that shot below 70% last season George Nang he’s checked in for Donovan Mitchell find the lane find
The lane one shot [Applause] and so Levert will bring it up for the Cavaliers down by 12 and the foul called on tus Jones that’ll be his second foul of the game Out to the wing now aoro here’s Nang buries the longrange jumper in Perimeter scoring I have to imagine it was a topic of discussion at halftime maybe trying to find a little bit more space and ball movement to get Guys open at the three-point line here’s Jones it’s blocked and it’s
On of bounds to the Wizards as Washington retains possession and now let’s take a look again at that incredible rejection and that has got to help the morale of this team let’s see if that sets up a run [Applause] here Washington with the ball they’ve held a
12-point lead earlyer four on the clock here’s Gafford at just about 7 ft Jared Allen can be imposing as a defensive presence they have been bored dominant in this game that’s definitely been a factor in crafting this huge [Applause] lead Jones again Levert over Jones and the rejection by Gafford abdia kicks to
[Applause] Pool Pass to kabali pass to Jones takes the three and aoro pulls it down well he wants to shoot his way out of this Cole spill but the struggles continue yeah he’s got to move on forget about this sequence here and and try to find a way to get on the
Board heyo right and the pass to Tru what the here’s aoro Cavaliers moving the ball around good work there as it goes levers got it back down to single digits for the Cavs and Levert is playing with such passion on offense he’s just not afraid to play a big role on that end
Basket counts gabali he’s got six Cleveland’s gone three of five with the long ball since entering the second half Allen a screen on Jones Levert against Jones and the rejection by [Applause] Gafford dishes it to Jones he kicks to OB [Applause] here’s kabali and the shot goes in eight
Points for him he’s got a lot to do with the position that they’re in a very smart offensive performance tonight from [Applause] him it’s Levert on the wing defended by Jones up top neang passes to aoro now stru five on the clock here’s lbert and the bank shot is
Good and he’s really shot the ball well but but it hasn’t been contagious Washington leading Now by 11 with the step [Applause] back Jones against lever the offensive rebound not his best night from the field but looking for other ways and finding them so he can chip in aonang from past the Ark rebounded by Gafford gafford’s got 11 rebounds in the game ABIA the pass to Jones to the middle and gaffard throws
It down yeah undersized guys with athleticism do these kind of things playing Above the Rim love to see him get up like that and the Cavaliers call time here and he could tell his guys starting to wear down a little bit call time to just let them get their legs back under [Applause]
[Applause] them both teams will make substitutions and now a look at Donovan Mitchell last season he played outstanding seventh in scoring and he ended up in the top 15 in steals as well some of the quickest hands in the league and back to his points per game average
Last year he literally propped up the team’s offense whenever they needed [Applause] it 59 seconds left in the third quarter and stolen by Wright down low the shots good from kissper Ker’s got his first two points the chemistry has been terrific really impressed with their offensive execution Mitchell outside right wing here’s
Maro the Cavaliers again can’t hit and with the success they’ve had rebounding the basketball they’re right where you’d expect them to be firmly in the driver’s seat kma with it picked up by Thompson and there’s the basket whistle blows and a chance for a three-point play going to
The line for one they’re scoring boatloads of buckets it’s raining buckets from inside he’s been spending quite a bit of time at the foul line This is trip number six and free throw shooting has been an issue all game one [Applause] shot on the free throw no good the Cavaliers Trail by 17
Feeds it to Thompson Nang passes to Merill almost but it rolls out yeah that Miss might stick with him for a little while that’s kind of a shootaround jumper if I’ve ever seen one bounce pass from right here’s kuzma and the last second attempt doesn’t fall
And here at the end of the third quarter it’s a double- digit Ball Game Wizards lead by 17 it’s the NBA on 2K sports from [Applause] Cleveland and as we head into the fourth we’ll see if there’s a comeback in the works or if it’s more of the same from the first three
Quarters and it’s right with the ball for the Wizards 17-point lead their biggest fourth quarter on the court for the Wizards R is out there with kissper then it’s Mike musawa then there’s Kyle kosma and and it’s kabali in at the small forward position and foul on the shot so he’ll
Get a chance at the [Applause] line shooting two first free throw is [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] good he’s off on the second the Cavaliers Trail by 18 Nang kicks to Levert on the wing Mitchell that’s good and it’s Levert with the assist Levert’s got his fourth assist in this
One atig against right pass to kabali sinks that one from the post and the Wizards lead by 177 of all the action happening there it’s the assist that jumps out to me there that’s just a great look and a great setup for the bucket Levert with a wide open look oh
Good with the triple well he had one three-pointer in the first half but so far in the second he’s come up with goose eggs kissper wide open he fires no good on the triple not great numbers but great effort in this one sounds funny but I think he’s been a positive for
Them Mitchell passes to Levert here’s barl drains it from Beyond The Ark and how about the recognition there from Levert coaching staff will appreciate that kind of ball movement Washington calls timeout and coaches looking to seize every Advantage maximize every possession got to feel good as a coach if you make all those
Adjustments pull the right strings that’s what they love to do [Applause] SE [Applause] and with an update from the sidelines let’s check in with David Aldridge I was able to listen in on what Wes unel Jr had to say to the team now he heaped Praise on the defense he said the pressure is great I love it keep making
Them make mistakes guys it’s working he thinks they’re on the right track here guys back to you okay David much [Applause] [Applause] appreciated and we’ve made our way through just over a minute and a half in this fourth [Applause] quarter pass to kissper launches it Cavaliers with the rebound Nang finds
Thompson fires from Deep no good that time and they had some botched coverage that turned into no coverage a shots good from kissper he’s just stretching him out the defense has got to do a better job of staying attached to him I’m not sure what the defense collectively was thinking there
You got got to know where he is at all [Applause] [Applause] times and he makes the first and the Cavaliers making a change here Wade’s checked in Daniel gafford’s checked in for [Applause] Washington [Applause] so one for two that time at the stripe Wizards leading by 16 now the pass to [Applause]
Righ kuzma inside Wade is covering from about 19 ft well if there’s a 100 play calls that they have Tristan’s probably got zero of them he just goes in in there and gets it done [Applause] himself wide against Levert kma left side and just about 3 minutes through the fourth quarter
Here Merill passes to Mitchell Wade with it fires for three good and it’s Mitchell picking up the assist Mitchell’s got assist number five here tonight and really as the three-pointers keep dropping you get the sense that the frustration is mounting for the defense kissper the pass to [Applause]
Kozma he can’t get it to go excellent deep from Wade the Cavaliers Trail by 11 inside and then Wade slams it in well they left it until the fourth quarter but finally the Run they needed to get back into this one finally got themselves in the trenches momentum
Completely shifted now we’ve got a tight one here in the final period kicks it to Gord for to screen on Mitchell up top kozman and just miss after miss right now I know it’s about defending the post and the three-point line these days but still got to be active in the mid-range
Area and the defense gets away with one there here’s gaffard and gaffard throws it down and running with a full head of steam but completely under control yeah you think he’s comfortable at that speed he’s done it so many times before just an absolute blur in transition and that
Helps get the rhythm going Wade can’t hit but a d really getting away with one there no one on him and that’s going to be good nine out of 10 times and he gets contact and the whistle on The Shot Two Shots coming [Applause] up shooting [Applause]
Two no good on that one pools checked in for Washington Jones comes in for Delon [Applause] [Applause] Wright it’s the second from the line a Brenton recent years we’ve seen the rise of sports analytics conventions pro basketball negotiation competitions I mean they’re really digging deep well they’re not only digging deep Kevin but they’re giving a tremendous opportunity to a swath of people that never thought
They’d be part of the NBA look if you’re not 6’8 with a 35 in vertical that doesn’t mean that you still don’t have a place at the table in the NBA if you study hard enough or you can make contributions to what the business side of basketball is all about a slight
Rebound Advantage for them one more column in their favor and it’s all adding up kuzma outside Jones kicks to pool clock at four Gafford is screen on Levert the three from pool here’s Gafford can’t get it to fall the Cavaliers Trail by 14 [Applause] now here’s Levert here’s Allen oh he
Blocked it in Def Flex off the backboard aoro shot is off and so P will bring it up for Washington they led by as many as 18 points and they pick up two he’s played a huge role in this game to this point but it looks like he just wants more he
Wants to make sure that this lead holds up Jones against Mitchell passes it to Levert here’s the screen to the paint here’s auro it’s blocked and it goes out of bounds that one’s off kusman HZ checked in for the [Applause] Wizards shot clock at two a nice shot by LeVert
A good look there and he didn’t wasted his second three of the [Applause] game Jones with it knocked away pass to Gafford here’s kozma the shots good 33 points for Kyle kozma yeah and kuzman’s going to get thirsty now the way he’s going Mitchell is double out to the
Right wing lets the fre fly aoro shot is off it’s a plus five Advantage for them in rebounding after that one that bucket in in no time at all bus got 11 points here in just the second [Applause] half here’s Levert Mitchell outside that’s good and it’s Levert with
The assist so many of the plays they’re running designed to create opportunities from deep and I don’t know how they keep doing this but every time down the resulting possession ends up at the three-point line and a fairly efficient shot attempt at that a wide open look here for kman
Tried to come right back with the three of his own but it’s no good pass to Mitchell takes a three with the TI and staying with the play Allen they’ve cashed in on a lot of Second Chance opportunities here in the second half that extra effort will help
Them cut into this deficit and the foul called on Donovan Mitchell and that’ll be his third foul so far Wade he’s checked in for [Applause] Levert P finds Jones and here’s kozma and kma slams it in yeah kozma quick to that ball and then catlike quickness to get it up and here is
Mitchell fires the three rebounded by the the Wizards abdz got nine rebounds in the game getting it done from 12 fet out and a rebound goes to the Cavaliers Allen’s got rebound number seven for him [Applause] tonight Mitchell outside Spruce setting the screen for Mitchell makes it off the glass
Mitchell’s got eight points in the quarter again it’s Donovan Mitchell with a huge night one of the Premier players in our league out to kozma there’s the double team with Allen there’s the pass to Jones lock at six poke loose stolen by Mitchell oh here we go coro’s got it the fast break
Chance and that’ll be two freee throws coming up officials on the call with the foul oh the the officials are all over that [Applause] [Applause] one that one is [Applause] [Applause] off and he can’t get the second one to drop either coming up empty that time and just so frustrating for a team when you collectively go cold at the line and that’s happened to them here in the second half the Cavaliers Trail by [Applause] 15 now stru he dishes it to [Applause]
Mitchell in the corner okoro with it back to Mitchell down to five on the shot clock Mitchell is double here’s Allen good and it’s Mitchell picking up the assist me has got his sixth assist on the night time called here the Wizards decide to talk it [Applause] over [Applause]
Screen by Gafford pass to Ma and kma slams it in I tell you what he is one guy you do not stand in the way of when he decides to attack the basket spru kicks to [Applause] Allen Mitchell outside and Jones sends it [Applause] back pass to AIA now
Kozma good nice job down low 39 points for Kyle kma and this is what they wanted I mean to announce their presence in this matchup with authority very decisive it can definitely be considered a statement win for Washington and every opportunity they manage to push the ball
And keep the uptempo game going I think it paid off that’s for sure and it’ll go down as their first official win of the new year and with this win now we’re all square one and one two more games yet to come and what’s proving to be a very
Competitive season series the one player that really stands out of course in this one it was a dazzling game for Kyle kosma it was the kind of game for him that all scorers dream of where the basket seemed as wide as a barrel and now a moment to present the new balanced
Player of the game Kyle kosma and what an amazing ball game we’ve seen from him it’s been a Onan show worth the price of admission all by itself there wasn’t anything he couldn’t do on that court tonight I don’t think anyone in this building saw this coming I’m sure that
Of the players who these fans thought would beat them his name was not at the top of the [Applause] list Porter kicks to Thompson lever the pass to Porter Cavaliers moving the ball around once again Off the Mark by Cleveland and he didn’t punish them for the weak coverage there but they can’t
Count on him to continue missing [Applause] now here’s Wright tight defense on him pass to kabali six to shoot muscala gets the bucket and the Wizards lead by 19 and once they smelled blood in the water you could see the Killer Instinct take over yeah up until that point a
Competitive game but once they broke through that barrier it was all them complete control here’s Merill Porter in the corner there’s the triple Merill gets The Bucket Man didn’t have a ton of room to get that shot off that’s the kind of shooter he is and it’s Washington’s ball pass to Gil here’s
Kabali 19 seconds left to play in the final quarter offt Target with the jump hook now here’s [Applause] Levert and so it’s Washington easily grabbing this one a resounding victory for them and Greg in enemy territory no less that’s exactly right but with the way they controlled the game and and
Just completely took the crowd out of it that’s how to get it done on the road and now let’s go over to David Aldridge from the sideline for an interview with our player of the game hey David guys thanks Kyle kma thank you for that David
And that about wraps it up for Greg Anthony Brent Barry and David Aldridge this is Kevin Harland thanks for watching the NBA presented by 2K sports we’ll see you later for is
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