The Cavaliers were hungry on Friday night, but they ran into a team that was hungrier.
The Wizards capped their furious late season run on Friday night, clinching a spot in the Play-In Tournament with a 120-105 win over the Wine & Gold at Capital One Arena – pulling away in the second stanza after a back-and-forth first half.
Both teams shot 46 percent from the floor, but Washington held a massive advantage in bench scoring – 58-16 – and made 37 trips to the free throw line. The Cavaliers got Cedi Osman and Darius Garland (in a limited role) back, but were without Kevin Love, one game after his best offensive outing of the season.