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Recap: Wizards lose to Cavs 116-101 on Friday night

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FINAL: WIZARDS 101 | CAVALIERS 116

SCORING LEADERS

WIZARDS: Deni Avdija (16), Bradley Beal (14), Raul Neto (13)

CAVALIERS: Darius Garland (32), Jarrett Allen (28), Lauri Markkanen (15)

SUMMARY
The Wizards fell to the Cavaliers 116-101 on Friday night at Capital One Arena, evening the season series at one game apiece.

Cleveland led by five points after a back-and-forth first quarter in which each team shot at least 50.0% from the field. Kyle Kuzma, who hit six threes in the teams’ first matchup this season, led the way for Washington with 10 points, knocking down a triple with 4:23 left in the first to put the Wizards up 24-20.