Once again, the Washington Wizards took on a strong Eastern Conference team, and once again they got blasted. This time, it was the Cleveland Cavaliers delivering the beating.
The script was similar to the season opener against the Boston Celtics. The Wizards stayed close in the first half before losing steam in the second half. Any semblance of genuine competition was gone midway through the third period. Cleveland’s lead climbed as high as 27 in the fourth quarter before they turned things over to the mop-up crew and went home with a 19-point win.