The Washington Wizards followed a familiar script in their 135-116 loss Saturday to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Capital One Arena.
Just like in the Wizards’ loss to the Boston Celtics in their season opener, the home team held tough for most of the first half. After falling behind to the Cavs 48-35 with 3:34 left in the second quarter, the Wizards went on an 18-11 run to close the half. Washington trailed 59-53 at the break. Jordan Poole led Washington in scoring at halftime with 14 points and four three-pointers. Bilal Coulibaly was right behind him with 12 points.