The Cavaliers beat the Wizards three times and won 15 games in 16 games, Mitchell scored 40 points, and Poole scored 0 points for the first time in three years
On February 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Cavaliers played away against the Wizards, the Cavaliers led by only 1 point in the first three quarters, and gradually expanded their advantage in the final quarter, and finally the Cavaliers won 7 consecutive victories in the 114-106 season, and the Cavaliers won 15 of the last 16 games in the same period to consolidate the first in the East, and the Wizards swallowed 4 consecutive defeats. Mitchell scored 40 points from five three-pointers and Mobley scored 22 points, leading the Cavaliers to four in double figures. Kuzma scored 28 points from 4 three-pointers and Kispert 23 points, Poole scored 0 points and 6 fouls, and the last time Poole scored 0 points in a single game was on April 10, 2021 when he played for the Warriors against the Wizards.
In the first two brackets of the season, the Cavaliers have been successful at home. In the first meeting, the Cavaliers won 140-101 by 39 points, and the Cavaliers scored 6 double-doubles, including 3 who scored 20+, Mitchell 22 points, Strus 24 points and LeVert 21 points, plus Allen 17 points, 19 rebounds and 7 assists. The second Cavaliers won by 24 points at 114-90, and Mitchell scored 26 points to lead the Cavaliers to a five-man victory.
The two sides met for the third time this season, with the Cavaliers missing Jerome and the Wizards missing Bagley and Lives. In the first quarter, the Cavaliers encountered stubborn resistance from the Wizards, and Kuzma led the team to take the lead in the first five minutes of the first quarter, and the Cavaliers trailed by seven points at 13-20. Mitchell led the Cavaliers to also open the scoring mode, and the Cavaliers tied 27-27 at the end of the first quarter. In the first quarter, the Cavaliers made 2-of-11 three-pointers, and the Wizards made 4-of-9 three-pointers, with no player in double figures on either side.
In the second quarter of the game, the two sides continued to tug of war, and the Cavaliers led 37-33 at the beginning of the second quarter, but then the Wizards equalized again, and the two sides tied 30-30 in the second quarter, and the two sides remained tied at 57-57 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Cavaliers were only 3 of the crosshairs on 6-of-20 three-point shooting, and the Cavaliers only scored double-doubles, while Mitchell scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 7-of-14 shooting. The Wizards made 10-of-22 three-pointers and scored 12 points from the outside, while the Wizards scored in double figures, Kuzma scored 18 points from four three-pointers and Kispert scored 13 points.
After halftime, the two sides continued to engage in a tug-of-war in the third quarter, with the Cavaliers winning by one point 23-22 in the first quarter, and former Mitchell gave a final whistle shot, and the Cavaliers only led the Wizards 80-79 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, the Cavaliers scored three double-doubles, with Mitchell scoring 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on 10-of-19 shooting, Mobley scoring 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Allen scoring 10 points and 6 rebounds. The Wizards had three players in double figures, Kuzma scored 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting and five three-pointers, Gafford had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Kispert 16 points, and Poole had 0 points and three assists on 0-of-3 shooting.
Entering the final quarter of the game, Mitchell and Mobley continued to exert their power inside and outside, leading the Cavaliers to gradually suppress the Wizards, taking a 97-92 lead by five points with 4:52 left in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers then extended their lead and with 55.2 seconds remaining, Garland made a Gafford jam to extend a nine-point advantage. The Wizards were unable to turn the game, and Mitchell continued to make free throws to establish the victory, and finally the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards to win seven consecutive games and continue to beat the Bucks to consolidate the second place in the East.
(Text/Drunken Sleeping)