Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards, Game 14 preview and listings


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cavaliers (2-11) will play the second game of a back-to-back when they travel to take on the Washington Wizards (4-9). 


When: 7 p.m. 


Where: Capital One Arena


TV: FoxSports Ohio


Radio: WTAM 1100 AM; WMMS 100.7 FM, La Mega 87.7 FM.


Online: FoxSports Go apps


Last meeting: The Cavs beat the Wizards 119-115 on April 5. 


Cavs minute: This will be Cleveland's second back-to-back set this season. ... Rookie Collin Sexton has reached double figures in scoring in three straight games -- coinciding with him being moved into the starting lineup for an injured George Hill. ...Tristan Thompson recorded his fourth consecutive double-double in Tuesday's win against Charlotte. ... Jordan Clarkson scored a game-high 24 points and has now reached double-digits in all 13 games. ... The Cavs' matched their season-high with 13 3-pointers against the Hornets. ... Kyle Korver (foot soreness) will miss his second straight game.  


Wizards minute: The Wizards have lost the series against Cleveland three times in the past five seasons. ... The Wizards enter the night riding a two-game winning streak. It's their longest winning streak since March 14-17, 2018. ... The Wizards are 3-3 since Dwight Howard made his season debut. They are 1-6 without him. ... John Wall, averaging 8.2 assists, ranks third in the NBA in that category. ... Bradley Beal has scored at least 20 points in 10 of the 13 games to start the season. ... Otto Porter Jr. tallied 15 or more points in all three of his outings against Cleveland last season. 


Probable starters:


Cavs


F JR Smith


F Larry Nance Jr.


C Tristan Thompson


G Rodney Hood


G Collin Sexton


Wizards


F Otto Porter Jr.


F Markieff Morris


C Dwight Howard


G John Wall 


G Bradley Beal