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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Washington Wizards

February 11, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the Wizards 138-113 on 2026-02-11 at home. The Cavaliers started James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Sam Merrill, and Jaylon Tyson. The Wizards started Bilal Coulibaly, Bub Carrington, Kyshawn George, Jamir Watkins, and Tre Johnson. Jaden Hardy (Wizards) scored 2 points (1/3) in his matchups, with Keon Ellis as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 8 points (2/9) in his matchups, with Justin Champagnie as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers 138

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
James Harden GS 28:27 13 4 11 0 1 6 3 1-4 1-4 10-12 +18
Donovan Mitchell GS 27:51 30 3 5 2 0 5 4 11-19 2-7 6-6 +11
Jarrett Allen GS 26:37 21 9 1 0 2 2 1 8-8 0-0 5-6 +25
Sam Merrill GS 24:59 32 5 1 1 1 1 1 11-12 9-10 1-1 +22
Jaylon Tyson GS 21:29 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 2-6 0-1 3-4 +19
Keon Ellis 27:27 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 2-4 1-3 1-2 +17
Dennis Schröder 17:57 7 3 2 0 1 1 2 1-5 1-2 4-4 +5
Craig Porter Jr. 17:41 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 0
Thomas Bryant 16:18 6 6 1 0 1 0 0 2-7 0-4 2-2 -6
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 15:59 8 5 0 2 0 1 2 4-8 0-2 0-0 -4
Tyrese Proctor 5:05 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1-2 1-2 0-0 +6
Larry Nance Jr. 5:05 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1-2 1-1 0-0 +6
Tristan Enaruna 5:05 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-1 0-0 +6
Totals 138 51 30 9 8 21 15 45-83 16-38 32-37

WAS
Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards 113

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jamir Watkins GS 28:31 16 3 2 0 0 1 5 7-16 2-8 0-2 -22
Bilal Coulibaly GS 24:24 13 0 2 2 1 0 2 5-9 1-4 2-3 -18
Kyshawn George GS 24:24 17 5 3 1 0 2 2 4-12 1-4 8-8 -18
Bub Carrington GS 21:48 8 3 4 0 0 3 3 4-9 0-3 0-0 -15
Tre Johnson GS 18:15 10 3 2 2 0 0 3 4-13 1-6 1-1 -6
Will Riley 28:49 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 1-12 0-4 2-2 -11
Justin Champagnie 24:01 12 8 2 3 0 1 2 5-9 2-5 0-0 -2
Sharife Cooper 23:36 11 5 5 1 1 3 3 4-9 3-5 0-0 -7
Anthony Gill 19:29 4 4 2 1 1 0 1 2-5 0-1 0-0 -3
Jaden Hardy 14:31 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 3-7 3-5 2-2 -11
Kadary Richmond 6:06 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 2-2 1-1 0-0 -6
Keshon Gilbert 6:06 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 -6
Totals 113 40 26 13 4 14 21 42-104 14-46 15-18

Lineups

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

WAS
Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Cavaliers defense

Defender Guarded most
James Harden Bilal Coulibaly: 24 poss., 4 pts (0/0) · Jamir Watkins: 12 poss., 4 pts (0/0)
Jarrett Allen Jamir Watkins: 25 poss., 12 pts (6/6) · Justin Champagnie: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Sam Merrill Tre Johnson: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Will Riley: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Donovan Mitchell Kyshawn George: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Justin Champagnie: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Keon Ellis Jaden Hardy: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sharife Cooper: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Jaylon Tyson Bub Carrington: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kyshawn George: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Dennis Schröder Bub Carrington: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sharife Cooper: 7 poss., 5 pts (1/1)
Craig Porter Jr. Sharife Cooper: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Will Riley: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Thomas Bryant Anthony Gill: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Justin Champagnie: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Nae'Qwan Tomlin Will Riley: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Justin Champagnie: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tyrese Proctor Keshon Gilbert: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Riley: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tristan Enaruna Will Riley: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kadary Richmond: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Larry Nance Jr. Jamir Watkins: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Kadary Richmond: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Wizards defense

Defender Guarded most
Jamir Watkins Jarrett Allen: 26 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · James Harden: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/4)
Will Riley Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Sam Merrill: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kyshawn George Sam Merrill: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · James Harden: 11 poss., 5 pts (1/2)
Bilal Coulibaly James Harden: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Sam Merrill: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Justin Champagnie Donovan Mitchell: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Keon Ellis: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bub Carrington Jaylon Tyson: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dennis Schröder: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Sharife Cooper Craig Porter Jr.: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Keon Ellis: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Tre Johnson Donovan Mitchell: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Sam Merrill: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Anthony Gill Thomas Bryant: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jarrett Allen: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaden Hardy Keon Ellis: 12 poss., 5 pts (1/4) · James Harden: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Keshon Gilbert Tyrese Proctor: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Craig Porter Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kadary Richmond Larry Nance Jr.: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Craig Porter Jr.: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1)