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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Washington Wizards

April 12, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the Wizards 130-117 on 2026-04-12 at home. The Cavaliers started Larry Nance Jr., Max Strus, Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Craig Porter Jr., and Jaylon Tyson. The Wizards started Anthony Gill, Justin Champagnie, Bub Carrington, Jamir Watkins, and Will Riley. Jaden Hardy (Wizards) scored 9 points (3/5) in his matchups, with Tyrese Proctor as his primary defender. Tyrese Proctor (Cavaliers) scored 8 points (2/2) in his matchups, with Will Riley as his primary defender.

Box score

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

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Cleveland Cavaliers 130

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nae'Qwan Tomlin GS	36:27	26	8	5	0	0	1	1	9-16	4-8	4-4	+3
Craig Porter Jr. GS	27:51	7	7	4	0	1	2	2	3-5	1-1	0-0	+11
Jaylon Tyson GS	25:58	18	6	3	1	0	4	2	6-16	3-7	3-4	-3
Larry Nance Jr. GS	20:08	10	6	3	0	1	0	2	4-6	1-3	1-2	-5
Max Strus GS	17:54	10	5	2	0	0	1	1	4-9	1-6	1-1	+7
Tyrese Proctor	34:43	22	11	8	1	0	7	1	9-16	4-8	0-0	+10
Tristan Enaruna	27:37	15	3	3	3	0	1	2	4-6	2-3	5-6	+8
Riley Minix	25:13	12	1	1	1	1	1	2	5-9	1-5	1-1	+16
Olivier Sarr	24:09	10	6	2	2	1	2	5	4-6	1-2	1-3	+18
Totals		130	53	31	8	4	19	18	48-89	18-43	16-21

Did not play: Keon Ellis (DND - Injury/Illness), Dennis Schröder (DND - Rest)

WAS

Washington Wizards 117

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bub Carrington GS	37:41	20	2	9	2	1	3	3	7-18	4-6	2-3	-3
Jamir Watkins GS	34:20	24	4	3	0	1	1	1	7-13	5-9	5-6	-10
Will Riley GS	34:16	6	5	4	0	0	2	2	2-11	0-3	2-2	-8
Justin Champagnie GS	31:56	13	6	3	3	0	2	5	5-14	3-10	0-0	-6
Anthony Gill GS	29:49	14	6	0	1	0	1	2	6-7	2-3	0-0	-10
Sharife Cooper	28:06	20	2	6	0	0	3	2	8-11	2-4	2-2	-13
Julian Reese	18:11	14	3	0	3	0	0	1	5-7	0-0	4-4	-3
Jaden Hardy	16:19	6	1	3	0	0	0	5	2-6	2-4	0-2	-9
Leaky Black	9:22	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	-3
Totals		117	30	29	10	2	12	21	42-90	18-41	15-19

Did not play: Tristan Vukcevic (DNP - Injury/Illness), Cam Whitmore (DNP - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Larry Nance Jr. · Max Strus · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. · Jaylon Tyson Starter 5.2 min
Olivier Sarr · Jaylon Tyson · Tristan Enaruna · Riley Minix · Tyrese Proctor 5.4 min
Larry Nance Jr. · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. · Jaylon Tyson · Tyrese Proctor 5.3 min
Olivier Sarr · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Tristan Enaruna · Riley Minix · Tyrese Proctor 5.1 min
Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. · Tristan Enaruna · Riley Minix · Tyrese Proctor 4.7 min

WAS

Washington Wizards

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Anthony Gill · Justin Champagnie · Bub Carrington · Jamir Watkins · Will Riley Starter 18.7 min
Sharife Cooper · Jaden Hardy · Leaky Black · Will Riley · Julian Reese 8.7 min
Anthony Gill · Sharife Cooper · Justin Champagnie · Bub Carrington · Jamir Watkins 6.4 min
Sharife Cooper · Jaden Hardy · Bub Carrington · Will Riley · Julian Reese 3.6 min
Sharife Cooper · Justin Champagnie · Bub Carrington · Jamir Watkins · Julian Reese 3.3 min

Who guarded whom

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

Cavaliers defense

Jaden Hardy 9 pts (3/5) in 33 possessions

Guarded by: Tyrese Proctor (24 %, 0 pts) · Jaylon Tyson (23 %, 4 pts) · Tristan Enaruna (19 %, 2 pts)
Sharife Cooper 19 pts (8/13) in 51 possessions

Guarded by: Tyrese Proctor (22 %, 5 pts) · Craig Porter Jr. (19 %, 0 pts) · Riley Minix (16 %, 4 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	Justin Champagnie: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Will Riley: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Tyrese Proctor	Jamir Watkins: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Will Riley: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Jaylon Tyson	Jamir Watkins: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Will Riley: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tristan Enaruna	Will Riley: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Bub Carrington: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/1)
Olivier Sarr	Julian Reese: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Anthony Gill: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Craig Porter Jr.	Bub Carrington: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Sharife Cooper: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Riley Minix	Will Riley: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Sharife Cooper: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Larry Nance Jr.	Anthony Gill: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Will Riley: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Max Strus	Justin Champagnie: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jamir Watkins: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2)

Wizards defense

Tyrese Proctor 8 pts (2/2) in 71 possessions

Guarded by: Will Riley (22 %, 2 pts) · Sharife Cooper (16 %, 0 pts) · Jamir Watkins (16 %, 0 pts)
Jaylon Tyson 12 pts (4/9) in 55 possessions

Guarded by: Will Riley (21 %, 2 pts) · Bub Carrington (15 %, 3 pts) · Justin Champagnie (15 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Bub Carrington	Craig Porter Jr.: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Will Riley	Tyrese Proctor: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Jaylon Tyson: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jamir Watkins	Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Tyrese Proctor: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Justin Champagnie	Max Strus: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Anthony Gill	Larry Nance Jr.: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Sharife Cooper	Craig Porter Jr.: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Tyrese Proctor: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Julian Reese	Olivier Sarr: 17 poss., 8 pts (2/2) · Jaylon Tyson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaden Hardy	Tristan Enaruna: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylon Tyson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Leaky Black	Riley Minix: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tristan Enaruna: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)