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Cavaliers

Sam Merrill scores 32 as Cavaliers beat Wizards 138-113 in James Harden's home debut

By AP•Feb 12, 2026

Game Recap

James Harden threads the needle with a behind-the-back pass to Jaylon Tyson, who finishes with a slam dunk for the Cavaliers.

CLEVELAND -- — Sam Merrill scored a career-high 32, Donovan Mitchell added 30, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 138-113 victory over the Washington Wizards in James Harden's first home game wearing wine and gold.

Harden had 13 points and 11 assists in 28 minutes for his second double-double in three games since being traded by the LA Clippers to the Cavaliers on Feb. 4. He was only 1 of 4 from the field, but went 10 of 12 from the foul line.

Cleveland has won five straight and 10 of its last 11. It was the fifth time this season the Cavaliers haven't trailed in a game.

Mitchell, fifth in the league in scoring at 29.0 points per game, had his 28th 30-point game. Jarrett Allen had 21 points and nine rebounds.

Kyshawn George had 17 points and Jamir Watkins 16 for Washington, which has dropped three straight and four of five.

The Cavs have won 15 straight games over the Wizards since 2022, the second-longest run against a team in franchise history.

Merrill had 26 points in the first half, making all nine of his shots from the field, including seven 3-pointers. It was the third time in franchise history a player had been perfect when making nine or more shot attempts in the first half.

The sixth-year guard scored 17 in the second quarter, including 12 during a 16-5 run that saw the Cavaliers go up 74-55 with 2:06 remaining. He finished 11 of 12 from the field and 9 of 10 on 3-pointers.

Cleveland led 76-61 at halftime but Washington started the second half with a 12-2 run to get within five. The Wizards would not draw closer though and the Cavaliers steadily pulled away, taking a 108-89 lead going into the fourth quarter.

Up next

Wizards: Host Indiana on Feb. 19.

Cavaliers: Host Brooklyn on Feb. 19.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

CLE leads series 3-0

Regular Season Series

CLE at WSH

Sat, Nov 8

148 - 115

Final

CLE at WSH

Sat, Dec 13

130 - 126

Final

WSH at CLE

Thu, Feb 12

113 - 138

Final

WSH at CLE

Sun, Apr 12

117 - 130

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

WSH

CLE

42-104FG45-83

40Field Goal %54

14-463PT16-38

30Three Point %42

15-18FT32-37

19Offensive Rebounds16

21Defensive Rebounds35

26Assists30

13Steals9

4Blocks8

14Turnovers21

1Technical Fouls1

16Points Conceded Off Turnovers17

6Fast Break Points10

21Fouls15

0Largest Lead27

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	WSH
12:00	Bub Carrington vs. Jarrett Allen (James Harden gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	2	0
11:18	Tre Johnson misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
11:16	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	2	0
11:11	Tre Johnson shooting foul	2	0
11:11	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	3	0
11:11	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	4	0
10:58	Bilal Coulibaly makes 1-foot two point shot	4	2
10:47	Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot	4	2
10:45	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	4	2
10:37	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	7	2
10:28	James Harden shooting foul	7	2
10:28	Bilal Coulibaly makes free throw 1 of 2	7	3
10:28	Bilal Coulibaly misses free throw 2 of 2	7	3
10:25	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	7	3
10:15	Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	10	3
10:06	James Harden blocks Tre Johnson 's 3-foot driving layup	10	3
10:04	Cavaliers Full timeout	10	3
10:04	(10:04) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Cavaliers] retain their timeout	10	3
10:04	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	10	3
9:49	Jamir Watkins shooting foul	10	3
9:49	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	11	3
9:49	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	12	3
9:34	Jamir Watkins misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	3
9:30	James Harden defensive rebound	12	3
9:26	Kyshawn George kicked ball violation	12	3
9:21	Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul	12	3
9:21	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	13	3
9:21	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	14	3
9:04	Tre Johnson misses 30-foot three point jumper	14	3
9:00	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	14	3
8:54	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	16	3
8:54	Jamir Watkins defensive goaltending violation	16	3
8:47	James Harden kicked ball violation	16	3
8:40	Sam Merrill shooting foul	16	3
8:40	Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2	16	4
8:40	Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2	16	5
8:24	Jarrett Allen makes 6-foot two point shot	18	5
8:07	Bilal Coulibaly misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	5
8:04	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	18	5
7:56	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	21	5
7:55	Wizards Full timeout	21	5
7:43	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	21	5
7:43	Jamir Watkins misses free throw 1 of 2	21	5
7:43	Wizards offensive team rebound	21	5
7:43	Jamir Watkins misses free throw 2 of 2	21	5
7:40	James Harden defensive rebound	21	5
7:31	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	23	5
7:17	Tre Johnson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	23	7
7:06	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	23	7
7:04	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	23	7
7:03	Jarrett Allen makes two point shot	25	7
6:50	James Harden shooting foul	25	7
6:50	Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2	25	8
6:50	Keon Ellis enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	25	8
6:50	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Sam Merrill	25	8
6:50	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Jamir Watkins	25	8
6:50	Anthony Gill enters the game for Tre Johnson	25	8
6:50	Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2	25	9
6:30	James Harden makes 33-foot three pointer	28	9
6:14	Kyshawn George makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	28	11
6:05	Jarrett Allen out of bounds bad pass turnover	28	11
5:42	Bub Carrington out of bounds bad pass turnover	28	11
5:32	Anthony Gill shooting foul	28	11
5:32	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	29	11
5:32	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	30	11
5:17	Kyshawn George bad pass turnover (Jaylon Tyson steals)	30	11
5:12	Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot	30	11
5:12	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	30	11
5:12	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Jarrett Allen	30	11
4:53	Dennis Schroder personal foul	30	11
4:53	Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2	30	12
4:53	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	30	12
4:53	Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2	30	13
4:46	Bub Carrington shooting foul	30	13
4:46	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3	30	13
4:46	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	30	13
4:46	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	31	13
4:46	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	32	13
4:29	Anthony Gill makes driving layup (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	32	15
4:13	James Harden misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	32	15
4:11	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	32	15
4:00	Bilal Coulibaly makes driving dunk (Kyshawn George assists)	32	17
3:58	James Harden bad pass turnover (Bilal Coulibaly steals)	32	17
3:53	Kyshawn George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bub Carrington assists)	32	20
3:36	Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	20
3:34	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	32	20
3:27	Justin Champagnie misses 27-foot three point jumper	32	20
3:22	Anthony Gill offensive rebound	32	20
3:22	Thomas Bryant blocks Anthony Gill 's 1-foot two point shot	32	20
3:22	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	32	20
3:22	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden	32	20
3:04	Dennis Schroder misses 31-foot three point jumper	32	20
3:03	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	32	20
3:03	Justin Champagnie personal foul	32	20
3:03	Keon Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2	32	20
3:03	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	32	20
3:03	Keon Ellis makes free throw 2 of 2	33	20
2:51	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	33	20
2:51	Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2	33	21
2:51	Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2	33	22
2:36	Bilal Coulibaly blocks Dennis Schroder 's 1-foot driving floating jump shot	33	22
2:36	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	33	22
2:36	Justin Champagnie personal foul	33	22
2:36	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	34	22
2:36	Will Riley enters the game for Bub Carrington	34	22
2:36	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	35	22
2:22	Kyshawn George misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	22
2:21	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	35	22
2:18	Dennis Schroder blocks Will Riley 's 3-foot layup	35	22
2:18	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	35	22
2:13	Will Riley misses 23-foot three point jumper	35	22
2:09	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	35	22
1:58	Keon Ellis misses 22-foot three point jumper	35	22
1:55	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	35	22
1:51	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point shot	35	22
1:50	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	35	22
1:50	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes tip shot	37	22
1:30	Kyshawn George misses 15-foot jumper	37	22
1:26	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	37	22
1:17	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Kyshawn George steals)	37	22
1:08	Justin Champagnie makes running layup (Anthony Gill assists)	37	24
1:05	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	24
1:03	Anthony Gill defensive rebound	37	24
53.6	Kyshawn George misses 26-foot three point jumper	37	24
50.5	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	37	24
50.5	Justin Champagnie technical foul	37	24
50.5	Donovan Mitchell makes technical free throw	38	24
36.7	Donovan Mitchell makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	40	24
26.8	Keon Ellis blocks Kyshawn George 's 5-foot driving layup	40	24
26.8	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	40	24
22.9	Anthony Gill blocks Nae'Qwan Tomlin 's 5-foot running dunk	40	24
22.9	Will Riley defensive rebound	40	24
3.8	Kyshawn George lost ball turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)	40	24
0.0	(00:00) [Wizards] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	40	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	40	24

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	WSH
12:00	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Keon Ellis	40	24
12:00	Tre Johnson enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	40	24
12:00	Sharife Cooper enters the game for Kyshawn George	40	24
11:43	Justin Champagnie makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Sharife Cooper assists)	40	27
11:21	Thomas Bryant makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	42	27
11:09	Will Riley bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	42	27
10:59	Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	42	27
10:56	Will Riley defensive rebound	42	27
10:44	Justin Champagnie misses 22-foot three point jumper	42	27
10:40	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	42	27
10:36	Dennis Schroder misses running layup	42	27
10:34	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	42	27
10:29	Tre Johnson misses 26-foot running jump shot	42	27
10:28	Wizards offensive team rebound	42	27
10:28	Donovan Mitchell loose ball foul	42	27
10:17	Sharife Cooper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Will Riley assists)	42	30
10:05	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Tre Johnson steals)	42	30
10:01	Will Riley misses running layup	42	30
10:00	Will Riley offensive rebound	42	30
9:59	Will Riley misses two point shot	42	30
9:58	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	42	30
9:57	Justin Champagnie makes tip shot	42	32
9:48	Sharife Cooper shooting foul	42	32
9:48	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	43	32
9:48	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	44	32
9:36	Sharife Cooper bad pass turnover (Craig Porter Jr. steals)	44	32
9:31	Tre Johnson shooting foul	44	32
9:31	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	45	32
9:31	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	46	32
9:19	Dennis Schroder loose ball foul	46	32
9:08	Sharife Cooper makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	46	34
8:55	Dennis Schroder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	49	34
8:43	Tre Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	49	34
8:40	Tre Johnson offensive rebound	49	34
8:33	Sharife Cooper makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Johnson assists)	49	37
8:21	Thomas Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper	49	37
8:19	Sharife Cooper defensive rebound	49	37
8:13	Tre Johnson makes 5-foot running pullup jump shot	49	39
8:13	Cavaliers Full timeout	49	39
8:13	Sam Merrill enters the game for Thomas Bryant	49	39
8:13	James Harden enters the game for Dennis Schroder	49	39
8:13	Keon Ellis enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	49	39
8:13	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	49	39
8:13	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Justin Champagnie	49	39
7:57	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	52	39
7:38	Anthony Gill makes layup (Jaden Hardy assists)	52	41
7:17	Jarrett Allen makes layup (James Harden assists)	54	41
7:03	Tre Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sharife Cooper assists)	54	44
6:53	Craig Porter Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	54	44
6:53	Jamir Watkins enters the game for Anthony Gill	54	44
6:43	Jamir Watkins misses driving floating jump shot	54	44
6:42	James Harden defensive rebound	54	44
6:29	Craig Porter Jr. misses layup	54	44
6:28	Will Riley defensive rebound	54	44
6:19	Craig Porter Jr. blocks Will Riley 's 1-foot driving layup	54	44
6:19	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	54	44
6:19	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	54	44
6:05	Tre Johnson personal foul	54	44
5:50	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	54	44
5:46	Sharife Cooper defensive rebound	54	44
5:41	Will Riley misses 23-foot three point jumper	54	44
5:38	Jamir Watkins offensive rebound	54	44
5:35	Sharife Cooper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamir Watkins assists)	54	47
5:35	Cavaliers Full timeout	54	47
5:21	Sam Merrill makes 1-foot layup (James Harden assists)	56	47
5:04	Tre Johnson misses 29-foot three point jumper	56	47
5:01	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	56	47
4:52	Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	56	47
4:50	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	56	47
4:48	Jarrett Allen makes 7-foot two point shot	58	47
4:35	Jaden Hardy makes 23-foot three pointer	58	50
4:21	Jamir Watkins shooting foul	58	50
4:21	Wizards Full timeout	58	50
4:21	(04:21) [Wizards] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Wizards] charged with a timeout	58	50
4:21	Bilal Coulibaly enters the game for Will Riley	58	50
4:21	Bub Carrington enters the game for Tre Johnson	58	50
4:21	Kyshawn George enters the game for Sharife Cooper	58	50
4:21	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	59	50
4:21	James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3	59	50
4:21	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	59	50
4:21	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	60	50
4:02	Jamir Watkins misses 27-foot three point jumper	60	50
3:59	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	60	50
3:51	Sam Merrill makes 34-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	63	50
3:39	Jamir Watkins makes 1-foot layup (Bub Carrington assists)	63	52
3:33	Sam Merrill makes 1-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	65	52
3:33	Bub Carrington shooting foul	65	52
3:33	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Keon Ellis	65	52
3:33	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Jaden Hardy	65	52
3:33	Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 1	66	52
3:13	Jamir Watkins misses 29-foot three point jumper	66	52
3:11	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	66	52
2:59	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Justin Champagnie steals)	66	52
2:56	Bub Carrington bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	66	52
2:55	Donovan Mitchell makes layup	68	52
2:40	Bilal Coulibaly makes 22-foot three point jumper (Justin Champagnie assists)	68	55
2:28	Sam Merrill makes 27-foot three pointer (James Harden assists)	71	55
2:16	Bilal Coulibaly misses 28-foot three point jumper	71	55
2:13	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	71	55
2:10	Sam Merrill makes 23-foot running jump shot (James Harden assists)	74	55
1:59	Bub Carrington makes layup	74	57
1:56	James Harden traveling turnover	74	57
1:47	Jamir Watkins makes dunk (Bub Carrington assists)	74	59
1:32	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	74	59
1:30	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	74	59
1:29	Jarrett Allen makes two point shot	76	59
1:20	Jarrett Allen kicked ball violation	76	59
1:06	Kyshawn George misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	76	59
1:04	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	76	59
53.1	Donovan Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover	76	59
37.0	Jamir Watkins misses driving layup	76	59
35.8	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	76	59
35.8	Justin Champagnie makes two point shot	76	61
20.9	James Harden lost ball turnover (Bilal Coulibaly steals)	76	61
20.9	James Harden loose ball foul	76	61
2.1	Bub Carrington misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	76	61
2.1	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	76	61
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	76	61

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	WSH
12:00	Tre Johnson enters the game for Justin Champagnie	76	61
11:42	Kyshawn George makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Jamir Watkins assists)	76	63
11:25	Jaylon Tyson misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot	76	63
11:22	Tre Johnson defensive rebound	76	63
11:18	Bilal Coulibaly makes driving layup (Tre Johnson assists)	76	65
11:18	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	76	65
11:18	Bilal Coulibaly makes free throw 1 of 1	76	66
10:57	Donovan Mitchell misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot	76	66
10:56	Jamir Watkins defensive rebound	76	66
10:53	Tre Johnson misses running pullup jump shot	76	66
10:50	James Harden defensive rebound	76	66
10:39	Donovan Mitchell makes layup (James Harden assists)	78	66
10:30	Tre Johnson makes driving layup (Bub Carrington assists)	78	68
10:19	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	78	68
10:15	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	78	68
10:11	Bub Carrington misses running pullup jump shot	78	68
10:09	Wizards offensive team rebound	78	68
10:09	Tre Johnson vs. Donovan Mitchell (Tre Johnson gains possession)	78	68
10:00	Tre Johnson misses driving layup	78	68
9:59	Kyshawn George offensive rebound	78	68
9:57	Bub Carrington misses 26-foot three point jumper	78	68
9:54	Kyshawn George offensive rebound	78	68
9:52	Kyshawn George makes two point shot	78	70
9:34	Jarrett Allen offensive foul	78	70
9:34	Jarrett Allen offensive foul turnover	78	70
9:34	Jarrett Allen technical foul	78	70
9:34	Tre Johnson makes technical free throw	78	71
9:25	Bilal Coulibaly makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	78	73
9:10	Jamir Watkins shooting foul	78	73
9:10	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	79	73
9:10	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	80	73
8:58	Jamir Watkins misses 31-foot three point jumper	80	73
8:55	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	80	73
8:49	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Tre Johnson steals)	80	73
8:46	Jarrett Allen blocks Kyshawn George's running layup	80	73
8:45	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	80	73
8:37	Donovan Mitchell makes running layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)	82	73
8:26	Jamir Watkins makes 1-foot dunk (Kyshawn George assists)	82	75
8:09	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	82	75
8:06	Tre Johnson defensive rebound	82	75
8:02	Sam Merrill blocks Tre Johnson 's 3-foot running layup	82	75
8:00	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	82	75
8:00	Bub Carrington shooting foul	82	75
8:00	Wizards Full timeout	82	75
8:00	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	82	75
8:00	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	82	75
8:00	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	83	75
7:42	Jamir Watkins misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	83	75
7:39	Kyshawn George offensive rebound	83	75
7:37	Kyshawn George misses two point shot	83	75
7:35	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	83	75
7:20	Kyshawn George personal foul	83	75
7:20	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	83	75
7:13	Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul	83	75
7:13	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	84	75
7:13	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	85	75
7:02	Bub Carrington misses 28-foot three point jumper	85	75
6:58	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	85	75
6:51	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Sam Merrill assists)	87	75
6:43	Jamir Watkins makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)	87	78
6:34	Kyshawn George shooting foul	87	78
6:34	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2	88	78
6:34	Will Riley enters the game for Tre Johnson	88	78
6:34	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2	89	78
6:21	Bub Carrington traveling turnover	89	78
6:08	Jamir Watkins shooting foul	89	78
6:08	Jaylon Tyson misses free throw 1 of 2	89	78
6:08	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	89	78
6:08	Anthony Gill enters the game for Jamir Watkins	89	78
6:08	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2	90	78
5:58	Jarrett Allen blocks Bilal Coulibaly 's 5-foot driving layup	90	78
5:58	Wizards offensive team rebound	90	78
5:43	Bub Carrington makes 15-foot fade away jump shot	90	80
5:32	Dennis Schroder out of bounds bad pass turnover	90	80
5:27	Kyshawn George misses 32-foot three point jumper	90	80
5:22	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	90	80
5:17	James Harden bad pass turnover (Anthony Gill steals)	90	80
5:01	Bub Carrington makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	90	82
4:52	Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)	92	82
4:40	Bilal Coulibaly misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	92	82
4:36	Bub Carrington offensive rebound	92	82
4:33	Bub Carrington makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	92	84
4:19	Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	94	84
4:06	Bub Carrington misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	94	84
4:03	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	94	84
3:57	Jaylon Tyson makes 7-foot two point shot	96	84
3:57	Wizards Full timeout	96	84
3:57	Thomas Bryant enters the game for James Harden	96	84
3:57	Keon Ellis enters the game for Sam Merrill	96	84
3:57	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	96	84
3:57	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	96	84
3:57	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	96	84
3:57	Sharife Cooper enters the game for Bub Carrington	96	84
3:57	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Kyshawn George	96	84
3:40	Justin Champagnie misses driving layup	96	84
3:38	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	96	84
3:35	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 2-foot layup (Keon Ellis assists)	98	84
3:20	Will Riley misses driving floating jump shot	98	84
3:20	Wizards offensive team rebound	98	84
3:20	Nae'Qwan Tomlin loose ball foul	98	84
3:07	Jaden Hardy misses driving floating jump shot	98	84
3:06	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	98	84
3:06	shot clock turnover	98	84
2:53	Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	98	84
2:50	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	98	84
2:32	Anthony Gill misses layup	98	84
2:29	Anthony Gill offensive rebound	98	84
2:27	Will Riley misses 26-foot three point jumper	98	84
2:24	Anthony Gill offensive rebound	98	84
2:21	Jaden Hardy makes 26-foot three pointer (Anthony Gill assists)	98	87
2:05	Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	101	87
1:42	Sharife Cooper misses 8-foot two point shot	101	87
1:40	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	101	87
1:31	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thomas Bryant assists)	104	87
1:12	Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul	104	87
1:12	Will Riley makes free throw 1 of 2	104	88
1:12	Will Riley makes free throw 2 of 2	104	89
58.5	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 22-foot three point jumper	104	89
57.8	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	104	89
57.7	Sharife Cooper blocks Thomas Bryant 's 2-foot two point shot	104	89
55.2	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	104	89
53.4	Thomas Bryant makes 1-foot dunk	106	89
45.9	Jaden Hardy misses 26-foot three point jumper	106	89
43.1	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	106	89
31.0	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	108	89
12.4	Anthony Gill misses 26-foot three point jumper	108	89
7.9	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	108	89
1.1	Dennis Schroder misses driving layup	108	89
1.1	Sharife Cooper defensive rebound	108	89
0.1	Sharife Cooper misses heave jump shot	108	89
0.1	Wizards offensive team rebound	108	89
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	108	89

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	WSH
12:00	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Dennis Schroder	108	89
11:42	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	108	89
11:41	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	108	89
11:41	Nae'Qwan Tomlin out of bounds bad pass turnover	108	89
11:22	Sharife Cooper lost ball turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)	108	89
11:20	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 1-foot driving dunk	110	89
11:04	Keon Ellis shooting foul	110	89
11:04	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 1 of 2	110	90
11:04	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 2 of 2	110	91
10:52	Donovan Mitchell misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	110	91
10:47	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	110	91
10:39	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	112	91
10:36	Wizards Full timeout	112	91
10:36	Jamir Watkins enters the game for Anthony Gill	112	91
10:21	Jaden Hardy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Will Riley assists)	112	94
10:12	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	114	94
10:12	Sharife Cooper shooting foul	114	94
10:12	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	115	94
9:54	Jamir Watkins makes 29-foot three point jumper (Sharife Cooper assists)	115	97
9:32	Donovan Mitchell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Keon Ellis assists)	117	97
9:20	Justin Champagnie makes 23-foot three point jumper	117	100
9:07	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 22-foot three point jumper	117	100
9:04	Sharife Cooper defensive rebound	117	100
9:02	Jaden Hardy out of bounds bad pass turnover	117	100
8:49	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	117	100
8:44	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	117	100
8:38	Jamir Watkins makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Sharife Cooper assists)	117	102
8:38	Cavaliers Full timeout	117	102
8:38	James Harden enters the game for Thomas Bryant	117	102
8:38	Sam Merrill enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	117	102
8:38	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	117	102
8:21	Keon Ellis bad pass turnover (Sharife Cooper steals)	117	102
8:15	Sharife Cooper bad pass turnover (Craig Porter Jr. steals)	117	102
8:12	James Harden lost ball turnover (Justin Champagnie steals)	117	102
8:10	Justin Champagnie misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	117	102
8:09	Jamir Watkins offensive rebound	117	102
8:05	Jamir Watkins misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	117	102
8:04	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	117	102
8:04	Sam Merrill lost ball turnover (Justin Champagnie steals)	117	102
7:59	Jaden Hardy misses 26-foot three point jumper	117	102
7:56	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	117	102
7:39	Craig Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	117	102
7:34	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	117	102
7:28	Jaden Hardy misses two point shot	117	102
7:25	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	117	102
7:13	James Harden misses 24-foot floating jump shot	117	102
7:11	Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound	117	102
7:09	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	120	102
6:46	Will Riley misses 25-foot three point jumper	120	102
6:44	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	120	102
6:38	Will Riley makes 1-foot driving dunk (Justin Champagnie assists)	120	104
6:21	Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three pointer (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	123	104
6:06	Justin Champagnie out of bounds lost ball turnover	123	104
6:06	Kadary Richmond enters the game for Jaden Hardy	123	104
6:06	Keshon Gilbert enters the game for Justin Champagnie	123	104
5:55	Sharife Cooper shooting foul	123	104
5:55	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	124	104
5:55	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	125	104
5:43	Sharife Cooper misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	125	104
5:42	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	125	104
5:31	James Harden lost ball turnover (Keshon Gilbert steals)	125	104
5:25	Keshon Gilbert bad pass turnover (Sam Merrill steals)	125	104
5:17	Keon Ellis misses 26-foot three point jumper	125	104
5:15	Sam Merrill offensive rebound	125	104
5:11	Craig Porter Jr. misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot	125	104
5:08	Kadary Richmond defensive rebound	125	104
5:06	Jamir Watkins makes 1-foot running dunk (Kadary Richmond assists)	125	106
5:05	Cavaliers Full timeout	125	106
5:05	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for James Harden	125	106
5:05	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Sam Merrill	125	106
5:05	Tristan Enaruna enters the game for Jarrett Allen	125	106
4:50	Keon Ellis bad pass turnover (Keshon Gilbert steals)	125	106
4:50	Tyrese Proctor personal foul	125	106
4:30	Will Riley misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	125	106
4:27	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	125	106
4:10	Larry Nance Jr. misses 13-foot jumper	125	106
4:07	Sharife Cooper defensive rebound	125	106
3:59	Sharife Cooper misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	125	106
3:54	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	125	106
3:42	Tristan Enaruna misses 23-foot three point jumper	125	106
3:40	Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound	125	106
3:37	Kadary Richmond blocks Tristan Enaruna 's 3-foot driving layup	125	106
3:33	Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound	125	106
3:32	Keon Ellis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	128	106
3:16	Kadary Richmond makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sharife Cooper assists)	128	109
3:05	Tyrese Proctor misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	128	109
3:02	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	128	109
2:54	Tyrese Proctor makes 25-foot three pointer (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	131	109
2:41	Jamir Watkins misses 23-foot three point jumper	131	109
2:37	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	131	109
2:30	Tyrese Proctor bad pass turnover (Kadary Richmond steals)	131	109
2:25	Keshon Gilbert lost ball turnover (Keon Ellis steals)	131	109
2:20	Keon Ellis makes 1-foot driving dunk	133	109
2:04	Jamir Watkins offensive foul	133	109
2:04	Jamir Watkins offensive foul turnover	133	109
1:51	Larry Nance Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists)	136	109
1:32	Will Riley misses driving layup	136	109
1:31	Kadary Richmond offensive rebound	136	109
1:31	Kadary Richmond makes two point shot	136	111
1:13	Tyrese Proctor traveling turnover	136	111
52.1	Sharife Cooper misses 23-foot three point jumper	136	111
49.6	Keshon Gilbert offensive rebound	136	111
49.6	Keshon Gilbert makes tip shot	136	113
34.5	Tristan Enaruna makes 1-foot hook shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	138	113
23.3	Sharife Cooper misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	138	113
23.3	Tristan Enaruna defensive rebound	138	113
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	138	113
0.0	End of Game	138	113

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:00 AM, February 12, 2026

Coverage

MNMT, FanDuel SN OH, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Tony Brothers, Karl Lane, Sha'Rae Mitchell

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

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