Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards – 2/28/16 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction

On Sunday afternoon, the Cavs try to make it two straight against the Wizards – who they dropped back on January 6 to begin a six-game, 10-day road trip, with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving combining for 66 of Cleveland’s 121 points in the victory. Kevin Love added 12 points, but didn’t score in the second half. “It came down to the wire; we just couldn’t get over the hump.”ABOUT THE WIZARDS (27-30): Washington’s problems are on the defensive end, and the team locked down in the second half by holding the 76ers to 42 points after the break on Friday”.

So what can we take away from this poorly played game?

Still, trailing by as many as 30 points along the way to a 113-99 loss to John Wall and the Washington Wizards on Sunday did not sit well with Cleveland’s J.R. Smith. Cleveland should be motivated to bounce back, as they have covered in their last two games after a loss. John Wall was getting his teammates involved with five first quarter assists, while the Wizards received an extra boost off their bench with 15 points in the first twelve minutes of play.

Washington has been an inconsistent team all season, failing to produce any lengthy winning streaks, but the Wizards have been consistent at not performing well after a win. There’s 24, 25 games left in the year and you talk about contending, being a championship contender and get blown out by a team.

The Cavs are to face the Indiana Pacers the next day and will have another chance to give a payback on the Washington Wizards this coming Friday at March 4, 2016 in their own backyard.

“He’s been locked in here more recently, “Wizards coach Randy Wittman said of Wall, who recorded his 34th double-double of the season”. He hasn’t missed a game since Dec.5, while averaging 37 minutes a game the past month. “If we’re serious about who we’re supposed to be, then we can’t do this”.

Wizards: F J.J. Hickson made his team debut in the fourth quarter; the team signed him Thursday….

LeBron James IS the heart and soul of this Cavaliers team.