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Mobley's 24 and 12 lift Cavaliers past Wizards 121-111

Cleveland erased a 13-point third-quarter deficit and won the rebounding battle 47-27 to beat Washington at home.

Mobley: 24 points, 12 rebounds, 5-of-6 on threes
Cavaliers: 15 offensive rebounds to Washington's 5
Dybantsa: 19 points on 8-of-12 for the Wizards

Published October 28, 2026 at 10:02 PM1 min read How this story was written

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Washington Wizards

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Evan Mobley scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Washington Wizards 121-111 on Wednesday, October 28, after they trailed by 13 in the third quarter.

Washington led 42-34 after the first quarter and 74-61 early in the third. Cleveland outscored the Wizards 33-23 in the third and 29-19 in the fourth. Mobley shot 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6 on 3-pointers.

Peyton Watson scored 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting, and Donovan Mitchell had 19 points and 7 assists. James Harden made 5 of 18 shots but went 4-of-4 at the line and had 6 assists.

Mario Hezonja hit a 23-foot 3-pointer, set up by Watson, with 4:01 left, and Cleveland led by 10 late in the fourth quarter. Anthony Davis answered with a jumper to make it 117-109.

Dybantsa dunked off a Trae Young pass with 39.8 seconds left to cut it to 117-111. Harden made two free throws, and Mobley made two with 29.7 seconds left to close the scoring.

Dybantsa led Washington with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Young scored 14 on 3-of-12 and had 8 assists, and KyShawn George had 11 assists. The Wizards shot 53 percent as a team but made only 8 of 32 threes.

Cleveland outrebounded Washington 47-27, including 15 offensive rebounds to the Wizards' 5, and made 14 threes to their 8. The Cavaliers improved to 3-1; the Wizards fell to 2-3.