NBA4/12/2026
Scheduled
TIME:10:00 PM UTC
VENUE:
WAS logo
WAS
17-62.215
Away Team
Last5: L5
00
51-29.638
CLE
CLE logo
Home Team
Last5: W4L1

AI Game Overview

Ladies and gentlemen, basketball fans across the globe, welcome to the home stretch! We are staring down the barrel of a high-stakes clash on April 12th, 2026, as the Washington Wizards head into the heart of Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

As we navigate the final turns of this 2025-2026 NBA regular season, every possession carries the weight of playoff positioning. The Wizards arrive in Cleveland looking to make a statement, while the Cavaliers—always a formidable force on their home floor—are looking to solidify their standing before the postseason gauntlet begins.

Now, I know you’re looking for the numbers, but in a late-season matchup like this, the oddsmakers are playing it close to the vest. With the moneyline, point spread, and over/under currently off the board, we are looking at a pure, unadulterated basketball chess match. This isn't just about the betting lines; it’s about pride, momentum, and the grit required to close out a long, grueling campaign.

Will the Wizards find the rhythm to silence the Cleveland crowd, or will the Cavaliers defend their home court with the intensity we’ve come to expect from them this season? One thing is certain: when these two squads tip off at 10:00 PM, the only thing that will matter is who wants it more.

Grab your popcorn, folks. This is the NBA at its finest—unpredictable, electric, and absolutely essential viewing. I’ll see you courtside!

AI Matchup Overview

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CLE logo
CLE

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The Cleveland Cavaliers enter this matchup as the clear superior team, boasting a 51-29 record and a four-game winning streak. While the Washington Wizards are currently on an impressive seven-game winning streak, their overall season record of 17-62 highlights a significant talent gap. Historically, Cleveland has dominated this series, winning all seven of the most recent head-to-head meetings, often by double-digit margins. The Cavaliers have consistently exploited the Wizards' defense, scoring 138 points in their last encounter on February 12, 2026. Given Cleveland's established dominance and home-court advantage, they are heavily favored to maintain their perfect record against Washington this season.

Previous Matchups

2026Feb 12
WAS113
@
138CLE
2026Dec 13
CLE130
@
126WAS
2026Nov 8
CLE148
@
115WAS
2025Feb 8
CLE134
@
124WAS
2025Dec 14
WAS105
@
115CLE
2025Dec 4
WAS87
@
118CLE

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Player Statistics

WAS logoWAS

Bub Carrington
G
Points
840
Field Goals Made
299
Three Pointers Made
161
Free Throws Made
81
Alex Sarr
PF
Points
805
Field Goals Made
322
Three Pointers Made
51
Free Throws Made
110
W. Riley
Points
767
Field Goals Made
270
Three Pointers Made
77
Free Throws Made
150
T. Johnson
Points
753
Field Goals Made
279
Three Pointers Made
117
Free Throws Made
78
Kyshawn George
F
Points
752
Field Goals Made
267
Three Pointers Made
102
Free Throws Made
116
CJ McCollum
G • #3
Points
694
Field Goals Made
253
Three Pointers Made
105
Free Throws Made
83
Bilal Coulibaly
SG
Points
632
Field Goals Made
221
Three Pointers Made
63
Free Throws Made
127
Justin Champagnie
G-F • #11
Points
599
Field Goals Made
232
Three Pointers Made
51
Free Throws Made
84
T. Vukcevic
PF
Points
472
Field Goals Made
161
Three Pointers Made
54
Free Throws Made
96
Marvin Bagley III
F • #35
Points
422
Field Goals Made
168
Three Pointers Made
8
Free Throws Made
78

CLE logoCLE

Donovan Mitchell
G • #45
Points
1998
Field Goals Made
695
Three Pointers Made
230
Free Throws Made
378
Evan Mobley
C • #4
Points
1211
Field Goals Made
478
Three Pointers Made
65
Free Throws Made
190
Jarrett Allen
C • #31
Points
884
Field Goals Made
345
Three Pointers Made
1
Free Throws Made
193
Jaylon Tyson
F
Points
871
Field Goals Made
329
Three Pointers Made
135
Free Throws Made
78
Sam Merrill
G • #20
Points
673
Field Goals Made
227
Three Pointers Made
160
Free Throws Made
59
De'Andre Hunter
F-G • #12
Points
651
Field Goals Made
220
Three Pointers Made
80
Free Throws Made
131
James Harden
G • #1
Points
514
Field Goals Made
158
Three Pointers Made
78
Free Throws Made
120
Darius Garland
G • #10
Points
467
Field Goals Made
170
Three Pointers Made
59
Free Throws Made
68
Thomas Bryant
C-F • #13
Points
394
Field Goals Made
144
Three Pointers Made
52
Free Throws Made
54
Dean Wade
F-C • #32
Points
367
Field Goals Made
131
Three Pointers Made
74
Free Throws Made
31

Current Season Games

WAS logoWAS

W@ IND108 - 89
Lvs CLE126 - 130
Lvs CHI108 - 119
Lvs CHI98 - 129
L@ BKN115 - 121
L@ MIA136 - 152
Lvs PHI131 - 153
L@ LAL101 - 120
L@ POR88 - 123
L@ GS126 - 131
W@ UTA133 - 110
L@ NY113 - 145
Lvs OKC111 - 132
Lvs DET95 - 117
Lvs DET117 - 130
Lvs GS117 - 125
L@ BOS100 - 111
L@ ORL131 - 136
L@ MIA129 - 150
L@ NOP118 - 138
Lvs UTA112 - 122
L@ ORL109 - 126
Lvs HOU118 - 123
Lvs TOR125 - 134
L@ ATL96 - 126
L@ ATL98 - 119
Lvs CHA112 - 129
Wvs IND131 - 118
Wvs IND112 - 105
L@ CLE113 - 138
Lvs MIA101 - 132
L@ BKN113 - 127
W@ DET126 - 117
Lvs NY101 - 132
Wvs SAC116 - 112
Lvs LAL111 - 142
Wvs MIL109 - 99
Wvs POR115 - 111
L@ CHA115 - 119
Lvs DEN97 - 107
Lvs LAC106 - 110
L@ DEN115 - 121
L@ SAC115 - 128
L@ LAC105 - 119
L@ PHO93 - 112
Lvs NOP107 - 128
L@ PHI110 - 131
Wvs ORL120 - 112
Lvs MIN115 - 141
Wvs BKN119 - 99
W@ MIL114 - 113
Lvs PHO101 - 115
Wvs MEM116 - 112
Wvs TOR138 - 117
L@ CHA109 - 126
Lvs SA113 - 124
W@ MEM130 - 122
L@ SA94 - 119
Lvs ATL116 - 131
Lvs BOS101 - 146
L@ PHI102 - 121
Wvs MIL129 - 126
L@ IND86 - 119
Wvs ATL132 - 113
L@ CHI120 - 121
L@ TOR110 - 140
L@ MIN109 - 120
Lvs BKN106 - 129
L@ HOU112 - 135
L@ DET135 - 137
Lvs DAL105 - 111
Lvs CLE115 - 148
L@ BOS107 - 136
L@ NY102 - 119
Lvs ORL94 - 125
L@ OKC108 - 127
Lvs PHI134 - 139
Lvs CHA113 - 139
W@ DAL117 - 107
L@ MIL120 - 133
L@ DET98 - 119
W@ NY120 - 103
Lvs TOR112 - 113

CLE logoCLE

Lvs CHA111 - 119
W@ WAS130 - 126
Wvs ATL122 - 116
W@ MEM142 - 126
Wvs IND117 - 108
W@ GS118 - 111
L@ LAL113 - 127
W@ UTA122 - 113
Wvs MIA149 - 128
Lvs MIA103 - 120
Wvs ORL136 - 131
W@ NOP111 - 106
W@ CHI115 - 110
W@ MIL123 - 116
Lvs DAL120 - 130
W@ DAL138 - 105
L@ ORL122 - 128
Wvs PHI115 - 101
Lvs BOS98 - 109
Wvs DET113 - 109
W@ BKN106 - 102
L@ DET119 - 122
L@ MIL116 - 118
Wvs NY109 - 94
L@ OKC113 - 121
W@ CHA118 - 113
Wvs BKN112 - 84
Wvs WAS138 - 113
W@ DEN119 - 117
W@ SAC132 - 126
W@ LAC124 - 91
W@ POR130 - 111
L@ PHO113 - 126
Wvs LAL129 - 99
Wvs ORL114 - 98
W@ ORL119 - 105
Wvs SAC123 - 118
W@ CHA94 - 87
Lvs OKC104 - 136
W@ PHI117 - 115
W@ PHI133 - 107
Lvs UTA112 - 123
Wvs MIN146 - 134
L@ MIN122 - 131
W@ IND120 - 116
Lvs DET110 - 114
Wvs DEN113 - 108
Wvs PHO129 - 113
W@ SA113 - 101
L@ HOU100 - 117
L@ NY124 - 126
Wvs NOP141 - 118
Wvs CHA139 - 132
Lvs CHI125 - 136
L@ CHI111 - 127
Lvs GS94 - 99
Wvs SA130 - 117
Lvs POR110 - 122
W@ IND135 - 119
Lvs BOS115 - 117
L@ ATL123 - 130
L@ TOR99 - 110
Wvs LAC120 - 105
Wvs IND120 - 109
Lvs HOU104 - 114
Wvs MIL118 - 106
Wvs MEM108 - 100
Lvs TOR113 - 126
W@ MIA130 - 116
L@ MIA138 - 140
Wvs CHI128 - 122
W@ WAS148 - 115
Wvs PHI132 - 121
Wvs ATL117 - 109
Lvs TOR101 - 112
L@ BOS105 - 125
W@ DET116 - 95
Wvs MIL118 - 113
W@ BKN131 - 124
L@ NY111 - 119
Wvs DET118 - 100
L@ BOS107 - 138
L@ CHI112 - 119
Lvs CHI117 - 118

Previous Season Games

WAS logoWAS

Lvs BOS98 - 112
L@ CLE105 - 115
W@ MIA119 - 118
L@ CHI89 - 119
Lvs PHI103 - 122
L@ IND98 - 104
L@ BOS90 - 124
Lvs ORL97 - 109
Wvs SAC116 - 111
Lvs MIA94 - 120
Lvs BKN112 - 115
Lvs IND109 - 162
W@ PHI119 - 114
Lvs TOR104 - 112
L@ NY103 - 122
Lvs ORL105 - 120
L@ POR97 - 112
L@ LAC93 - 110
W@ DEN126 - 123
W@ DET129 - 125
L@ DET103 - 123
L@ TOR104 - 119
W@ TOR118 - 117
Wvs UTA125 - 122
L@ MIA90 - 106
W@ CHA113 - 100
Lvs POR121 - 129
Wvs BKN107 - 99
L@ ORL90 - 110
Lvs MIL101 - 104
Lvs IND130 - 134
Lvs SA121 - 131
Lvs ATL111 - 125
Lvs CLE124 - 134
W@ BKN119 - 102
W@ CHA124 - 114
W@ MIN105 - 103
Lvs LAL96 - 134
Lvs TOR82 - 106
L@ DAL108 - 130
L@ PHO109 - 119
L@ UTA112 - 128
L@ LAL88 - 111
L@ SAC100 - 123
L@ GS114 - 122
Lvs PHO123 - 130
Lvs MIN106 - 120
Lvs OKC95 - 136
L@ CHI105 - 138
L@ PHI103 - 109
Lvs HOU112 - 135
Lvs NOP98 - 110
L@ NOP120 - 132
Wvs CHI125 - 107
Lvs NY106 - 126
Lvs NY132 - 136
Wvs CHA113 - 110
L@ OKC105 - 123
L@ MIL101 - 112
Wvs CHA123 - 114
Lvs MEM112 - 140
Wvs DEN122 - 113
Lvs DAL101 - 137
L@ CLE87 - 118
L@ MIL114 - 124
Lvs LAC96 - 121
Lvs CHI108 - 127
L@ IND103 - 115
Lvs BOS96 - 108
L@ NY106 - 134
Lvs DET104 - 124
L@ ATL117 - 129
L@ SA130 - 139
L@ HOU92 - 107
L@ ORL94 - 121
L@ MEM104 - 128
Lvs GS112 - 125
Lvs MIA98 - 118
Wvs ATL133 - 120
W@ ATL121 - 119
Lvs CLE116 - 135
Lvs BOS102 - 122
Wvs NY118 - 117
L@ BKN92 - 131
Wvs TOR113 - 95
L@ NY94 - 117
L@ TOR98 - 125

CLE logoCLE

Lvs IND105 - 114
L@ IND109 - 129
W@ IND126 - 104
Lvs IND119 - 120
Lvs IND112 - 121
W@ MIA138 - 83
W@ MIA124 - 87
Wvs MIA121 - 112
Wvs MIA121 - 100
W@ BKN130 - 101
Wvs WAS115 - 105
Lvs IND118 - 126
W@ NY108 - 102
L@ IND112 - 114
Wvs CHI135 - 113
Lvs SAC113 - 120
W@ SA114 - 113
Wvs NY124 - 105
Wvs LAC127 - 122
L@ DET122 - 133
Wvs SA124 - 116
W@ POR122 - 111
W@ UTA120 - 91
L@ PHO112 - 123
L@ SAC119 - 123
L@ LAC119 - 132
Lvs ORL103 - 108
W@ MEM133 - 124
Wvs BKN109 - 104
W@ MIL112 - 100
W@ CHA118 - 117
Wvs MIA112 - 107
W@ CHI139 - 117
Wvs POR133 - 129
W@ BOS123 - 116
W@ ORL122 - 82
Wvs MEM129 - 123
Wvs NY142 - 105
W@ BKN110 - 97
W@ TOR131 - 108
Wvs MIN128 - 107
W@ WAS134 - 124
W@ DET118 - 115
Lvs BOS105 - 112
Wvs DAL144 - 101
Wvs ATL137 - 115
W@ MIA126 - 106
Wvs DET110 - 91
Lvs HOU131 - 135
L@ PHI129 - 132
L@ HOU108 - 109
Wvs PHO118 - 92
W@ MIN124 - 117
L@ OKC114 - 134
W@ IND127 - 117
Lvs IND93 - 108
Wvs TOR132 - 126
Wvs OKC129 - 122
Wvs CHA115 - 105
W@ DAL134 - 122
W@ LAL122 - 110
W@ GS113 - 95
W@ DEN149 - 135
Wvs UTA124 - 113
Wvs PHI126 - 99
Wvs MIL124 - 101
L@ MIA113 - 122
W@ CHA116 - 102
Wvs DEN126 - 114
Wvs WAS118 - 87
Wvs BOS115 - 111
L@ ATL101 - 117
Lvs ATL124 - 135
Wvs TOR122 - 108
Wvs NOP128 - 100
L@ BOS117 - 120
Wvs CHA128 - 114
Wvs CHI144 - 126
W@ PHI114 - 106
W@ CHI119 - 113
Wvs BKN105 - 100
Wvs GS136 - 117
W@ NOP131 - 122
Wvs MIL116 - 114
W@ MIL114 - 113
Wvs ORL120 - 109
Wvs LAL134 - 110
W@ NY110 - 104
W@ WAS135 - 116
Wvs DET113 - 101
W@ TOR136 - 106
L@ CHI137 - 139
L@ DET92 - 108
Lvs IND117 - 129
Lvs CHI112 - 116