Kevin Love scored 21 points with Kyrie Irving adding 18 for the back to .500 at 7-7 Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers will take on Indiana on Saturday in their next game...
Swashbucklings
1) LeBron James set the tone in this one as he drove to the basket repeatedly in the first quarter and set the intensity level at high.
Clearly the dominant player and James showed the Wizards that there was not be another version of the game in Washington.
2) Kyrie Irving had problems with John Wall in Washington,but he sure didn't in Cleveland.
John Wall ripped the Cavaliers last week,but he would only make two field goals in this game.
That wasn't all Kyrie Irving on defense as he had some help,but Irving picked his defense up and didn't allow Wall to get comfortable in the rhythm of the game.
Everything seemed forced for Wall and the numbers reflected that..
3) Dion Waiters did score 17 points off the bench,but he did it with a bad shooting night-6 of 17 .
This is deceiving because of the blowout,but when Dion Waiters is first in shot attempts,rarely a good idea.
4) Anderson Varejao hit all five shots and continued a good offensive run of late..
On a team that features him as a 4th option at best,if the Cavaliers get that kind of shooting,this team is going score of ton of points..
5) John Wall and Tristan Thompson had a little pushing battle that saw each earn technical fouls.
The game tries to crack down on this stuff,but it still exists and I think that's a good thing.
The NBA has gotten too much in the AAU/buddy league mode already and a little friction isn't a bad thing....
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