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SPORTS A19
Monday 29 February 2016

LeBron sits, Wall gets double-double, Wiz beat Cavs 113-99

taking a 72-54 lead on a the conference, 2½ games a season-high five-game
3-pointer by Otto Porter out of the eighth and final home winning streak.
Jr., who wound up scoring playoff berth. It helped, of course, that
21. When Porter and Wall After alternating wins and James was sitting at the far
then made consecutive 3s, losses in its previous five end of the visitor’s sideline
Washington’s margin grew games, but now as healthy in sweats. While Lue ad-
to 25 points at 88-63 with as it’s been all season, dressed other players dur-
under 5 minutes remaining Washington showcased ing a first-quarter timeout,
in the third quarter, and the small-ball style it’s been James meandered over to
that was pretty much that. implementing. Wall ce- greet former Cavs team-
While the Cavaliers entered mented his 34th double- mate Drew Gooden, who’s
the day 41-16 and two double midway through now a reserve with the Wiz-
games ahead of Toronto the third quarter. ards.
for the top spot in the East, Washington led 35-28 af- The teams play each oth-
the Wizards came in with ter the first quarter and 63- er again Friday night in
a 27-30 record and 10th in 54 at halftime en route to Cleveland.q

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova (8), of Austra-
lia, takes a shot over Washington Wizards center Nene (42), of
Brazil, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday,
Feb. 28, 2016, in Washington.

HOWARD FENDRICH At one point late in the third
Associated Press quarter, Wall had the same
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tak- number of assists as the en-
ing advantage of a rare tire Cavs team, 12, and he
day off for LeBron James, sat out the fourth quarter.
the Washington Wizards It was the second consecu-
got a much-needed victo- tive loss for Eastern Confer-
ry in their bid to move into ence-leading Cleveland,
playoff position, beating which is in the middle of a
the Cleveland Cavaliers stretch of three games in
113-99 on Sunday behind four days.
John Wall’s 21 points, 13 as- That busy schedule was
sists and seven rebounds. one of the reasons coach
Attacking from the start, Tyronn Lue gave for resting
Wall made 8 of 11 shots James, who had skipped
and came out on top in only one other game this
his matchup against op- season, on Dec. 5 at Miami.
posing point guard Kyrie Already ahead by nine at
Irving, who wound up with halftime, the Wizards broke
28 points and six assists on things open with a 9-0 run
9-of-20 shooting. to start the second half,