Washington Wizards Team Report - November 9

(Basketball News) - The Washington Wizards lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, 111-98, at Gund Arena.

Jarvis Hayes and Gilbert Arenas each had 22 points in the losing effort for Washington, which lost for the first time in three games.

The final quarter began with Cleveland holding a slim two-point advantage.

Darius Miles, though, took over the contest early in the final period, leading the Cavaliers on a 16-3 run. He scored eight straight points during the burst, helping the home side claim a 92-80 advantage with more than six minutes left to play.

Miles started his individual spurt with a baseline dunk with 7:32 remaining in the contest. He then converted on a fastbreak lay-in to give Cleveland an 88-78 lead. After Etan Thomas’ bucket cut the deficit to single digits for Washington, two Miles jumpers extended the margin to 12 with a little more than six minutes left.

Washington was never able to seriously threaten as Cleveland led by as many as 16 late in game.

The Wizards lost for the first time in four tries at Gund Arena

The Wizards are off until Tuesday when they host Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers.