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04/12 21:41 CDT Tomlin scores career-high 26 as Cavaliers defeat Wizards
130-117 in regular-season finale
Tomlin scores career-high 26 as Cavaliers defeat Wizards 130-117 in
regular-season finale
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Nae'Qwan Tomlin scored a career-high 26 points and the
Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire, defeating the Washington Wizards 130-117
Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Jaylon Tyson was two assists shy of a triple-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds
and eight assists as the Cavaliers rested most of their key players because
they were locked into the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. Max Strus ---
who missed the first 67 games due to a broken left foot --- played 18 minutes
in the first half and had 10 points and five rebounds.
The Cavaliers (52-30) --- who will face Toronto in the first round --- have won
11 of their last 14 games and are 35-14 since Dec. 29. They have 15 straight
wins over Washington, the second-longest winning streak against any team in
franchise history.
Washington's Jamir Watkins had a career-high 24 points, while Sharife Cooper
and Bub Carrington scored 20 apiece. Carrington is the first NBA player since
Karl-Anthony Towns in 2016-17 to appear in all 82 games in each of his first
two seasons.
The NBA-worst Wizards (17-65) ended the season on a 10-game losing streak and
dropped 26 of their last 27. Their only win during that stretch was on March 25
against Utah.
Cleveland scored a season-high 43 points in the first quarter. Tomlin's
3-pointer put the Cavaliers up 55-31 with 6:41 remaining in the second quarter
before the Wizards started rallying back. They went on a 16-5 run over the last
four minutes of the first half to get within 65-55 at halftime.
The Wizards pulled within 99-97 early in the fourth quarter on a driving layup
by Cooper but could not tie or take the lead.
Up next
Wizards: Wait to see if they will have first pick in the draft when the NBA
draft lottery is held in May.
Cavaliers: Will face Toronto in the first round of the playoffs.
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