Four reasons Wizards vs. Cavaliers still isn’t a rivalry after the Cavs (3-2) were on the upside of a 30-point swing, turning an 18-point second-quarter deficit into a 102-90 victory over Washington (2-2):
It isn’t a rivalry when the Cavs have won six straight against the Wizards at home. Washington won’t stop that trend if they can’t play well for more than 14 minutes. They took a 37-19 lead at that point of the game on a Mike Miller layup in transition from Randy Foye after Andray Blatche blocked Boobie Gibson and started the break. Then Blatche got his third foul. Then Brendan Haywood got his second and third fouls. Then DeShawn Stevenson got two fouls. Then JaVale McGee got his second, third and fourth fouls. (Fabricio Oberto was already on the bench with two personals, too.) The margin was four at halftime, and the second half was academic.
