A 118-87 loss to Cleveland is Washington’s most lopsided of the season and its losing streak is nearing a franchise record.

Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley scored 19 points apiece as the Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire in a 118-87 win over Washington in NBA Cup action on Tuesday night, handing the visiting Wizards their 15th consecutive defeat.

The Cavaliers defeated the Wizards, 118-87, as they improve to 19-3 on the year. Top Performers – Cleveland Evan Mobley – 19 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks Donovan Mitchell – 19 points, 7 assists The Cavaliers totaled 25 points off turnovers,

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards have both been eliminated from NBA Cup knockout stage contention, as they are 1-2 (Cleveland) and 0-3 (Washington

NBA Cup will finish its group stage component on Tuesday with 11 games. Among those 11 games, only three are completely devoid of stakes. The 76ers and Hornets, Wizards and Cavaliers, and 76ers and Pacers have all been mathematically eliminated from advancing to the knockout stage.

The Knicks keep alternating between taking steps forward and backward. They narrowly defeated the lowly Hornets last Friday after Jalen Brunson was forced to carry a heavy load for the offense. They followed that up with a dominant win over the depleted Pelicans,