The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards, 117-94, at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Friday night.

The Cavaliers (45-28) came into the contest as big home favorites and wasted no time playing like it, establishing a 31-24 lead through one and expanding their advantage to 17 points by halftime. The Wizards (32-38) played their best quarter of the game in the third and knocked seven points from their deficit in the process, but Cleveland was able to eventually win going away by outscoring Washington by a 33-20 margin in the final 12 minutes.

Bradley Beal led the Wizards with 22 points, adding eight rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block. Kristaps Porzingis turned in 20 points, nine boards, three assists, two steals and two blocks. Corey Kispert supplied 12 points and two rebounds. Monte Morris furnished 10 points, five assists and two rebounds.

Darius Garland paced the Cavaliers with 24 points, supplementing them with nine assists and four rebounds. Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell generated matching 20-point tallies while recording eight and six rebounds, respectively. Caris LeVert registered 15 points, four rebounds, three assists, four steals and one block.

The Wizards return home and host the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night, while the Cavaliers hit the road and visit the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.