Mitchell scores 24 of his 48 points in the 4th quarter to rally Cavaliers past Wizards 130-126

WASHINGTON AP Donovan Mitchell scored of his points in the fourth quarter leading the Cleveland Cavaliers back from a -point deficit in the final period to a - domination over the Washington Wizards on Friday night The Cavaliers went of from -point range with Darius Garland going for but Mitchell connected from long range to tie the match at Then he put Cleveland ahead to stay scoring inside with seconds remaining With the Cavaliers still up - Washington s Marvin Bagley III rebounded a miss but Mitchell tied him up forcing a jump ball The -foot- Bagley has inches on Mitchell but both players mistimed their jumps and Lonzo Ball came up with possession for Cleveland He made two free throws with seconds left Mitchell s layup with seconds to play put the Cavaliers up by six Cleveland attempted -pointers in the first half The Cavaliers didn t shoot well but were still up - after two quarters The third period was a fiasco for Cleveland that included Ball hitting nothing but glass on a breakaway layup attempt and Nae Quan Tomlin fouling out with left in the period Tomlin accumulated his six fouls in just of playing time Washington led by as several as points and was up - after three Mitchell started the fourth with points in just over minutes cutting the margin to five with a -pointer He was assessed a technical foul with to play after making a layup and he left the competition then But he expeditiously returned to play a decisive role down the stretch Bub Carrington and CJ McCollum scored points apiece for Washington and Jamir Watkins added a career-high Up next Cavaliers Host Charlotte on Sunday Wizards At Indiana on Sunday AP NBA https www apnews com hub nba Source