Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards preview: Taking care of business
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards square off in a battle between the top and bottom seeds in the Eastern Conference.
Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (18-3) vs. Washington Wizards (2-16)
Where: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse – Cleveland, OH
When: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday Dec. 3
TV: Fanduel Sports Network Ohio (previously Bally Sports), NBA League Pass
Line: Cavs -16
Expected Cavs starting lineup: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Isaac Okoro, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen.
Cavs injury report: Ty Jerome – QUESTIONABLE (illness) Max Strus – OUT (ankle), Emoni Bates – OUT (knee), Dean Wade – QUESTIONABLE (ankle), JT Thor – OUT (G League), Luke Travers – OUT (G League)
Expected Wizards starting lineup: Jordan Poole, Malcom Brogdon, Bilal Coulibaly, Kyshawn George, Alex Sarr
Wizards injury report: Kyle Kuzma – OUT (rib), Saddiq Bey – OUT (knee), Tristen Vukcevic – OUT (knee)
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There will be no NBA Cup implications as both Cleveland and Washington have already been eliminated. Yet, this is another opportunity for the Cavaliers to add to their win total and fend off the Boston Celtics — who are quickly challenging the Cavs for the No. 1 seed despite their undefeated start.
Battle of youth
The Wizards are still in the thick of a rebuild. That means prospects such as Bilil Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George and Carlton “Bub” Carrington will all be on the floor tonight as the Cavaliers get a glimpse of this developing talent.
Sarr will pose an interesting matchup for Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley. The No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, Sarr recently put up 20 points on 4-5 three-point shooting against the Chicago Bulls. It didn’t translate to a win (not even close) but Sarr’s potential floor spacing could give Cleveland’s frontcourt another chance at polishing their defense against perimeter-oriented bigs.
Getting back to Cleveland’s roots
The Cavaliers have predicated themselves on defense. Over the last three years, that’s been their calling card. But this year, things are beginning to shift — with the Cavs scoring in bunches and sometimes, not bringing the same energy on the defensive end.
The defense has slipped, falling to 19th over the last two weeks. They’ve struggled to contain the point of attack as drive-and-kick opportunities have led to a barrage of three-point shooting against them. Opponents are shooting the second-highest three-point percentage in the NBA versus Cleveland.
This is a trend the Cavaliers should look to course correct in tonight’s matchup. The Wizards have some firepower on offense but not enough to give this team any problems — as long as they take this matchup seriously.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Some northeast Ohio Spectrum customers are experiencing outages on Wednesday afternoon after a plow truck hit a utility pole.
According to a Spectrum spokesperson, Spectrum customers in the Cleveland area are experiencing a service disruption after a salt or plow truck hit a utility pole and damaged fiber lines in Cleveland Heights.
“Our teams responded immediately and are working diligently to make the necessary repairs to restore services for our customers,” Spectrum said.
This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.
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Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (20-16) vs. Detroit Pistons (25-9)
Where: Rocket Arena – Cleveland, OH
When: Sunday, Jan. 4 at 2 pm EST
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports Network App, NBA League Pass
Point spread: Not yet set
Cavs injury report: Jarrett Allen – QUESTIONABLE (illness), Dean Wade – QUESTIONABLE (knee), Sam Merrill – QUESTIONABLE (left ankle sprain), Larry Nance Jr. – OUT (calf), Max Strus – OUT (foot), Chris Livingston – OUT (G League), Luke Travers – OUT (G League)
PIstons injury report: Jalen Duren – OUT (ankle), Tobias Harris – OUT (hip), Isaac Jones – OUT (G League), Bobi Klintman – OUT (G League), Caris LeVert – OUT (knee), Wendell Moore Jr. – OUT (G League)
Cavs expected starting lineup: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen
Pistons expected starting lineup: Cade Cunningham, Duncan Robinson, Ausar Thompson, Ronald Holland II, Isaiah Stewart
Previous matchup: The Cavs defeated the Pistons 116-95 on Oct. 27.
Cleveland, OH
West side Cleveland mom shot in her face during carjacking and lives to tell 19 News about it
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – On Friday, just two days into the new year, 38-year-old Cleveland mom, Tiffany Muscatell, reveals what happened that led to her being shot in her face by a stranger.
Woman shot on Cleveland’s West Side during carjacking
She spoke exclusively with 19 News senior reporter Harry Boomer late Friday afternoon.
The shooting happened around 7:30 a.m. in the 7900 block of Madison Avenue, Cleveland police said.
“What Happened? I was taking my son to my mom’s house, and a guy held me at gunpoint. Told me to get on the ground. I got on the ground. I didn’t have any money. He got into the car, told me to get my son out. It took too long. He threw me out the back and the gun went off. Then he took my son out and threw him on the ground.”
Muscatell was rushed to Metro Health Medical Center by EMS with a gunshot wound to her face.
She has more than a dozen stitches and is home to begin the healing process.
Several of her neighbors expressed outrage about what happened to her and her young son.
Here’s Howard Fetterman, who lives in the same Detroit Shoreway community as she does.
“Really, a baby with her. That’s ridiculous and insane. I think it’s disgusting for somebody to shoot a lady with a baby. They ought to catch the son-of-a-gun.”
Police found Muscatell’s car a short time after the carjacking near her home. The shooter is still on the loose.
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