Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards Prediction: Cavaliers' Defense Will Fail

Prediction for the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards match which will take place on March 18th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

The Cavaliers are leading in the NBA defensive rankings, which is unsurprising: plenty of good defensive players are in the club. The club has practically reserved a place in the playoffs. The wards of J.B. Bickerstaff are 4th in the Eastern Conference, and it is unlikely that anything will change before the end of the regular season. The Cavaliers' rotation has changed more than once throughout the season. Lamar Stevens won the competition from Dean Wade, and Isaac Okoro also began to get more minutes. The skills of Stevens and Okoro in their half of the court are unique for the Cavaliers.

Jarrett Allen missed the last three regular season games. He won't play against Washington, either. Ricky Rubio recovered from the injury but missed the previous meeting. The Cavaliers then lost to Philadelphia with a score of 109:118. This defeat was only the 2nd of 7 games. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland made only 2 of 14 three-point attempts two, and Caris Levert became the most productive in the Cleveland lineup. Levert has 24 points on his account.

The Wizards are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, the team's top. Bradley Beal increased in attack towards the end of the regular season, but Washington suffered 5 defeats in 7 matches. The club has good roleplayers. For example, Corey Kispert scores 42.2% of three-pointers and may well grow into one of the best snipers in the league. It is worth remembering Kristaps Porzingis, spending one of the best seasons in his career. The Latvian scores an average of 22.9 points per game and, at the same time, is in the top 10 of the league in terms of the total number of block shots. It is also essential that Washington is now doing without injuries. Kyle Kuzma missed the last game with Detroit. Now he is not on the injured list.

In Kuzma's absence, Wes Unseld Jr.'s wards defeated the Pistons with a difference of 20 points - 117:97. Bradley Beal played the role of the 1st star and scored 35 points, realizing 13 of 15 shots from the game. Deni Avdija, Monte Morris, and Johnny Davis looked good and became perhaps the most valuable roleplayers of Washington that evening.

The Cavaliers sometimes had game problems during the season. They can't be called irrepressible. Washington is stable in attack, Beat is in great shape, and Kuzma is returning. Someone from the roleplayers must score, and we remember Porzingis. Mitchell and Garland should play better than they did against Philadelphia because the Wizards' defense will be weaker than the Sixers'.