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Cleveland has the Wizards on the brink of elimination by taking game 4 at Washington. Cleveland adjusted well defensively against the Wizards in the second quarter of game 4 and led a 23-5 run that propelled them to victory. Washington became a flat-footed jump shooting team that moved horribly without the ball making it very easy for the Cavs to defend. We have seen why Washington struggles against Cleveland in the playoffs in recent years. Wizards coach Eddie Jordan's regular season playground style basketball isn't going to get it done in the playoffs against defensive minded teams. When Washington distributes the basketball and work to get close in shots with teamwork they succeed. In a closeout game Washington gets it together and we could be looking at a close 1-possession game in this one. Take the underdog and the points in this one. Take Washington +4.5