The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t just beat the Washington Wizards on Friday. They also rubbed it in afterward. Following their demolition of Washington earlier this week, the Cavs’ social media team delivered one of the NBA season’s most savage online moments. Cleveland poked fun at its opponent after a minor scoring correction.
Hours after the game, the NBA announced that it had adjusted the box score. Wizards guard Tre Johnson had been incorrectly credited with a missed free throw in the second quarter when, in fact, he made it. The correction changed the final score from 148-114 to 148-115. It trimmed the Cavs’ margin of victory from 34 points to a slightly less humiliating 33.
Cleveland’s official X (formerly Twitter) account wasted no time seizing the opportunity. Quote-tweeting the NBA’s update, the Cavs posted an updated image of the final score with the Wizards’ original point total crossed out.
It was a tongue-in-cheek nod to Washington’s ‘extra point.’ The post quickly got traction, drawing laughs from fans across the league.
The burn landed perfectly because of the context. The Wizards have stumbled to a 1-8 record and are mired in a seven-game losing streak. They have offered little to celebrate this early in the 2025-26 season. For a struggling team still searching for identity, an adjusted point in a 33-point blowout means nothing. That’s exactly what made the Cavaliers’ jab sting.
Adding insult to injury, Cleveland’s 148 points were a season high and came in an NBA Cup game. Jarrett Allen had a monster double-double with 16 points, 14 rebounds, two steals, and one block. It further spotlighted the gap between the two franchises. While the Cavs continue to build on their contender credentials (they followed this up with a comeback win over the rival Chicago Bulls), the Wizards remain deep in a rebuild.
In the bigger picture, the Cavs’ post wasn’t just social-media mischief. It was symbolic of their growing confidence and swagger. One franchise is flying high, while the other is fighting to stay afloat. That one-point correction didn’t exactly change that.
