NBA Fix: Tre Johnson Free Throw Corrects Cavs-Wizards Score

The NBA corrected a scoring error from Friday: a Tre Johnson free throw in the second quarter had been logged as a miss, nudging the final from 148–114 to 148–115 and lifting Johnson to 19 points. Such score changes are rare — the league made a similar fix after an early-season Warriors blowout — and the update didn’t affect Cleveland’s dominant victory, which featured a 72–55 second half. Merlin notes the tweak matters more for a rookie’s ledger than the game’s outcome. The No. 6 pick has been a bright spot for a 1–8 Wizards club, averaging 12.3 points on 44.1/39.6/83.3 shooting; tidy box-score accuracy shapes minutes, narratives and front-office decisions. Cleveland needed no clerical help, but Washington will watch Johnson closely as its small hope for a turnaround.