Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cavaliers have a return engagement with the Orlando Magic on Friday at Quicken Loans Arena.

Cleveland topped the Magic 108-100 in overtime on Sunday in Orlando.
The Magic have two All-Star quality players in point guard Steve Francis (22 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the first meeting) and power forward Dwight Howard (21 points, 16 rebounds).

However, the Cavaliers are 4-0 at home this season and have won by an average margin of 21 points.

They waxed the Washington Wizards on Tuesday at The Q, 114-99, as forward LeBron James had 37 points and 10 rebounds.

"(We can be) very dominant (at home)," James said. "We've shown this isn't a fluke going on right now. Early on we weren't (a good team). I see us coming around. We are a very good team."

The Cavaliers harassed Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas, who finished with 18 points and eight assists. He shot 4-of-17 from the field and turned the ball over six times.

Cavaliers coach Mike Brown credited luck and team defense in stopping Arenas.

Former Wizards guard Larry Hughes defended Arenas for most of the night. Hughes had 22 points, eight assists, four rebounds and two blocks. He fired in 12 points in a span of 3:18 in the fourth quarter.

"Larry Hughes was huge," Brown said. "Down the stretch, he made play after play after play."

The Cavaliers thought it was a big game despite being so early in the season.

"They came here 5-1 and riding high," James said. "One thing we wanted to do was protect our house. We dedicated this game to Larry. It was unbelievable what he was able to do in the fourth quarter."

The Wizards appear to be a team the Cavaliers will battle for playoff seeding in April.

"If we want to be a playoff team," forward Donyell Marshall said, "we have to beat teams like this."