NBA changes score of Cavs-Wizards game 14 hours after it finished originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Turns out, they won by just a bit less than originally thought.

Despite a slow start for the Los Angeles Lakers, James and co. pulled away late from the Utah Jazz and secured a 140-126 victory to cap the 40-year-old's season debut. As soon as he stepped on the floor, James became the first player in NBA history to appear in 23 seasons.

Derrick White leads Boston to a 146-101 win over Washington by dropping 30 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists in 29 minutes. Jordan Walsh (22 points) and Payton Pritchard (20 points) did their thing in the Celtics’ third straight dub.

It was a tightly contested matchup that came down to LeBron James making outstanding back-to-back plays.  More: Year-23 LeBron James put his basketball genius on full display to win the game It was the first game in a while that the Lakers had all three of their stars,