On Friday night, the first game of the J.B. Bickerstaff era begins in the nation’s capital.
Just as All-Star Break was wrapping up, John Beilein stepped down as head coach of the Cavaliers, with Bickerstaff taking the reins 54 games into the campaign. He’ll make his debut as bench boss tonight in D.C., taking on a Wizards team that was warming up before the break, winning five of their last seven games.
The Cavaliers head into the second half after snapping a 12-game home slide in a decisive win over the Hawks at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, with all three big men tallying double-doubles and Tristan Thompson having a career night off the bench.