LeBron James, Kyrie Irving

Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving, left, and LeBron James cheer on teammates during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers defeated the Bucks 106-100. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ORG XMIT: OHTD110

(Tony Dejak)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cavaliers get a do-over with the Washington Wizards making a visit to The Q this evening.

Last week the Wizards embarrassed the Cavaliers in the nation's capital in front of a national televised audience. The 91-78 outcome didn't tell the true story of just how dominant Washington was.

They exposed the Cavaliers on all levels. LeBron James, who had 22 points, four rebounds and four assists in that game, remembers that night vividly.

"They had us on our heels all game last time," James said after Wednesday's shootaround. "They were more physical than us, played with more passion, more speed than us. They executed better than us. They did all the facets of the game. The only thing they didn't do better than us was turn the ball over. We did that better than them."

John Wall made the engine go with his relentless aggression, producing 28 points, six rebounds and seven assists. Cavaliers rookie Joe Harris had the assignment of checking Wall upon entering the game.

That didn't go well. As you would expect, Wall's eyes lit up and he torched the rookie by getting to the basket and hitting the dribble pull-up. Kyrie Irving played off of Wall much of that game for some apparent reason.

Today, he says he wants Wall and whoever else has it going offensively.

"Based on the lineup, whatever our team needs, if one person gets going whether it be the one or two, I'm going to guard them," Irving said. "It's just more or less a personal challenge. It takes a team effort to guard everybody and for me, I'm either on the one or the two. We just have to figure that out."

Irving said he had a chat with the coaching staff and asked not to be reassigned.

"I told them that whenever I have a chance to guard the point guards, just leave me on him and we have our two guards guard the twos," he revealed. "I just have to do the job at stopping the head of the snake."

No lineup changes

Shawn Marion has not been informed that he is coming off the bench for tonight's game. He will remain with the starting group for another contest.

He is dealing with a sore right hip he sustained in a Nov. 22 game against Toronto. It's an injury he will continue to play through.