Cavaliers 93, Trail Blazers 88: Kyrie Irving scored 31 points and Tristan Thompson added 19 and 14 rebounds as Cleveland halted its four-game road losing streak.
Tyler Zeller contributed 11 points and nine boards for the Cavaliers, who are 1-3 on their five-game road trip.
Nicolas Batum, LaMarcus Aldridge and J.J. Hickson recorded double-doubles for Portland, which has lost four in a row. Batum had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Aldridge added 15 and 10 and Hickson chipped in 13 and 11.
Cleveland held a 26-21 lead after one quarter as Irving scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting. The guard was kept off the scoresheet in the second, but the Cavaliers still managed to begin the period with a 13-2 run and finish it with a 53-36 advantage.
Portland battled back in the second half as it opened the third quarter with a 10-2 burst and cut the deficit to nine points entering the fourth before a 3-pointer by Damian Lillard with 6:07 remaining forged a 75-75 tie. Cleveland fell behind by one after building a five-point lead, but Irving put the Cavaliers ahead for good with a jumper with 1:55 left and added a bank shot and two free throws to secure the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Trail Blazers have lost two straight at home following a nine-game winning streak at the Rose Garden. ... Portland G Wesley Matthews scored 17 points on the strength of four 3-pointers. ... Cleveland G Dion Waiters had just five points on 1-of-9 shooting after scoring a career-high 33 against Sacramento on Monday.
Cleveland | Portland | |
Kyrie Irving 31 | Scoring | Nicolas Batum 23 |
Kyrie Irving 5 | Assists | Damian Lillard 7 |
Tristan Thompson 14 | Rebounds | Nicolas Batum 12 |
Alonzo Gee 5 | Free Throws Made | Damian Lillard 6 |
Kyrie Irving 4 | Steals | Will Barton 1 |
Tyler Zeller 2 | Blocks | LaMarcus Aldridge 4 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Cleveland | 93 | 38.6 | 4-17 | 25-32 | 16 | 40 | 4 | 11 | 8 |
Portland | 88 | 39.2 | 9-29 | 17-26 | 19 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 19 |