National Basketball Association
Cleveland 114, Portland 96
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: #17 Jonathan Sterling, #68 Jacyn Goble, #36 Brent Barnaky
Attendance: 19432

Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 34 points while Jarrett Allen had 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the visiting Portland Trail Blazers, 114-96, on Wednesday night.

For Mitchell, it was his 10th game of at least 30 points this season. Cleveland point guard Darius Garland scored 24 points and directed the offense with 12 assists to lead the Cavaliers to a four-game sweep of their homestand.

Jusef Nurkic had 22 points while Jerami Grant added 21 for the Trail Blazers, who dropped their second straight on a four-game road trip and fourth straight overall.

Anfernee Simons added 20 points for Portland, which played their second straight game without star guard Damian Lillard, who is out with a strained soleus muscle in his lower right leg.

The Cavaliers sprinted out to a 16-point lead early in the second quarter thanks to red-hot shooting from the field.

Grant picked up the slack with Lillard out, scoring 15 points in the second on 4-of-6 shooting from the field for Portland.

Trailing 21-19, Cleveland scored the final nine points of the first quarter to take a 28-21 lead. Garland hit a pair of 3-pointers to open the second quarter to push the lead to 34-21.

Portland used a 9-0 run to cut a 15-point deficit to six, 73-67, before Garland and Allen led the Cavaliers on a surge that carried them to an 87-75 lead after three.

Defense carried the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter as they held Portland scoreless on six straight possessions, allowing Cleveland to expand the lead to 20, 97-77, with 7:27 remaining.

The Blazers managed to cut the lead down to nine, 100-91, on an Simons' 31-foot 3 with 4:35 remaining. But Cleveland responded with the next six points, including a Mitchell dunk with 3:11 left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Portland   Cleveland
Jusuf Nurkic 22 Scoring Donovan Mitchell 34
Josh Hart 9 Assists Darius Garland 12
Drew Eubanks 6 Rebounds Jarrett Allen 13
Jerami Grant 4 Free Throws Made Donovan Mitchell 6
Jerami Grant 3 Steals Donovan Mitchell 2
Drew Eubanks 3 Blocks Evan Mobley 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 96 44.9 13-31 13-13 28 32 4 9 17
Cleveland 114 55.4 12-27 20-23 22 39 4 4 17
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .909 after a win and .286 after a loss.
  • Portland will play their next game on the road against New York. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .625 after a loss.