The Portland Trail Blazers came into Cleveland on Wednesday night having lost four of the last five games. Once again, they took the floor without All-Star point guard Damian Lillard. Usual Lillard replacement Shaedon Sharpe went back to bench in this game with Justise Winslow taking his place in the starting lineup. In the end, it didn’t make a difference.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were the better team for most of the game, and in the end cruised to an 18 point victory. Donovan Mitchell was electric with 34 points, while Jarrett Allen and Darius Garland each pumped in 24.