National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Portland 101, Cleveland 82
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #68 Marat Kogut, #13 Monty McCutchen
Attendance: 19441

Trail Blazers 101, Cavaliers 82: Damian Lillard scored 27 points and Wesley Matthews poured in 11 of his 21 in the fourth quarter as Portland ran away from visiting Cleveland.

Robin Lopez added 19 points and LaMarcus Aldridge scored 16 for the Trail Blazers, who snapped a two-game slide. Lillard knocked down five 3-pointers and went 10-of-10 from the free-throw line while contributing to a defensive effort that limited the Cavaliers to 32 second-half points.

Kevin Love had 22 points and 10 rebounds but LeBron James was held to 11 points on 4-of-12 shooting as Cleveland dropped to 1-2. Kyrie Irving managed nine points on 3-of-17 shooting while Tristan Thompson collected 10 points and eight boards off the bench.

Matthews’ midrange jumper gave the Trail Blazers an 80-69 lead with 9:59 to play, and his 3-pointer with 4:03 left capped an 16-5 burst starting the quarter and pushed the advantage to 92-74. Lillard’s 3-pointer made it 97-78 before Portland emptied the bench.

The Cavaliers shot 61.9 percent from the floor in the first quarter but watched that number drop to 26.1 as the Trail Blazers grabbed control and took a 55-50 lead into the half. James’ turnover led to Aldridge’s layup and a 67-54 lead less than five minutes into the third before Cleveland chopped the deficit back to 76-69 heading into the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cavaliers hit their first 10 field-goal attempts before going 21-of-75 the rest of the way. … James was scoreless on 0-of-4 shooting in the second half. … Portland F Thomas Robinson and Cleveland F Shawn Marion drew double technicals while getting tangled up going for a rebound.
Top Game Performances
 
Cleveland   Portland
Kevin Love 22 Scoring Damian Lillard 27
LeBron James 7 Assists Damian Lillard 7
Kevin Love 10 Rebounds Nicolas Batum 9
Kevin Love 3 Free Throws Made Damian Lillard 10
Kyrie Irving 1 Steals Robin Lopez 3
Shawn Marion 2 Blocks Nicolas Batum 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cleveland 82 36.5 9-21 11-14 18 41 3 5 14
Portland 101 49.3 8-25 19-25 21 48 4 7 12
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.