That was exactly what the doctor ordered.
Coming home from a three-game roadie, riding a six-game losing streak and on the second night of a back-to-back, the Wine & Gold somehow managed the energy to pull away from Portland in the second half and to get back into the win column – taking the 110-104 decision on Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
The Cavaliers didn’t suffer any of the pitfalls that doomed their recent trip. They jumped out to an early lead and held it, they shared and protected the basketball and they were stout in the paint.