The Portland Trail Blazers rode inspiring bench play through a hard-fought contest with the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Moda Center on Wednesday night. Jabari Walker, Matisse Thybulle, and Duop Reath came up huge, combining for 41 points, spearheading multiple scoreboard surges throughout the evening.
Cleveland’s starters had their way with the Blazers inside the lane, though. Between that and Donovan Mitchell’s scoring, Portland’s bench streaks could barely keep the team above water. They had no chance of darting ahead.
In the end, Portland couldn’t overcome 60 paint points by the Cavaliers, nor their own 37.