On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Cleveland Cavaliers sent the Portland Trail Blazers home with a bad taste in their mouth, serving up a bitter 114-96 loss to a team still without Damian Lillard. If the Cavaliers’ game was a meal, it would have been balanced, with a cool beverage and a personal favorite dessert. If the same could be said for the Blazers, it was a dish with a couple of reliable components, but ultimately lacking flavor and punch.
Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen combined for 82 of their teams’ 114 points.