Portland Trail Blazers vs Cleveland Cavaliers will take place at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on Thursday, January 12 at 10:00 PM ET.
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The Portland Trail Blazers will welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to Moda Center at the Rose Quarter for an NBA game on Thursday. The Blazers lost 106-109 in their last game over Orlando. Damian Lillard’s layup with 1:32 left got Portland as close as 105-101. Gary Harris fouled Lillard on a 3-point attempt — and Lillard made all three free throws to pull the Blazers closer at 107-106 with 25.1 seconds to go.
Lillard finished with 30 points for the Blazers, who lost their fourth straight. Portland has lost nine of their last 12 games. “We’re just in a little funk, man. I don’t know what it is. I can’t really pinpoint it,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. After the Blazers scored a season-low 20 points in the opening quarter, they outscored the Magic 30-17 in the second. Nukic started despite battling a non-COVID illness and led all scorers in the first half with 18 points.
The Cavaliers on the other hand lost 116-114 against the Jazz in their last game. Mitchell eclipsed 40 points for the second time in five games. He set a Cleveland record with 71 points on Jan. 2, most by an NBA player in 17 years, as the Cavaliers rallied to beat Chicago in overtime. Darius Garland added 21 points and six assists for Cleveland.
Evan Mobley and Caris LeVert chipped in with 12 points apiece. Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen played only seven minutes — all in the first quarter — before exiting with an illness. Cleveland forward Isaac Okoro was limited to 17 minutes for the same reason. Both players felt nauseous during the game.
Portland Trail Blazers: Jerami Grant, Josh Hart, Jusuf Nurkić, Anfernee Simons, Damian Lillard
Cleveland Cavaliers: Evan Mobley, Isaac Okoro, Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell
Portland Trail Blazers: Gary Payton, Damian Lillard, Nassir Little, Justise Winslow
Cleveland Cavaliers: Jarrett Allen, Dylan Windler, Dean Wade, Ricky Rubio
The game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers will take place at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on Thursday, January 12 at 10:00 PM ET.
The match between the Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers will be telecast live on Bally Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Ohio, Root Sports Northwest.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Ohio, Root Sports Northwest. | January 12 (10:00 PM ET) |
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