{"id":572617,"date":"2026-01-31T09:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T09:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/572617\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T09:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T09:05:15","slug":"portland-takes-on-cleveland-seeks-to-halt-4-game-skid-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/572617\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland takes on Cleveland, seeks to halt 4-game skid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Portland will try to end its four-game slide when the Portland Trail Blazers play Cleveland. Sunday&#8217;s game is the second meeting of the season between the two&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland Cavaliers (29-21, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (23-26, ninth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n<p>Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST<\/p>\n<p>BOTTOM LINE: Portland looks to end its four-game losing streak when the Trail Blazers play Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>The Trail Blazers have gone 13-11 at home. Portland is fourth in the Western Conference in rebounding with 45.7 rebounds. Donovan Clingan leads the Trail Blazers with 11.1 boards.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers are 12-10 on the road. Cleveland ranks eighth in the NBA with 28.4 assists per game led by Donovan Mitchell averaging 5.8.<\/p>\n<p>The Trail Blazers&#8217; 14.0 made 3-pointers per game this season are the same per game average that the Cavaliers give up. The Cavaliers are shooting 47.2% from the field, 0.1% higher than the 47.1% the Trail Blazers&#8217; opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n<p>The teams meet for the second time this season. In the last meeting on Dec. 4 the Trail Blazers won 122-110 led by 27 points from Deni Avdija, while Mitchell scored 33 points for the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p>TOP PERFORMERS: Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 21.9 points and 1.5 steals for the Trail Blazers. Caleb Love is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Jaylon Tyson is averaging 13.9 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Mitchell is averaging 26.7 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 110.4 points, 47.0 rebounds, 21.6 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.3 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers: 7-3, averaging 115.8 points, 45.8 rebounds, 29.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.4 points.<\/p>\n<p>INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson: day to day (hamstring), Matisse Thybulle: out (knee), Blake Wesley: out (foot), Duop Reath: out for season (foot), Kris Murray: out (back), Damian Lillard: out for season (achilles).<\/p>\n<p>Cavaliers: Craig Porter Jr.: day to day (knee), Max Strus: out (foot), Evan Mobley: out (calf), Darius Garland: out (foot).<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataskrive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Data Skrive<\/a> and data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportradar.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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