Overview
- Allen finished with 40 points on 16-of-23 shooting, 17 rebounds, five assists and four blocks in 30 minutes at the Moda Center.
- Sam Merrill hit six 3-pointers en route to 22 points as Cleveland tallied 41 assists on 50 made field goals.
- The Cavaliers improved to 30-21 while continuing their West Coast trip without Evan Mobley (calf) and Darius Garland (toe).
- Portland dropped its fifth straight and played without newly named All-Star Deni Avdija due to a low back strain; Caleb Love scored 21 and Shaedon Sharpe 20.
- Cleveland’s win came shortly after a three-team trade that brought Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis to the Cavs and sent De’Andre Hunter to the Kings, while Portland added Vit Krejci in a separate deal.