PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Darius Garland had 27 points and eight assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 122-111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

Ty Jerome scored 25 points off the bench and Evan Mobley had 21 points and 12 rebounds in the win.

Portland’s Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe each had 18 points in the loss.

Cleveland (58-14) has a five-game lead over Boston for first place in the Eastern Conference with 10 games left to play.

Portland (32-41) is 3½ games behind Phoenix for 10th place in the Western Conference and the final spot in the play-in tournament.

The Cavaliers were without star guard Donovan Mitchell, who is managing a left groin injury.

Takeaways

Cavaliers: Coach Kenny Atkinson isn’t overly concerned with the Cavs owning the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. His main goal is for his team to be healthy and hit their stride come playoff time. “If it’s the first seed, second seed, third seed, I don’t know. Maybe I should be putting more credence into that,” Atkinson said. “But I do think there have been cases where teams have really tried to bust it and you know, really go for a seed, and I’m not sure that’s the right approach either.”

Blazers: Toumani Camara has improved his 3-point shooting in his second season, jumping from 33.7% to 37.8% while taking nearly two more attempts per game. “Last year a lot of fives were guarding him and he took it very personal,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “That shot is legit and it’s real. We depend on that.”

Key moment

Jerome scored 13 of his 25 points in the third quarter to help the Cavaliers maintain their distance.

Key stat

Cleveland outscored the Blazers 64-42 in the paint.

Up next

Cleveland hosts San Antonio on Thursday night. Portland visits Sacramento on Thursday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Donovan Clingan (Deni Avdija gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Deni Avdija makes 26-foot three pointer (Toumani Camara assists)	3	0
11:18	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists)	3	3
11:03	Deni Avdija makes 2-foot two point shot	5	3
10:51	Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Sam Merrill assists)	5	5
10:37	Toumani Camara makes 23-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)	8	5
10:23	Darius Garland makes 7-foot two point shot	8	7
10:09	Donovan Clingan makes driving layup (Deni Avdija assists)	10	7
9:47	Evan Mobley makes finger roll layup	10	9
9:35	Toumani Camara misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	9
9:31	Darius Garland defensive rebound	10	9
9:25	Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Toumani Camara steals)	10	9
9:20	Anfernee Simons misses 25-foot three point shot	10	9
9:17	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	10	9
9:06	Max Strus misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	9
9:00	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	10	9
8:42	Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	9
8:39	Darius Garland defensive rebound	10	9
8:30	Jarrett Allen misses driving layup	10	9
8:28	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	10	9
8:27	Jarrett Allen misses 1-foot hook shot	10	9
8:27	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	10	9
8:18	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	10	9
8:18	Donovan Clingan misses free throw 1 of 2	10	9
8:18	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	10	9
8:18	Donovan Clingan makes free throw 2 of 2	11	9
8:03	Darius Garland makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Sam Merrill assists)	11	11
8:03	Deni Avdija loose ball foul	11	11
8:03	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 1	11	12
7:47	Toumani Camara misses 22-foot three point jumper	11	12
7:43	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	11	12
7:41	Donovan Clingan misses two point shot	11	12
7:41	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	11	12
7:32	Darius Garland makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	11	14
7:06	Toumani Camara makes two point shot (Anfernee Simons assists)	13	14
7:06	Cavaliers Full timeout	13	14
7:06	Scoot Henderson enters the game for Anfernee Simons	13	14
7:06	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Evan Mobley	13	14
7:06	Ty Jerome enters the game for Max Strus	13	14
6:56	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	13	17
6:39	Shaedon Sharpe misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	17
6:36	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	13	17
6:27	De'Andre Hunter misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	13	17
6:25	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	13	17
6:22	Shaedon Sharpe makes two point shot	15	17
6:22	Darius Garland shooting foul	15	17
6:22	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 1 of 1	16	17
6:05	Darius Garland lost ball turnover (Toumani Camara steals)	16	17
6:00	Shaedon Sharpe misses dunk	16	17
5:59	Scoot Henderson offensive rebound	16	17
5:57	Scoot Henderson out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	17
5:48	Jarrett Allen bad pass (Shaedon Sharpe steals)	16	17
5:35	Deni Avdija misses driving floating jump shot	16	17
5:31	Deni Avdija offensive rebound	16	17
5:31	Deni Avdija misses tip shot	16	17
5:30	Deni Avdija offensive rebound	16	17
5:30	Deni Avdija makes two point shot	18	17
5:22	De'Andre Hunter makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Darius Garland assists)	18	19
5:02	Scoot Henderson makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	20	19
4:50	Darius Garland lost ball turnover (Donovan Clingan steals)	20	19
4:46	Toumani Camara makes 1-foot dunk (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	22	19
4:38	Ty Jerome makes 6-foot two point shot	22	21
4:21	Scoot Henderson misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	21
4:19	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	22	21
4:18	Donovan Clingan makes dunk	24	21
4:02	Toumani Camara personal foul	24	21
4:02	Dalano Banton enters the game for Deni Avdija	24	21
4:02	Duop Reath enters the game for Donovan Clingan	24	21
4:02	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	24	21
4:02	Dean Wade enters the game for Darius Garland	24	21
4:02	Max Strus enters the game for Sam Merrill	24	21
3:52	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot layup (Ty Jerome assists)	24	23
3:36	Shaedon Sharpe makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	26	23
3:25	Shaedon Sharpe personal foul	26	23
3:18	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	26	23
3:16	Dalano Banton defensive rebound	26	23
3:11	Scoot Henderson makes two point shot (Dalano Banton assists)	28	23
3:01	Ty Jerome makes 26-foot three pointer	28	26
2:39	Toumani Camara misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	26
2:36	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	28	26
2:29	De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	28	29
2:28	Trail Blazers Full timeout	28	29
2:28	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe	28	29
2:28	Matisse Thybulle enters the game for Toumani Camara	28	29
2:11	Duop Reath makes 10-foot two point shot (Dalano Banton assists)	30	29
2:02	Ty Jerome makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	30	31
1:39	Evan Mobley blocks Duop Reath 's 7-foot two point shot	30	31
1:35	Dalano Banton offensive rebound	30	31
1:35	Scoot Henderson misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	31
1:32	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	30	31
1:23	Evan Mobley misses 7-foot two point shot	30	31
1:21	Dalano Banton defensive rebound	30	31
1:14	Duop Reath misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	31
1:10	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	30	31
1:00	Duop Reath shooting foul	30	31
1:00	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	30	32
1:00	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	30	33
39.0	Dalano Banton misses driving floating jump shot	30	33
36.2	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	30	33
32.0	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	30	33
29.2	Scoot Henderson defensive rebound	30	33
12.1	Dalano Banton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Scoot Henderson assists)	33	33
2.0	Ty Jerome misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	33
2.0	De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound	33	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	33

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Moda Center

Portland, OR

Date & Time

2:00 AM, March 26, 2025

Coverage

BlazerVision, FanDuel SN OH, KUNP 16, KATU 2.2, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,335

Referees

Karl Lane, Gediminas Petraitis, Evan Scott

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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