Cavs Look To Bring Momentum Back Home
The Cleveland Cavaliers play host to the Portland Trail Blazers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening.

This marks the first game back home after a five-game road trip for the Cavs (4-4), where they went, 3-2, with wins in Denver, L.A. against the Clippers, and Charlotte, in their most recent contest. They will look to build off the momentum of their last win to help stay on track at home, where they have a 1-1 record, so far. Collin Sexton leads the team, averaging 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. Lauri Markkanen is coming off a good game, where he totaled 21 points and eight rebounds, while Evan Mobley double-doubled with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jarrett Allen has been off to a strong start this season and is coming off a big night, where he totaled 24 points, 16 rebounds, three blocks, two assists and a steal, to lead the way in an impressive road win. The Cavs are averaging 103.9 points per game, which is eighth fewest in the league, and they are giving up an average of 105.0 points against.

Meanwhile, this marks the third and final game of a road trip for the Trail Blazers (3-4) where they have gone 0-2, so far, falling to 0-3 on the road this season. They will look to end the slide and get on track by closing out their road trip on the right foot and earning their first road win of the season. Damian Lillard has been off to a relatively slow start to the season, averaging 18.6 points, while shooting an average of just 35 percent from the field, including 23 percent from deep. C.J. McCollum has been the team's leading scorer, averaging 23.7 points per game, while shooting 44 percent from the field, including 43 percent from long range. Jusuf Nurkic is averaging 12.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game. The Trail Blazers are scoring an average of 112.0 points per game, but they are giving up an average of 110.1 points against.
Posted on: 11/2/2021 1:45 PM
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