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Cleveland Cavaliers
4-4 · 1-3 on the road
Thu 2/4
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6-1 · 1-1 at home
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Trail BlazersOffense
CavaliersDefense

The Trail Blazers rank 3rd in the NBA in offensive rating (118.5), and the Cavaliers rank 20th in defensive rating (111.4). A good spot for the offense against a middle-of-the-pack defense.

League average is 110.8, so the Trail Blazers are 7.7 above it. Deni Avdija leads them with 23.4 points a game on 57.7% true shooting.

2/42026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Donovan MitchellTop scorer · CLE
Deni AvdijaTop scorer · POR
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2/42026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Cavaliers4-4
Trail Blazers6-1
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2/42026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (CLE 8 games, POR 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CLEPOR
Scoring
119.25th · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
121.91st · Top 5
117.123rd · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
110.712th · Average
+2.115th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+11.12nd · Top 5
Efficiency
114.38th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
118.53rd · Top 5
111.420th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
109.312th · Average
+2.913th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+9.26th · Above avg
104.74th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
102.116th
Shooting
54.9%8th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
56.4%3rd · Top 5
58.4%8th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
60.2%4th · Top 5
15.63rd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.45th · Top 5
37.2%9th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
35.5%12th · Average
0.2819th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.364th · Top 5
Defense
52.1%11th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.2%8th · Above avg
7.224th · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.125th · Below avg
6.05th · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.016th · Average
Possessions
12.9%4th · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
14.7%15th · Average
25.2%20th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
31.7%4th · Top 5
47.56th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
47.47th · Above avg
27.86th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.110th · Above avg

Recent form

Cleveland Cavaliers
WLWLL

Last 5: average margin +3.8 (season +2.1). Streak L2.

Portland Trail Blazers
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +11.1). Streak W3.

Key players

Cleveland Cavaliers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Donovan MitchellG 22.55.05.561.8
Evan MobleyF-C 18.88.23.565.5
James HardenG 16.65.26.254.9
Jarrett AllenC 13.27.81.266.2
Portland Trail Blazers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Deni AvdijaF 23.46.46.457.7
Damian LillardG 20.14.14.158.6
Ja MorantG 15.82.55.562.2
Toumani CamaraF 13.73.01.372.3

Injury report

Cleveland Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen C · Right Knee Contusion · back ~11/7 Out
Jaylon Tyson G-F · Right Ankle Sprain · back ~11/7 Out
Nae'Qwan Tomlin F · Low Back Stress Reaction Out
Portland Trail Blazers
Ja Morant G · Left Hamstring Strain · back ~12/1 Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · Right Meniscus Surgery · back ~3/2 Out
Vit Krejci G · Left Ankle Fracture · back ~1/2 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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