The Portland Trail Blazers (2 - 2) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers (1 - 2) 101 - 82 on Tuesday at the Moda Center in Portland. With their second loss of the season through three games, and with LeBron James seemingly struggling to find his groove, there are going to be a lot of worried narratives after a 19 - point loss to the Trail Blazers. It has only been three games though, and as proved true when James first joined the Heat four years ago, it takes time for teams to learn how to play together, regardless of the talent available. The Trail Blazers had a strong showing from their starters Tuesday. Despite dealing with an abdominal injury, Damian Lillard led all scorers with 27 points (6 - 13 FG, 5 - 10 3Pt, 10 - 10 FT), and he also chipped in seven assists in 36 minutes. Wesley Matthews had the next highest point total on the Blazers as he added 21 of his own, shooting 8 - for - 14 from the field and 3 - for - 8 from the three - point line. Robin Lopez had a strong showing and scored 19 points to go along with 10 rebounds. All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge scored 16 points and had four rebounds. Despite having his lowest scoring output of the season, Aldridge is still averaging 23 points on the year. The Blazers' bench struggled in the victory and only produced 11 points. The Cavaliers were led by Kevin Love who went 7 - for - 14 from the field and 5 - for - 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 22 points and 10 rebounds. He has posted a double - double in all three games this season and is averaging 19 points and 13 rebounds. James struggled to find his shot and scored only 11 points, shooting 4 - for - 12 from the field and 2 - for - 4 from behind the three - point line. He also had seven rebounds and seven assists. The only other Cavalier to reach double - digit points was Tristan Thompson, who came off the bench for 10 points and recorded eight rebounds in 22 minutes. Kyrie Irving also struggled with his shot, finishing 3 - for - 17 from the field and 1 - for - 5 from three - point land to score nine points. The Trail Blazers' next game will be at home against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, while the Cavaliers will go on the road to Utah to play the Jazz on Wednesday.
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