Blazers' 3s too much for Cavs: The Cavs' began the second half of their six-game road trip on Wednesday night in Portland against the Trail Blazers. And in Portland, the Cavaliers fell victim to a familiar foe: the 3-point shot. The Blazers hit 16 3s and shot 55.2 percent from behind the arc in a 129-112 win vs. the Cavaliers. Cleveland won the battle of points in the paint, 66-48. But problems in defending the 3 and giving up 33 points to Damian Lillard were too much for the Cavs to overcome. Read more. Zizic tries to find his place: The way the NBA has changed in the last few years has been bad for the traditional center who doesn't have the athleticism to get out onto the perimeter. That's where Ante Zizic falls for the Cavaliers. Zizic got some playing time on Wednesday night in Portland, recording 16 points in the loss. And after the game, he told cleveland.com's Chris Fedor that he is determined to prove he belongs in the NBA. “I’m trying to improve every game. I’m trying to score. I’m trying to put my teammates in better spots. That’s my style of the game and I guess some people don’t like that. We’ll see," Zizic said. Read more. 10 more days for Cameron Payne: The Cavaliers clearly liked what they saw from guard Cameron Payne from his first 10-day contract. Wednesday, the team signed him to another 10-day deal. In five games with the Cavs, he's averaging 9.4 points and 2.6 assists while shooting 44.4 percent from 3. Read more. Steel work complete in Q renovation: Wednesday was a big step in the renovation of Quicken Loans Arena. Crews put up the last beam of steel on what will be the new atrium. The renovations are expected to be finished in the summer of 2019. Read more. National stories Kyrie apologizes to LeBron: Following Boston's 117-108 win vs. Toronto on Wednesday, Celtics guard Kyrie Irving revealed that he called LeBron James to apologize for how he responded to James' leadership efforts in Cleveland. Irving recently criticized his teammates following a loss to the Magic over the weekend. Read more. Utah wins fifth straight: The Cavs will continue their road trip on Friday night in Utah against the Jazz, which extended their winning streak to five games by beating the Clippers, 129-109, on Wednesday. Read more. See more Cavaliers Keep up with the cleveland.com YouTube page devoted to the Cavaliers. Click here to subscribe. Today's birthdays: Dwyane Wade (1982), Earl Clark (1988), Tyler Zeller (1990), Allonzo Trier (1996) - Tim Bielik, cleveland.com |
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