Crabbe helps Trail Blazers beat Cavaliers 105-76

Whatever the reason, the Damian Lillard-less Blazers routed the Cavaliers 105-76 Saturday at the Moda Center, snapping a five-game losing streak. This Portland team beat us pretty good and you have to respect them for that. “This was a bad night plain and simple”.

Cousins, one of the most talented young players in the game, has continued to develop into an elite scorer.

In his Christmas Day game debut, Anthony Davis scored 20 points, with 10 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in the first half against the Miami Heat, becomeing the first player to do that in any half since at least the start of the 2002-03 season, according to STATS.

Cleveland (19-9) was coming off an emotional 89-83 Christmas Day loss at Golden State in a showdown of the teams projected to meet in the NBA Finals.

Crabbe scored 12 points and hit two 3-pointers to stake the Blazers to a 34-12 lead after the first quarter.

Allen Crabbe had 21 of his career-best 26 points in a dominant first half, as Portland posted its most one-sided win of the season and raised its record to 12-20. “Guys are, we have some guys who don’t know if they’re going to play, or if they are going to play, and it’s hurting our rhythm a little bit”. They trailed 63-34 at the break and never really made a game of it. They trailed 34-12 after the first quarter, simultaneously setting a season low for points in a quarter while matching a season high for points allowed in a quarter to an opponent. “Everybody was up and excited to play them”, Crabbe said. “The one thing you can always do is play hard and play right”, Blatt said.

“We played a very good game at both ends of the court”, Stotts said. We had a lot of energy.

Evening the playing field, the Trail Blazers will be without their point guard in Damian Lillard, who will miss his third consecutive game due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot. “Our energy was lacking at the beginning of the game”. Cleveland cut the deficit to 16 points early in the second after Matthew Dellavedova hit two 3-pointers during an 8-0 run.

“Offensively, we are in a funk right now”, said James, who also had four rebounds and five assists.

Guard Isaiah Canaan scored 22 points and reserve guard Nick Stauskas had 17 for Philadelphia, whose only other win was a 103-91 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on December 1. On the season, Casspi is averaging 12.1 points per game, but since moving into the starting lineup is averaging 13.8 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting 46 percent from distance. “We just got to make sure we do a good job of staying on the same page”.

“You throw this one in the trash and get ready for Phoenix”, said James. The team’s road trip continues with games Monday in Phoenix and Tuesday in Denver before the Cavs return home for a January 2 game with the Magic. They finished a putrid 36.4 percent from the field despite connecting on 11-of-31 (35.5 percent) from three-point range. His numbers speak for themselves, however, as he is averaging 24.6 points and 6.8 assists per game.