The Portland Trail Blazers failed to take advantage of facing the Cleveland Cavaliers with their best player, Donovan Mitchell, out of the lineup Tuesday night at the Moda Center. The Blazers, just like during Sunday’s loss to the Boston Celtics,

Darius Garland recorded 27 points and eight assists and Ty Jerome scored 25 points off the bench to help the Cleveland Cavaliers post a 122-111 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

The Cavaliers are first in the Eastern Conference and have a 4.5-game lead on the Boston Celtics. They have won six of their last 10 games. The Trail Blazers are 12 th in the West