Ty Jerome had 25 points (7 during a 14-0 run across the third and fourth quarters) and a career-high 6 steals, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from 18 points down in the third quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 133-129 in overtime for their 10th straight win.
The Cavaliers trailed 54-42 at halftime and 82-64 with 4:11 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Trail Blazers 69-47 the rest of the way.
The Trail Blazers had the ball down 2 with 30 seconds left, but De'Andre Hunter stole the ball from Toumani Camara. A basket would have tied the game.
Hunter’s 2 free throws with 4.0 seconds left in overtime made it 133-129 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Trail Blazers 32-26. Hunter scored 13 of the Cavaliers’ 32 on 2 for 5 shooting and 7 for 8 at the line.
Hunter scored 32 points with 5 3-pointers, and Evan Mobley added 20 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and 8 rebounds. The Cavaliers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Trail Blazers, Deni Avdija had 30 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, his first career triple-double, and Anfernee Simons added 27 points but shot 8 for 23.
The Trail Blazers committed 20 turnovers to the Cavaliers’ 15. The Trail Blazers outscored the Cavaliers 12-0 in 4 minutes with Simons, Avdija, Henderson, Camara and Reath on the floor together. Mobley fouled out for the Cavaliers, and Donovan Clingan for the Trail Blazers.