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Blazers stun Cavs, 76ers net win
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The Portland Trail Blazers crushed LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-76 on a topsy-turvy Saturday in the National Basketball Association that saw the Philadelphia 76ers notch their second win of the season.
In Portland, Allen Crabbe scored 21 of his career-high 26 points in the first half to put the Trail Blazers on the road to ending a five-game losing streak.
“Anybody see that coming?” asked Portland coach Terry Stotts. “That’s one of the things I love about the NBA. Anything can happen.”
Guard CJ McCollum had 16 points and six assists for Portland, which held Cleveland’s “King” James to just 12 points — which matched his season low.
James missed his first four shots and had just six points by halftime.
Kevin Love had 13 points for the Cavaliers, with Australia’s Matthew Dellavedova and Richard Jefferson contributing 10 points apiece. The Cavaliers were coming off an 83-89 loss to Golden State in Oakland, in a Christmas rematch of the NBA finals won by the Warriors.
Portland never trailed after the opening minute and led by 29 at halftime.
Shortly after a McCollum free throw midway through third put Portland up 78-46, Cavs coach David Blatt pulled his starters for the remainder of the game.
“Throw it in the trash,” James said of the evening’s work. “Nothing good we did tonight.”
In Phoenix, new arrival Ish Smith, playing his first game with the 76ers, had 14 points and five assists while directing the league’s stragglers to their first road win of the season — a 111-104 triumph over the Suns that put Philadelphia’s record at 2-30.
“I think everybody can see how dynamic a player Ish is,” 76ers coach Brett Brown said of the point guard acquired from New Orleans on Thursday. “Giving a player of that caliber the ball at the end of the game was great for us.”
Guard Isaiah Canaan scored 22 points and reserve guard Nik Stauskas had 17 for Philadelphia, whose only other win was a 103-91 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on December 1.
Brandon Knight scored 21 points for the Suns, who lost point guard and leading scorer Eric Bledsoe to a left knee sprain in the second quarter. The Suns have now lost four straight and six of seven.
Elsewhere, it was: Wizards 111, Nets 96; Raptors 111, Bucks 90; Pelicans 110, Rockets 108; Heat 108, Magic 101; Hornets 98, Grizzlies 92; Celtics 99, Pistons 93; Hawks 117, Knicks 98; Pacers 102, Timberwolves 88; Spur 101, Nuggets 86; Mavericks 118, Bulls 111; and Clippers 109, Jazz 104.
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