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Portland Trail Blazers
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Cleveland Cavaliers
133
Venue: Rocket Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 133-129 in overtime at home on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at Rocket Arena. De'Andre Hunter had 32 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Deni Avdija had 30 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers trailed 54-42 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 40-30. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jarrett Allen (double-double, Cleveland Cavaliers), Deni Avdija (triple-double, Portland Trail Blazers). Bench points: Portland Trail Blazers 31, Cleveland Cavaliers 42. Ty Jerome had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Portland Trail Blazers vs Cleveland Cavaliers?
- The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 133-129 in overtime on March 2, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Deni Avdija scored 30 for the Portland Trail Blazers with 12 rebounds; De'Andre Hunter scored 32 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | ot | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 129 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 18 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 133 |
Game leaders
Portland Trail Blazers
- Points
- 30 Deni Avdija
- Rebounds
- 12 Deni Avdija
- Assists
- 10 Deni Avdija
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 32 De'Andre Hunter
- Rebounds
- 10 Jarrett Allen
- Assists
- 7 Darius Garland
Deni Avdija triple-double (30 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST) · Jarrett Allen double-double (12 PTS, 10 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toumani Camara starter | 43:20 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | +10 |
| Deni Avdija starter | 42:06 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 13-13 | 4 | +7 |
| Anfernee Simons starter | 41:47 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-23 | 4-12 | 7-7 | 2 | -14 |
| Shaedon Sharpe starter | 38:30 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-20 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 2 | -2 |
| Donovan Clingan starter | 11:04 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | -10 |
| Scoot Henderson bench | 32:52 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 4 | +8 |
| Duop Reath bench | 20:42 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | +8 |
| Dalano Banton bench | 17:02 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | -13 |
| Kris Murray bench | 9:44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -15 |
| Jabari Walker bench | 7:53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +1 |
Not available: Deandre Ayton, Justin Minaya, Bryce McGowens, Jerami Grant
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland starter | 39:06 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-16 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 4 | -10 |
| Max Strus starter | 36:23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-15 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 5 | +0 |
| Evan Mobley starter | 32:17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 7-10 | 6 | -1 |
| De'Andre Hunter starter | 31:32 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 5-9 | 11-12 | 4 | +3 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 26:01 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | -12 |
| Ty Jerome bench | 35:30 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8-17 | 2-4 | 7-7 | 2 | +14 |
| Sam Merrill bench | 20:49 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | +18 |
| Dean Wade bench | 20:03 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +9 |
| Isaac Okoro bench | 18:35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | -2 |
| Craig Porter bench | 4:44 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
Not available: Donovan Mitchell
| Portland Trail Blazers | Stat | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|
| 31/35 (88%) | Free throws | 30/35 (85%) |
| 28/56 (50%) | 2 pointers | 23/51 (45%) |
| 14/40 (35%) | 3 pointers | 19/46 (41%) |
| 42/96 (43%) | Field goals | 42/97 (43%) |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 33 | Defensive rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 26 | Fouls | 27 |
| 15 | Max points in a row | 14 |
| 38:22 | Time spent in lead | 10:47 |
| 18 | Biggest lead | 5 |
Largest margin: 16 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 11
- Times tied
- 9
- Largest lead · Portland Trail Blazers
- 18 Q3 4:11
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 5 OT1 4:10
- Longest run
- 15-0 Portland Trail Blazers · Q2 4:21 to Q2 0:31
Scoring plays
Q1 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:23 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 10:54 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 4 | 0 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 4 | 1 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 4 | 2 |
| 9:49 | Portland Trail Blazers | Donovan Clingan Free throw | 5 | 2 |
| 8:59 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 3-pt field goal | 8 | 2 |
| 8:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 8 | 3 |
| 8:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 8 | 4 |
| 8:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 8 | 7 |
| 7:53 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal | 10 | 7 |
| 6:52 | Portland Trail Blazers | Donovan Clingan Free throw | 11 | 7 |
| 6:06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 2-pt field goal | 11 | 9 |
| 5:55 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 13 | 9 |
| 5:30 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 15 | 9 |
| 5:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 15 | 11 |
| 5:05 | Portland Trail Blazers | Scoot Henderson 3-pt field goal | 18 | 11 |
| 4:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 18 | 13 |
| 4:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 3-pt field goal | 18 | 16 |
| 3:50 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal | 21 | 16 |
| 3:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 21 | 18 |
| 3:10 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jabari Walker 2-pt field goal | 23 | 18 |
| 1:44 | Portland Trail Blazers | Scoot Henderson 2-pt field goal | 25 | 18 |
| 1:32 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal | 25 | 21 |
| 1:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 25 | 24 |
| 0:18 | Portland Trail Blazers | Scoot Henderson Free throw | 26 | 24 |
| 0:18 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons Free throw | 27 | 24 |
Q2 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 27 | 26 |
| 9:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 27 | 28 |
| 9:04 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe Free throw | 28 | 28 |
| 9:04 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe Free throw | 29 | 28 |
| 8:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 29 | 29 |
| 8:28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 29 | 32 |
| 7:58 | Portland Trail Blazers | Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal | 31 | 32 |
| 7:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 31 | 33 |
| 7:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 31 | 34 |
| 7:38 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 32 | 34 |
| 7:38 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 33 | 34 |
| 6:49 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 35 | 34 |
| 6:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 35 | 36 |
| 5:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 35 | 38 |
| 5:31 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal | 37 | 38 |
| 5:18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 37 | 40 |
| 4:49 | Portland Trail Blazers | Scoot Henderson 2-pt field goal | 39 | 40 |
| 4:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 39 | 42 |
| 4:21 | Portland Trail Blazers | Scoot Henderson 3-pt field goal | 42 | 42 |
| 4:04 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara Free throw | 43 | 42 |
| 4:04 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara Free throw | 44 | 42 |
| 3:40 | Portland Trail Blazers | Duop Reath 3-pt field goal | 47 | 42 |
| 3:00 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 49 | 42 |
| 2:21 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal | 52 | 42 |
| 0:31 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 54 | 42 |
Q3 · 40 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 54 | 43 |
| 11:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 54 | 44 |
| 10:31 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal | 56 | 44 |
| 10:14 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 59 | 44 |
| 9:32 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 60 | 44 |
| 9:32 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 61 | 44 |
| 9:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 61 | 47 |
| 8:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 61 | 50 |
| 8:32 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 62 | 50 |
| 8:32 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 63 | 50 |
| 8:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 63 | 53 |
| 7:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 63 | 56 |
| 7:27 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 64 | 56 |
| 6:57 | Portland Trail Blazers | Duop Reath Free throw | 65 | 56 |
| 6:57 | Portland Trail Blazers | Duop Reath Free throw | 66 | 56 |
| 6:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 66 | 58 |
| 6:36 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 68 | 58 |
| 6:36 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 69 | 58 |
| 6:15 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 71 | 58 |
| 6:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 71 | 59 |
| 6:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 71 | 60 |
| 5:51 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 3-pt field goal | 74 | 60 |
| 5:23 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 75 | 60 |
| 5:23 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 76 | 60 |
| 5:23 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 77 | 60 |
| 5:12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome Free throw | 77 | 61 |
| 5:12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome Free throw | 77 | 62 |
| 4:56 | Portland Trail Blazers | Duop Reath 2-pt field goal | 79 | 62 |
| 4:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 79 | 64 |
| 4:11 | Portland Trail Blazers | Scoot Henderson 3-pt field goal | 82 | 64 |
| 4:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 82 | 66 |
| 3:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 82 | 68 |
| 2:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 82 | 71 |
| 2:34 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 85 | 71 |
| 2:12 | Portland Trail Blazers | Scoot Henderson Free throw | 86 | 71 |
| 1:53 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 89 | 71 |
| 1:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome Free throw | 89 | 72 |
| 1:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome Free throw | 89 | 73 |
| 0:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 3-pt field goal | 89 | 76 |
| 0:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 3-pt field goal | 89 | 79 |
Q4 · 39 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 89 | 80 |
| 11:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 89 | 82 |
| 11:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 89 | 83 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome Free throw | 89 | 84 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome Free throw | 89 | 85 |
| 9:38 | Portland Trail Blazers | Dalano Banton 2-pt field goal | 91 | 85 |
| 9:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 91 | 88 |
| 9:03 | Portland Trail Blazers | Dalano Banton 3-pt field goal | 94 | 88 |
| 8:40 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 2-pt field goal | 94 | 90 |
| 8:12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 94 | 93 |
| 7:59 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 96 | 93 |
| 7:59 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 97 | 93 |
| 7:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 97 | 95 |
| 7:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome Free throw | 97 | 96 |
| 7:33 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 99 | 96 |
| 7:10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 99 | 98 |
| 6:03 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 101 | 98 |
| 5:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 101 | 101 |
| 5:14 | Portland Trail Blazers | Dalano Banton 2-pt field goal | 103 | 101 |
| 4:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 103 | 104 |
| 4:44 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 105 | 104 |
| 4:44 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 106 | 104 |
| 4:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 106 | 106 |
| 4:15 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal | 109 | 106 |
| 3:57 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 109 | 108 |
| 3:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 109 | 110 |
| 2:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 109 | 111 |
| 2:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 109 | 111 |
| 2:26 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 111 | 112 |
| 2:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 111 | 113 |
| 1:28 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 113 | 113 |
| 0:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 113 | 115 |
| 0:32 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 115 | 115 |
| 0:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 115 | 118 |
| 0:13 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons Free throw | 116 | 118 |
| 0:13 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons Free throw | 117 | 118 |
| 0:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 117 | 119 |
| 0:02 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons Free throw | 118 | 119 |
| 0:02 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons Free throw | 119 | 119 |
OT1 · 15 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 119 | 122 |
| 4:10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 119 | 123 |
| 4:10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 119 | 124 |
| 3:58 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons Free throw | 120 | 124 |
| 3:58 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons Free throw | 121 | 124 |
| 3:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 121 | 126 |
| 2:19 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 123 | 126 |
| 2:19 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe Free throw | 124 | 126 |
| 1:23 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal | 126 | 126 |
| 0:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 126 | 127 |
| 0:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 126 | 128 |
| 0:44 | Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 129 | 128 |
| 0:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 129 | 131 |
| 0:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 129 | 132 |
| 0:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 129 | 133 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Cleveland Cavaliers 1-0. Final series: Cleveland Cavaliers 2-0.
- Mar 2: Portland Trail Blazers 129 at Cleveland Cavaliers 133 (this game)
- Mar 25: Cleveland Cavaliers 122 at Portland Trail Blazers 111
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