TALK OF THE TOWN 12/18: THE BEST NEWCOMER! A BATTLE OF 2 OF THE BEST YOUNG GUARDS TOOK PLACE IN CLEVELAND

Trail Blazers 21-4 at Cavaliers 9-14

Let’s start, 63-59 Cavaliers already and Kyrie Irving gets a nice layup to put the Cavs up 6! 65-61 now and Kyrie makes another layup and the Cavs are up 6! Then Irving makes a deep 2 pointer  and the Cavs are crushing the Trail Blazers that will change! Damian Lillard of the Trail Blazers takes a 3 and makes it, and the lead is down to 5! Then Lillard swishes ANOTHER 3! It is down to a 1-possession game. Then Lillard MAKES ANOTHER 3! That 3 in a row, the Trail Blazers are in the lead. 101-101 now and Lillard makes another 3! Lillard made 8 3’s in this game. 116-108 Blazers now but Kyrie makes a 3 to put the Cavs right back in this game! Then Kyrie makes a layup and the Cavs have cut it to a 1-possession game!116-114 Blazers now and VAREJAO makes a layup AND WE ARE TIED! Then only a few seconds left and Lillard makes a great 3 wwith a hand in his face as time expires! Blazers win 119-116!

KEY PLAYERS (BLAZERS)

Damian Lillard: 36 Points, 8 Rebounds, 10 Assists (15th double-double this season [6th in NBA])
LaMarcus Aldridge: 26 Points, 15 Rebounds
Wesley Matthews: 19 Points
Nicolas Batum: 14 Points, 9 Rebounds

KEY PLAYERS (CAVALIERS[Loss snaps 4 game home-winning streak])

Kyrie Irving: 25 Points, 10 Assists
Dion Waters: 25 Points, 5 Assists
Tristan Thompson: 15 Points, 7 Rebounds
Andrew Bynum: 13 Points, 9 Rebounds