After watching his team fumble away a winnable game with inconsistent effort and late-game miscues, Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter did not hide his displeasure.

“We need 48 minutes of fight,” he told reporters Tuesday night in Toronto.

Roughly 24 hours later, his players answered the challenge.

The Blazers ended a three-game losing streak with an impressive and much-needed victory Wednesday night, dismissing the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-110 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.

Deni Avdija finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, Toumani Camara added 17 points, six rebounds and four assists and Shaedon Sharpe and Caleb Love had prolific performances off the bench as the Blazers defeated one of the best teams in the NBA.

“We needed it,” Love

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