CLEVELAND, Ohio — There is a specific blueprint to beat the Cavs — and the Portland Trail Blazers followed it to a T.

Cleveland opened its three-game homestand with a 122-110 loss. For the Cavs, it’s their fourth defeat in the last five games — the latest setback to expose all of the team’s flaws.

“We have to play better,” Donovan Mitchell said following the game. “We just have to be better on all accounts. I don’t really have another message than that.”

Prior to the game, Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson admitted Portland is the type of opponent that has given Cleveland problems all season.

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