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CLEVELAND -- The Portland Trail Blazers kept it real simple with the game on the line. Kennys Vargas Jersey . Just get the ball to Damian Lillard, and get out of the way. No need for any fancy calls when Lillards on the court. The point guard made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining, lifting Portland to a 119-116 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. "There is no explaining it," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. "Damian had it going, so we ran it through him." Lillard had a career-high eight 3-pointers while scoring 36 points. The 2013 NBA Rookie of the Year also had a fadeaway jumper as time expired to give Portland a 111-109 overtime victory over Detroit on Sunday. "That was cold-blooded," Cleveland guard Dion Waiters said. "We knew Lillard was getting the ball. That was a big-time shot." Anderson Varejaos tying basket for Cleveland with 7.1 seconds left prompted a Portland timeout. Lillard took the pass at mid-court, dribbled to the top of the key and buried the winning shot over Alonzo Gee from about 26 feet out. "Hes more capable of dribble-driving by you and finishing," Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. "Their last game he drove by somebody and shot a pull-up. So you pick your poison." Lillard had enough time to drive to the basket, but he decided to shoot from beyond the arc. "I didnt want to get in too deep because theyve got some giants in there," Lillard said. "And Alonzo Gee is a great athlete, so I didnt want to drive on him. I gave him a move to get him off balance, and I wanted to be ready when I froze him." Portland (22-4) has the best record in the NBA and is 11-0 against the Eastern Conference. The Blazers have won five straight and are 12-2 on the road. Kyrie Irvings bid for a tying 3-pointer from about 35 feet bounced off the back of the rim at the buzzer. Irving and Waiters scored 25 points apiece for Cleveland. LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 15 rebounds for Portland. Lillards 3-pointer with 5:47 remaining gave Portland a 104-101 lead. Lillard then found Wesley Matthews for another 3, and Aldridges jumper pushed the lead to 109-101 with 4:16 to play. Matthews made a 3-pointer and Aldridge scored to make it 114-104 with 2:15 remaining. Irving then scored nine straight points for the Cavaliers, including a three-point play with 33.8 seconds left that cut the lead to 116-114. After Aldridge missed in the lane, the Cavaliers called timeout with 16.5 seconds remaining. Irving drove into the lane and found Varejao, who tied the game. "That was an offensive shootout by both teams," Stotts said. "They made a great comeback to tie the game, but we keep finding a way to win. Obviously, Damian was fantastic." Waiters scored 11 points in the fourth quarter. He missed the morning shootaround after banging knees with teammate Tyler Zeller in practice Monday. Lillard hit three 3-pointers within a span of 1:09 in the third quarter as the Blazers scored nine straight points to overcome a 69-61 deficit. The Blazers began their four-game trip with a 35-point win in Philadelphia on Saturday in which they hit 21 3-pointers and followed that with two dramatic victories. They went 15 for 33 from long range against the Cavs. Cleveland scored the first nine points of the fourth quarter to take a 97-92 lead. Six points by Waiters and a 3-pointer by Earl Clark accounted for the run. The game featured two of the hottest players in the league. Irving was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 29 points in three games last week. Aldridge was named the Wests top player for the third time this season after averaging 25.5 points in the Blazers four wins last week. Cleveland has lost to Miami and Portland by a total of 10 points in its last two games. NOTES: Tuesday marked the second career matchup between Irving and Lillard. The two faced off in Portland in January when Irving scored 31 points and Lillard was held to 13 in Clevelands 93-88 win. ... The Cavaliers scored 59 points in the first half, the most they have totalled in the first two quarters this season. ... The Blazers end their trip Wednesday against Minnesota. ... Portland rookie G C.J. McCollum, a Canton native, hasnt played this season because of a broken left foot. Michael Pineda Jersey . Mark Teahen scored the go-ahead run in the home seventh on an error by Scott Sizemore, who had knotted the game with a solo homer in the previous half- inning. Paul Konerko then hit an RBI single which proved to be the winning run. Paul Molitor Jersey . Although head coach Randy Carlyle jokingly wondered how much actual training Bolland got done while in London. "I dont know how much training goes on when you go back to the junior team that you played for so I wouldnt read too much into that," laughed Carlyle after the Maple Leafs were put through an up-tempo practice that concluded with a 10-minute bag skate on Thursday. http://www.twinsrookiestore.com/Customized/ . And though his comeback night didnt quite go to script, Bryant couldnt help reflecting on the work necessary to get back on that court -- and all the months of steady labour ahead to reclaim his game. Bryant had nine points and eight rebounds in his season debut, but Amir Johnson scored a career-high 32 points in the trade-depleted Toronto Raptors 106-94 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday night.Liverpool playmaker Cameron Brannagan may be diminutive in stature but he has heart to match any player, says U21s coach Michael Beale. Boss Jurgen Klopp gave Brannagan his full Liverpool debut three weeks into his reign, with the 20-year-old handed his first Premier League start in the 1-1 draw with West Brom on the final day of last season. Klopp: Team spirit is the key Jurgen Klopp says big name signings are not necessarily a guarantee to take Liverpool to the top The 5ft 9in midfielder, who joined the club aged five, has played in both of the clubs pre-season friendlies so far, a 1-0 win over Tranmere and last Wednesdays 5-0 victory at Fleetwood Town. Brannagan will hope to be involved in Sundays friendly against Wigan and Beale says his technically-gifted former captain is a shining example to the rest of the clubs academy prospects.When I first came here Cameron Brannagan was really slight. He was playing for me in the U16s and hes worked hard and just really kept on going, Beale told Sky Sports. Brannagan was given his full Premier League debut by Jurgen Klopp last season Its very important we keep his feet on the ground as is the case with all of our young boys but were very pleased with him.Hes not really a British-type player. Hes very technical, he can play with both feet and he plays big for a small lad. The most important thing for smaller players is they play with a big heart and dont get overawed by bigger stronger players and he does that. Marko Grujic scored on debut as Liverpool seal 5-0 win over Fleetwood. The only place to watch all of Liverpool FC’s pre-season games is LFCTV We have a strong development pathway for all the players and we explain what were trying to do with them, but I think promoting him and making him captain of my U21s a couple of years ago was also a big part of Cammys development.Its been a long journey, and hed tell you that himself, but its just lovely to see him flourishing and part of the first-team setup. Brannagans versatility will be helpful to Jurgen Klopp, says Beale Brannagan scored a sensational goal on the U21s end-of-season tour to America last month, cutting in from the left and firingg into the top right corner against Sacramento Republic. Harmon Killebrew Jersey. He has been used in a variety of positions by Klopp in his eight first-team appearances under the German to date and Beale admits Brannagans versatility is a big asset.He can play as a deep-lying player as number six or as a box-to-box midfielder which I think he prefers because he can drop deeper when needed but can also get up and around the box, Beale said. Liverpool beat Tranmere 1-0 in their first pre-season game. The only place to watch all of Liverpools pre-season games is LFCTV The boys coming through the academy now have been used to playing in a three-man midfield for so long, and Cammys someone who likes that freedom of playing in a three because he can float around a little bit.But if you ask him hes not really fussed what position he plays in. Hes happy to play right or left which is lovely really for me as a coach and also good for Jurgen that the players coming to him are flexible and just want to be in the team. As soon as I came to Liverpool it was just different. The people in the city demand young players coming through and they have a massive feeling for the young players that do come through. Liverpool U21 boss Michael Beale Beale joined Liverpools academy staff in 2012 after coaching for 10 years at Chelsea working his way up to youth development officer for the Blues.But the lure of Liverpool was too much for the Bromley-born coach to resist and Beale says there is a different kind of enthusiasm for young players on Merseyside.I spent a lot of time at Chelsea where it was hard to get players through because managers were under immense pressure, he said. (L-R) Klopp, with academy director Alex Inglethorpe, U21 boss Michael Beale and first-team development coach Pepijn Lijnders The staff did a lot of good work there but didnt always see the fruits of their hard work in terms of players getting into the first-team.But as soon as I came to Liverpool it was just different. The people in the city demand young players coming through and they have a massive feeling for the young players that do come through. 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