Without Donovan Mitchell against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Cleveland Cavaliers needed someone to step up. Instead of one player, they got two.Cavaliers dynamic duo De’Andre Hunter and Ty Jerome delivered in a game where Cleveland looked dead in the water,

Ty Jerome scored 20 points off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight game by steamrolling the Orlando Magic Tuesday night.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Ty Jerome scored 20 points in 21 minutes, and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Orlando Magic 122-82 on Tuesday night for their eighth consecutive win. Max Strus, Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter each scored 17 points. Strus made five ...

Now Jerome and Hunter are helping the Eastern Conference-leading ... he came off the bench four times and started in his Feb. 10 debut when small forward Max Strus (sore right ankle) sat out. Heading into Tuesday, Hunter had been averaging 13.4 points ...

Backup guard Ty Jerome had a massive impact on the game, tallying 25 points on 8-of-17 shooting, five rebounds, six assists, and six steals in 36 minutes off the bench. However, the former Virginia star had some choice comments about the officials after the game.