Cavaliers Lose Single-Season NBA Record 24th Consecutive Game

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CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cavaliers have the NBA's record for futility all to themselves.

Cleveland's losing streak reached 24 games on Saturday night as Wesley Matthews scored 31 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 111-105 win over the pitiful Cavs, who remain winless in 2011 and have lost a mind-boggling 34 of 35.

The Cavs, who have won just once since Nov. 27, now own both the single-season mark for consecutive losses and matched the record for overall losses in a row they previously set over two seasons (1981-82 and 1982-83). Cleveland nearly overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but once again failed to make plays down the stretch.

Antawn Jamison scored 17 to lead the Cavs, who will try to end their skid on Monday in Dallas.

For much of the night, it appeared the Cavaliers might finally end a slide that shows no signs of ending.

Cleveland led early in the fourth quarter, but Rudy Fernandez hit a 3-pointer and the Blazers went on a 15-4 run to open a 105-95 lead. The Cavs didn't fold, and they responded with a 10-2 spurt to make it 107-105 on Ramon Sessions' lay-in with 1:23 left.

Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2011/02/05/cavaliers-lose-nba-record-24th-consecutive-game/

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