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By Compiled from Times wires
© St. Petersburg Times, published January 23, 2001
CLEVELAND -- While a few Cavaliers fans threw food in Shawn Kemp's direction, the Portland Trail Blazers couldn't toss anything into the basket.
Andre Miller scored 18 points and Jim Jackson had 15 Monday night as the Cavaliers rolled to a stunning 84-58 victory over the Trail Blazers, who scored just nine points in the second quarter, 24 in the first half and shot only 28 percent.
Portland's point total was an all-time franchise low, one point worse than it scored on Feb. 27, 1998, at Indiana.
Kemp made his first appearance in Gund Arena since being traded to Portland last August as part of a three-team deal that sent Brian Grant from the Blazers to Miami.
Overweight the past two years, Kemp was a target for fan abuse in Cleveland, and fans didn't waste any time getting on him. One fan yelled, "Hey, who is this guy?" when Kemp checked in, and the crowd booed him each time he touched the ball.
Kemp finished with four points in 20 minutes. It wasn't the kind of return he hoped for, but Cavs fans sure loved it.
Kemp's return seemed to have everyone on edge and tempers flared in the third quarter near the Blazers' bench as two fans got into it with some Portland players and coaches.
The Blazers were in a funk from the opening tip. They missed their first 10 field-goal attempts, and the starters ended up a combined 13-of-48. Rasheed Wallace was 5-for-17 and Arvidas Sabonis 1-for-10.
CAVALIERS: Forward Matt Harpring, recently sidelined for surgery on his left ankle, was placed on the injured list and point guard Bimbo Coles, on the injured list since Nov. 22 with an inflamed knee, was activated.
TRAIL BLAZERS: Guard Gary Grant, who has missed 27 games with a sore knee, was placed on the injured list and guard Erick Barkley was activated.
WEBBER HONOR: Kings forward Chris Webber was named Player of the Week. He averaged 30.8 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.25 blocks in leading the team to a 3-1 record.
OBITUARY: Michael Edward "Eddie" J. Donovan, the former Knicks general manager who died Saturday of complications from a stroke, had lived in Spring Hill the past two years. Donovan, 78, acquired Willis Reed, Bill Bradley, Walt Frazier, Dave DeBusschere, Cazzie Russell and Phil Jackson as New York won two world championships. He also was general manager and president of the Buffalo Braves before retiring as assistant to the president at St. Bonaventure University. Survivors include his wife, Marjory; three sons, two daughters, and 14 grandchildren.