Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija appeared to be in no mood to discuss having arguably the best game of his five-year career during Sunday afternoon’s 133-129 overtime loss at the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Update: Deni Avdija (quad) is availalbe. Jerami Grant (knee) is out. • • • The Portland Trail Blazers caught a break leading up to their game Sunday afternoon at the Cleveland Cavaliers. All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will take the day off to rest.

Once the whistles stopped blowing, Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome cried foul. Upset with an inordinate number of personals called during Cleveland’s 133-129 overtime win against Portland on Sunday, Jerome didn’t hold back in criticizing the officiating crew and zeroed in on referee Natalie Sago.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday for public criticism of officials following his team’s 133-129 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.

NBA officials are fining Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome for criticizing the referees after Sunday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Both players missed Friday night’s 121-102 victory at the Brooklyn Nets. Grant was out with right knee soreness. Avdija sat out with a left quad contusion suffered during the first quarter of Wednesday night’s 129-121 victory at the Washington Wizards.

In the final moments, Avdija had a chance to cap his historic night with a game-winning three-pointer, but the shot missed, sealing Portland’s defeat.

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.

The Blazes led by as much as 18 in the third quarter but couldn't hold on, ending their four-game winning streak.

De'Andre Hunter and Ty Jerome willed the Cavaliers to a thrilling OT win, erasing an 18-point deficit and extending Cleveland’s streak to 10.

(AP Photo/Phil Long) Cleveland Cavaliers' Ty Jerome (2) drives as Portland Trail Blazers' Deni Avdija (8) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, March 2 ...