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Cleveland Cavaliers at Utah Jazz

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57-14, 27-9 Away
Final
120 - 91

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Cavaliers snap 4-game skid with 120-91 victory over Jazz

De'Andre Hunter gets the and-1 to fall

Evan Mobley had 11 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks to help the Cavaliers get back in the win column. Six players scored in double figures for Cleveland.

Kyle Filipowski led Utah with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Walker Kessler added 13 rebounds and three blocks.

The Jazz rallied from an early 12-point deficit and took a 36-34 lead on Collin Sexton’s layup midway through the second quarter. Cleveland went ahead for good after taking a 44-43 lead on Mitchell’s pull-up jumper with 2:04 left before halftime.

The Cavaliers held Utah without a point for 6½ minutes and pulled away behind a 15-0 run to open the third quarter. Allen bookended the run with a pair of baskets, his second one giving Cleveland a 66-45 lead five minutes into the second half.

Takeaways Cavaliers: Cleveland exploited Utah’s poor transition defense, outscoring the Jazz 22-9 in fastbreak points.

Jazz: Utah struggled to take care of the ball again, committing 18 turnovers and giving up 25 points off them.

Key moment After Utah took its final lead at 43-42 on Filipowski’s reverse layup, Mitchell and Garland combined for three baskets in the final two minutes before halftime to set the stage for Cleveland’s decisive third quarter run.

Key stat Cleveland outscored Utah 60-30 in the paint.

Up next Both teams are back in action Tuesday. Cleveland wraps up its five-game road swing at Portland, while Utah hosts Memphis.

Regular Season Series

CLE wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 91
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 91
4th 14.0 shot clock turnover 120 - 91
4th 35.2 Sam Merrill defensive rebound 120 - 91
4th 39.1 Walker Kessler misses 25-foot three point jumper 120 - 91

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cle.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCLE https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH
44-96 FG 32-89
45.8 Field Goal % 36.0
11-48 3PT 16-50
22.9 Three Point % 32.0
21-31 FT 11-18
67.7 Free Throw % 61.1
51 Rebounds 52
14 Offensive Rebounds 13
37 Defensive Rebounds 39
28 Assists 25
9 Steals 4
7 Blocks 5
6 Turnovers 18
1 Team Turnovers 3
7 Total Turnovers 21
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 25
22 Fast Break Points 9
60 Points in Paint 30
16 Fouls 24
32 Largest Lead 2
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
John Collins, PF Out Apr 2
Lauri Markkanen, PF Out Apr 2
Cody Williams, F Out Apr 2
Jordan Clarkson, PG Out Mar 27
Elijah Harkless, G Out Mar 24
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dean Wade, PF Day-To-Day Apr 3
Ty Jerome, SG Out Apr 1

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 61 15 .803 - W2
Indiana 45 31 .592 16 W2
Detroit 42 34 .553 19 L2
Milwaukee 41 34 .547 19.5 W1
Chicago 34 42 .447 27 W1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City - 12 W11 0.84210527 64
Denver 17.5 30 L2 0.6103896 47
Minnesota 20 32 W3 0.57894737 44
Portland 31 43 W1 0.43421054 33
Utah 48.5 61 L7 0.20779221 16
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