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Cavaliers at Utah Jazz - March 14, 2016

Game Summary

The Cavaliers will look to close out their road trip with a perfect 4-0 record as they travel to Salt Lake City to square off against the Utah Jazz on Monday night. Tipoff from Vivint Smart Home Arena is at 10:30 p.m. ET.

Since December 28th, the Cavs have the 2nd-best road record in the NBA at 14-4 (.778).

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Cleveland is 20-6 against the Western Conference this season, which includes a 10-4 mark on the road. The Cavs have won nine of their last ten contests on the road against the West.

The Cavaliers are coming off a 114-90 victory over the L.A. Clippers at STAPLES Center on Sunday afternoon.

Sunday’s victory was another three-point barrage for the Cavaliers, who canned 18 triples on Sunday – with J.R. Smith, LeBron James and Channing Frye combining to go 13-for-19 from beyond the arc.

LeBron led six Cavaliers in double-figures with 27 points – going 9-of-15 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from long-distance, to go with six boards, five assists and a steal.

Kyrie Irving and J.R. Smith finished with 17 points apiece in the win. Kyrie, who tied LeBron for the team lead with five assists, notched nine of his 17 in the final period. Smith was 6-for-9 overall and 5-of-8 from deep on Sunday, his third straight game with at least three, three-pointers.

Channing Frye, acquired in a Deadline deal last month, might be sad that they roadie is leaving the Staples Center – where he went 10-of-14 from long-range over the past two games. As he did against the Lakers – albeit in a reserve role on Sunday – Frye went 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. The 10-year veteran finished with 15 points, five boards and a pair of assists.

Entering Monday's contest, Cleveland has scored at least 100 points in a season-high seven straight games and will aim to keep their offensive production rolling against a young, athletic Jazz squad.

Utah (31-35) is one of the league's top defensive teams by holding opponents to 97.3 points per game. Jazz center, Rudy Gobert, anchors Utah's defense with averages of 11.0 boards and 2.3 blocks.

Carrying Utah's offensive load is their forward combo of Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors. Hayward averages a team-high 20.0 points per game while Favors adds 16.7 points a contest.

Where to Catch the Action

TV: FOX Sports Ohio, ESPN

Radio: WTAM 1100, 100.7 WMMS, 87.7 La Mega

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Probable Starters/Status Update* presented by  

#2 - Kyrie Irving

#5 - J.R. Smith

#23 - LeBron James

#0 - Kevin Love

#20 - Timofey Mozgov

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#8 - Shelvin Mack

#5 - Rodney Hood

#20 - Gordon Hayward

#15 - Derrick Favors

#27 - Rudy Gobert

Status Update: (Cavs) - Mo Williams, (Left Knee Chondromalacia, Out)

Status Update: (Jazz) - Dante Exum, (Left ACL Surgery, Out), Alec Burks, (Fractured Left Fibula, Out)

*Subject to change.

Head-to-Head Matchup

The two teams will face each other for the final time this season on Monday night as the Wine and Gold look to sweep the season series.

The Cavaliers edged out the Jazz back on November 10th at The Q, 118-114, as Cleveland overcame a nine-point deficit (95-86) with 7:22 left in the game by outscoring the Jazz 32-19 the rest of the way.

LeBron James finished with a game-high 31 points on 11-19 (.579) shooting, eight assists, seven rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes.

Kevin Love hit his 600th regular season career three-pointer and finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in 40 minutes of action.

On Deck

After Monday's contest, the Wine and Gold return home to face the Mavericks on Wednesday night before getting right back on the road for a Sunshine State back-to-back next weekend – facing the Magic on Friday night in Orlando and the Heat the following night on South Beach. Cleveland starts the following week with a pair at The Q – welcoming the Nuggets on March 21 and the Bucks two nights later.GET TICKETS | VIEW FULL SCHEDULE