Jazz-Cavaliers Preview

By NOEY KUPCHAN
Posted Mar 06 2013 4:12PM

While Al Jefferson doesn't appear quite ready to go, the slumping Utah Jazz could get a big boost from the possible return of Mo Williams as they go for a seventh consecutive victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

Averaging 12.9 points and a team-leading 6.7 assists, Williams hasn't played since suffering a severely sprained right thumb against Miami on Dec. 22. He made it through practice Tuesday, and coach Tyrone Corbin is leaving the door open for him to suit up against his former team.

The Jazz (32-28) have gone 18-14 during Williams' absence, and his return could prove especially crucial with Jefferson still banged up. Jefferson, who leads the team with 17.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, is likely to miss a third straight contest due to a sprained left ankle.

Jefferson's injury comes at a less-than-opportune time for Utah, which has dropped four of five and into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

"We're always aware of what's going on with our opponents, but you can't get crazy about it," Corbin said. "All we control is what we do."

The Jazz opened a four-game road trip with Monday's 109-108 overtime loss to Milwaukee. Utah outrebounded the Bucks 59-42 but shot 40.4 percent.

Derrick Favors had a career best-tying 23 points and 15 rebounds, while Paul Millsap added 22 and 14 in his return from a two-game absence due to a sprained ankle.

The Jazz were outscored 30-17 in the third quarter and have been outscored by an average of 10.6 points in the third over their last five games.

"It's kind of one of our re-occurring themes that we've got to break, bad habits coming out of halftime, not ready to play," Millsap said.

Cleveland (20-40) has also been dealing with its fair share of health troubles. Kyrie Irving returned Monday after sitting out three games with a hyperextended right knee, but rookies Dion Waiters and Tyler Zeller were held out of a 102-97 loss to New York due to an illness.

Marreese Speights had a season-high 23 points while starting in place of Zeller and Irving chipped in 22 as the Cavaliers were outrebounded 40-31 and surrendered 22 points off 15 turnovers.

Cleveland led by as many as 22 in the second quarter before coming undone.

"We're not that good yet to be able to turn that switch on and off," said swingman C.J. Miles, who signed with Cleveland this summer following seven seasons in Utah. "We've got to play that way all the time. We've got to play hard all the time. There's talent on the team, but there's not enough years to go with the talent. You live and learn, but we should have learned by now."

While Zeller will return Wednesday, Waiters won't play. Waiters is averaging 19.9 points on 52.5 percent shooting over his last seven games, and he scored a team-high 23 in a 109-98 loss at Utah on Jan. 19.

The Cavaliers have been outscored by an average of 10.3 points during their skid against the Jazz.

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Irving rallies Cavs to 104-101 win over Jazz

By TOM WITHERS
Posted Mar 06 2013 10:44PM

CLEVELAND (AP) For more than 40 minutes, the Cavaliers were lifeless and lost.

Kyrie Irving snapped his teammates out of their funk just in time.

Irving scored 20 points, 11 in the last 4:21, and Cleveland's All-Star guard made all the big plays down the stretch, rallying the Cavs to a 104-101 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

Cleveland trailed 100-92 with less than three minutes left before Irving, the soon-to-be 21-year-old with a maturing game, took over. He scored eight points, grabbed two rebounds, made a steal and had the assist on Wayne Ellington's go-ahead dunk with 56 seconds left as Cleveland stormed back and stunned the Jazz.

"Merry Christmas to us," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "We got lucky. That was a gift, basically."

Irving added 10 assists in his second game back after missing three with a hyperextended knee. Tristan Thompson had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavs, who trailed by 12 in the fourth and appeared to be going through the motions for more than three quarters.

"The last 15 minutes is when we started playing," Scott said. "With 15 minutes left, I told them, `Right now, you're showing no interest in this game. You better start playing these last 15 minutes.' Up until that time, I didn't see any interest."

Gordon Hayward scored 25 and Enes Kanter had 17 for the Jazz, who have lost five of six.

After Ellington's dunk made it 102-101, Utah's Mo Williams missed a layup that danced around the rim but wouldn't drop.

"I've never seen a layup come out like that," said Williams, returning to the lineup after missing Utah's previous 32 games with a thumb injury. "That was amazing. I've never, ever seen anything like that. I don't think I've ever missed a layup, even in practice.

"I've shot a trillion layups in my life. I've never missed one like that."

With Cleveland trailing 100-92, Irving made a gorgeous baseline spin and dropped a short jumper. He then split a pair of free throws and dropped two more to bring the Cavs within 101-97. Williams missed a 3-pointer before Irving converted a three-point play to bring Cleveland within one.

On Utah's next trip, Irving poked the ball away from Hayward, dribbled up the floor and fed Ellington, who finished strong at the rim to put the Cavs ahead by one. The play sent a shockwave through the crowd at Quicken Loans Arena that had waited all night for something good to happen.

Williams, who spent three seasons with the Cavs, found a lane to the basket but had his potential go-ahead layup make a full trip around the rim without falling. As Ellington was fouled grabbing the rebound, Williams stared at the basket in disbelief.

"I saw a lane and attacked," Williams said. "I was able to get a crack and get to the rim. I didn't have to put any English on it. I didn't have to spin it. It was a normal layup. I'm dumbfounded."

Ellington's two free throws made it 104-101, and Williams was short with a 3-pointer in the final second.

It was a crushing loss for the Jazz, who are trying to hold off the Los Angeles Lakers for the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Paul Millsap scored 16 points and Alec Burks 14 for the Jazz, which lost in overtime at Milwaukee on Monday. Utah played its third straight game without starting forward Al Jefferson, who has a sprained left ankle.

"These are tough losses," Utah coach Tyrone Corbin said. "You don't want to minimize that. They are games we felt we should have won. Closing games down, especially without Al out there, we're so used to going to him to close the games for us and he's not there.

"We've got to find a way to get better."

Corbin benched starting forward Marvin Williams for DeMarre Carroll, hoping it would spark Utah's first unit. But Carroll scored just four points and the Jazz reserves outscored the starters 56-45. Williams did not score in 14 minutes.

Randy Foye scored 11 points in the third quarter, when the Jazz went on a 16-3 run to open a 71-58 lead.

The Cavaliers were only missing two players with the flu, but they all appeared under the weather.

Cleveland lacked energy, but a dunk by Alonzo Gee in the final second of the quarter seemed to ignite the Cavs. But they fell behind 88-76, when Irving returned with 7:26 left. Shortly after that, he was bringing them back to an unexpected win.

"Absolutely we did (steal this win)," Irving said. "But the one thing I can say is we did get stops at the end. Our defense led to a couple of turnovers and baskets. I've got to be a leader out there, and it starts on the defensive end. Now that I'm preaching it, I've got to do it."

The Cavs were without starting rookie guard Dion Waiters, who missed his second straight game with a flu bug that has flattened a few teammates. Daniel Gibson also sat out with nasty stomach virus, which sidelined Tyler Zeller for one game.

NOTES: Hayward scored 15 points in the second quarter, helping the Jazz open a 51-49 halftime lead. ... The Cavs had a season-high 12 blocks. ... Corbin said there was no timetable on Jefferson, who rolled his ankle last week in a loss to Atlanta. ... Irving is the ninth player in NBA history to surpass 2,000 career points before turning 21. Irving's birthday is March 23.

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Notebook: Cavaliers 104, Jazz 101

Brian Dulik, For NBA.com
Posted Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:35 PM - Updated Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:35 PM

THE FACTS: Point guard Kyrie Irving scored 11 of his team-high 20 points in the final 4:21, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 104-101 victory over the Utah Jazz Wednesday night. Cleveland (21-40) trailed 88-76 with 7:07 left, but outscored visiting Utah 28-13 the rest of the way. Power forward Tristan Thompson added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, while small forward Alonzo Gee had 15 points. Small forward Gordon Hayward scored a game-high 25 points for the Jazz (32-29), which also got 17 points from center Enes Kanter. Utah had won its previous six games against Cleveland, but squandered a 14-point lead in the second half.

QUOTABLE: "Merry Christmas to us. We got lucky. That was a gift, basically. With 15 minutes left, I told them, 'Right now, you're showing no interest in this game. You better start playing because you've still got a chance to win.'"

-- Cavaliers coach Byron Scott

THE STAT: Cavaliers shooting guard C.J. Miles scored all 12 of his points in a six-minute span early in the fourth quarter, including two long 3-pointers that ignited the comeback. "Guys look for me when I start to get rolling, and it's my job to bring the spark and the energy off the bench," said Miles, who played eight uneventful minutes over the first three periods. "As long as we give ourselves a chance to win, things like this can happen." Miles spent his first seven NBA seasons with the Jazz before signing with Cleveland as a free agent last summer.

TURNING POINT: The Jazz led 101-95 with 1:41 left before the Cavaliers scored nine straight points to end the game. Irving accounted for the first five, then stole the ball from Hayward and fed shooting guard Wayne Ellington for the go-ahead dunk with 57 seconds on the clock. Ellington's slam put Cleveland ahead 102-101, which held up when Jazz point guard Mo Williams missed a fast-break layup with four seconds left. Williams' layup rolled completely around the inside of the rim before falling off, allowing Ellington to put the win on ice with two free throws.

QUOTABLE II: "That was amazing. I don't think I've ever missed a layup, even in practice. I've shot a trillion layups in my life. I've never missed one like that, the way it went in and came out. It was a normal layup. I'm dumbfounded."

-- Jazz point guard Mo Williams

HOT: Cavaliers center Marreese Speights collected 14 points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench. ... Cleveland blocked a season-high 12 shots with Thompson and center Tyler Zeller leading the way with three apiece. ... Irving had a game-high 10 assists and a season-best seven boards. ... Miles is averaging 12.4 points over his last nine games. ... Jazz center Derrick Favors collected six points, 12 rebounds and four rejections. ... Hayward, who scored 15 points in the second quarter, also dished out a season-high seven assists.

NOT: Jazz small forward Marvin Williams failed to score in 14 minutes after being removed from the lineup in favor of DeMarre Carroll. ... Carroll started, but only logged four points and one rebound in 14 minutes. ... Utah shooting guard Randy Foye missed all six of his field goal attempts in the first, second and fourth quarters. ... Williams committed a game-high four turnovers. ... The Cavaliers own the fourth-worst home record in the NBA at 12-18. ... Zeller, who is recovering from the flu, only had three points on 1-for-5 shooting in 23 minutes.

QUOTABLE III: "We did, absolutely we did [steal this win]. But the one thing I can say is we did get stops at the end. I've got to be a leader out there, and it starts on the defensive end. Now that I'm preaching it, I've got to do it."

-- Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving

GOOD MOVE: Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin gave Williams the start in his first game since Dec. 22, allowing him to receive a nice ovation from the crowd. The former Cavaliers fan favorite scored five quick points and worked off all of his court rust early. Williams wound up with eight points, three rebounds and six assists in 27 minutes, while backup Earl Watson did not score in seven minutes. Williams sat out 32 straight contests after undergoing right thumb surgery on Jan. 4.

BAD MOVE: Kanter was the best big man on the floor all night, but Corbin removed him for good with exactly 8:00 remaining. The second-year pro from Turkey shot 8-for-11 and grabbed seven rebounds in 21 active minutes off the bench. ... With Utah trailing 102-101 with 35 seconds left, Foye stepped out of bounds while driving to the hoop for a turnover. "We have to make smarter decisions and close ballgames," Corbin said. "We need to understand the sense of urgency."

NOTABLE: Cavaliers power forward Luke Walton didn't pull any punches after the come-from-behind win, saying, "I don't like to call it lucky, but this was definitely one we stole." ... Jazz center Al Jefferson (left ankle sprain) missed his third straight game, but Corbin said he was "getting better. When he's ready to go, we'll make the call to get him back in there." ... Cavaliers shooting guards Dion Waiters (flu) and Daniel Gibson (flu) were not in uniform, leaving them with just 10 active players. Also out for Cleveland were small forward Omri Casspi (appendectomy) and center Anderson Varejao (season-ending right knee surgery).

UP NEXT: For the Jazz, Friday @ Chicago, Saturday @ New York, Monday vs. Detroit. For the Cavaliers, Friday vs. Memphis, Sunday @ Toronto, Tuesday vs. Washington.

• Jazz: Bell, Jefferson
• Cavaliers: Varejao

• Jazz: --
• Cavaliers: --

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
• Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #33 Sean Corbin, #73 Tre Maddox
• Attendance: 12124
• Duration: 2:08

Utah Jazz (32-30)		Cleveland Cavaliers (22-40)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Zeller vs Favors (Williams gains possession)
Carroll Jump Shot: Missed	11:34
	11:32	Irving Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:28	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed
	11:26	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:22	Gee 3pt Shot: Missed
Favors Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:21
Williams Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:15 [UTA 2-0]
	11:00	Irving 3pt Shot: Missed
Favors Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:59
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)	10:42 [UTA 5-0]
	10:23 [CLE 2-5]	Irving Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Zeller (1 AST)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:18
	10:04 [CLE 4-5]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Irving (1 AST)
Millsap Step Back Jump shot: Missed	09:41
	09:38	Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:29 [CLE 6-5]	Gee Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)
Favors Layup Shot: Missed Block: Zeller (1 BLK)	09:13
Team Rebound	09:13
Carroll Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	09:08 [UTA 7-6]
	08:44	Gee 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:43	Zeller Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Carroll Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:41
	08:34 [CLE 8-7]	Thompson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	08:26
	08:21	Gee Jump Shot: Missed Block: Favors (1 BLK)
Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:19
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	08:12
	08:11	Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:01 [CLE 10-7]	Gee Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Irving (2 AST)
	07:48	Thompson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:48 [UTA 8-10]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:48 [UTA 9-10]
	07:32	Irving Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Favors Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:10
Williams Substitution replaced by Watson	07:10
	06:59 [CLE 13-9]	Ellington 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Millsap Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)	06:39 [UTA 11-13]
	06:28	Zeller Layup Shot: Missed Block: Carroll (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	06:28
	06:28	Jump Ball Zeller vs Carroll (Favors gains possession)
Carroll 3pt Shot: Missed	06:17
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:15
Millsap Putback Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:15 [UTA 13-13]
	05:57	Gee 3pt Shot: Missed
Favors Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:56
Favors Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:38	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:30	Irving Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:28
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	05:17
	05:15	Irving Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:02	Zeller Jump Shot: Missed
	05:00	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	05:00 [CLE 15-13]	Thompson Putback Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Zeller (1 ST)	04:39
Favors Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:34
	04:34	Team Timeout : Regular
Millsap Substitution replaced by Kanter	04:34
	04:34	Zeller Substitution replaced by Livingston
	04:34	Ellington Substitution replaced by Speights
	04:34	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:34	Team Rebound
	04:34 [CLE 16-13]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (1 BLK)	04:12
Kanter Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:11
Kanter Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:10
	04:09	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:58	Irving Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Favors Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:57
Carroll Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)	03:52 [UTA 15-16]
	03:29	Gee Jump Shot: Missed
Kanter Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:28
Kanter Jump Hook Shot: Missed	03:14
	03:14	Team Rebound
Foye Substitution replaced by Hayward	03:14
Carroll Substitution replaced by Burks	03:14
	02:52	Speights Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	02:51	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	02:51
Favors Substitution replaced by Williams	02:51
	02:51	Gee Substitution replaced by Walton
	02:51	Thompson Substitution replaced by Miles
	02:42	Irving Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:41
Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Livingston (1 ST)	02:32
	02:19 [CLE 18-15]	Livingston Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:06	Miles Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Kanter Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hayward (1 AST)	01:57 [UTA 17-18]
	01:43 [CLE 20-17]	Speights Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miles (1 AST)
Hayward Jump Shot: Missed	01:23
	01:22	Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:21	Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Burks (1 ST)
Burks 3pt Shot: Missed	01:01
	01:00	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:47.9	Walton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Watson (1 BLK)
	00:45.9	Walton Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:43.4 [CLE 23-17]	Irving 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Speights (1 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	00:23.9
Kanter Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:22.8
Kanter Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:20.2 [UTA 19-23]
	00:00.0	Irving Running Bank shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Utah Jazz (32-30)		Cleveland Cavaliers (22-40)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Livingston Layup Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:41
Burks Jump Shot: Missed Block: Livingston (1 BLK)	11:38
Team Rebound	11:38
Hayward Jump Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:34	Livingston Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Williams Foul: Personal (1 PF)	11:19
	11:11 [CLE 25-19]	Walton Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Livingston (1 AST)
Burks Jump Shot: Missed Block: Miles (1 BLK)	10:48
	10:45	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:41	Miles Layup Shot: Missed
Kanter Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:38
	10:35	Livingston Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	10:31	Walton Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Kanter Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:31
Team Rebound	10:31
Kanter Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	10:31 [UTA 20-25]
	10:15 [CLE 27-20]	Livingston Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Kanter Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	09:48 [UTA 22-27]
	09:29	Speights Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Burks Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hayward (2 AST)	09:24 [UTA 24-27]
	09:09 [CLE 29-24]	Speights Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miles (2 AST)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	09:04
	08:50	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:49	Walton Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:46	Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hayward (1 ST)
	08:46	Speights Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)
	08:46
	08:46	Speights Substitution replaced by Zeller
Hayward Jump Shot: Missed	08:34
Kanter Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	08:31
Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	08:21 [UTA 27-29]
Williams Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:08
	08:08 [CLE 30-27]	Ellington Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Williams Substitution replaced by Millsap	08:08
	08:08 [CLE 31-27]	Ellington Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Burks (1 AST)	07:48 [UTA 30-31]
	07:36 [CLE 33-30]	Livingston Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)
Kanter Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hayward (3 AST)	07:16 [UTA 32-33]
Millsap Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	07:03
	07:03	Zeller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:03	Team Rebound
Kanter Substitution replaced by Favors	07:03
	07:03	Miles Substitution replaced by Gee
	07:03 [CLE 34-32]	Zeller Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Burks Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:51 [UTA 34-34]
	06:51	Zeller Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Williams Substitution replaced by Foye	06:51
Burks Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	06:51 [UTA 35-34]
	06:41 [CLE 37-35]	Ellington 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed Block: Walton (1 BLK)	06:19
Team Rebound	06:19
	06:19	Walton Substitution replaced by Thompson
	06:19	Livingston Substitution replaced by Irving
Millsap Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Burks (2 AST)	06:14 [UTA 37-37]
	05:58 [CLE 39-37]	Ellington Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Irving (3 AST)
Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed	05:34
	05:32	Zeller Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:23	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Burks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:20
Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Burks (3 AST)	05:14 [UTA 40-39]
	05:00	Ellington Running Jump Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:58
	04:58	Irving Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
	04:58	Team Timeout : Regular
Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:58 [UTA 41-39]
Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	04:58 [UTA 42-39]
	04:41	Thompson Running Jump Shot: Missed
Burks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:41
Foye Layup Shot: Missed	04:38
	04:37	Gee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Hayward Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:31
	04:31 [CLE 40-42]	Gee Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:31 [CLE 41-42]	Gee Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Hayward Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)	04:16 [UTA 44-41]
	03:57 [CLE 43-44]	Thompson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Irving (4 AST)
Burks Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (2 BLK)	03:47
	03:44	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:39	Gee Layup Shot: Missed
	03:37	Gee Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:37	Gee Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:37
Hayward Jump Shot: Missed	03:28
Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:26
Favors Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:09 [UTA 46-43]
	03:04 [CLE 45-46]	Zeller Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gee (1 AST)
Favors Foul: Offensive Charge (2 PF)	02:50
Favors Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:50
Team Timeout : Regular	02:50
Burks Substitution replaced by Williams	02:50
	02:34	Zeller Jump Shot: Missed
	02:33	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	02:17	Thompson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Favors (2 BLK)
Team Rebound	02:17
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	02:01
	02:00	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	01:47	Ellington Driving Dunk Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:44
Hayward Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	01:41 [UTA 48-45]
	01:33	Zeller Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Favors Substitution replaced by Kanter	01:33
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:18
	01:16	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	01:14	Thompson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hayward (2 ST)
	01:12	Ellington Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:12 [UTA 49-45]
Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:12
Team Rebound	01:11
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	01:09
	01:06	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	00:58.9	Gee Jump Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (1 BLK)
Kanter Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:56.9
Hayward Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)	00:55.7 [UTA 51-45]
	00:35.0 [CLE 47-51]	Thompson Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:26.5	Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:04.9 [CLE 49-51]	Gee Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Irving (5 AST)
Williams Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)	00:00.5
End of 2nd Quarter
Utah Jazz (32-30)		Cleveland Cavaliers (22-40)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Irving Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	11:39
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed Block: Zeller (2 BLK)	11:23
	11:21	Gee Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:03	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:02
Favors Jump Shot: Missed	10:46
	10:45	Gee Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:27	Thompson Foul: Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	10:27	Thompson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	10:07
Favors Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	10:06
Favors Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:04 [UTA 53-49]
	09:55 [CLE 51-53]	Gee Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed Block: Irving (1 BLK)	09:48
	09:48	Zeller Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Carroll Foul: Personal (2 PF)	09:48
	09:33	Thompson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Favors (3 BLK)
Team Rebound	09:33
	09:33	Jump Ball Thompson vs Favors (Williams gains possession)
	09:24	Ellington Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	09:12
Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:11
	09:04	Zeller Foul: Shooting Block (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	09:04 [UTA 54-51]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:04 [UTA 55-51]
	08:56 [CLE 53-55]	Irving Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Carroll 3pt Shot: Missed	08:34
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:33
Carroll Jump Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Gee Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:07	Zeller Jump Shot: Missed
Favors Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	08:06
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	07:42
	07:41	Zeller Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:36	Irving Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Favors Layup Shot: Missed	07:17
	07:15	Irving Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:08 [CLE 55-55]	Irving Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Zeller (3 BLK)	06:54
	06:52	Team Rebound
Millsap Foul: Personal (2 PF)	06:43
Williams Substitution replaced by Burks	06:43
Carroll Substitution replaced by Hayward	06:43
	06:37	Irving 3pt Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:35
Burks Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (3 BLK)	06:23
	06:20	Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:09	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	06:08
Millsap Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Zeller (2 ST)	05:54
	05:51	Gee Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hayward (3 ST)
Millsap Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hayward (4 AST)	05:43 [UTA 57-55]
	05:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Millsap Substitution replaced by Kanter	05:37
	05:37	Zeller Substitution replaced by Speights
	05:37	Ellington Substitution replaced by Livingston
	05:22	Thompson Dunk Shot: Missed
Favors Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	05:20
	05:17	Livingston Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Favors (1 AST)	05:05 [UTA 60-55]
	04:48 [CLE 57-60]	Speights Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Irving (6 AST)
Hayward Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	04:29 [UTA 62-57]
Foye Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:15
	04:15	Speights Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:15	Team Rebound
	04:15 [CLE 58-62]	Speights Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Kanter (1 AST)	04:00 [UTA 65-58]
	03:39	Livingston Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Favors (1 ST)
Foye Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Burks (4 AST)	03:31 [UTA 67-58]
	03:27	Team Timeout : Regular
Favors Substitution replaced by Williams	03:27
	03:27	Thompson Substitution replaced by Walton
	03:14	Walton Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:13
Kanter Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hayward (5 AST)	02:58 [UTA 69-58]
	02:33	Gee Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Kanter (1 BLK)
	02:31	Irving Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:30	Gee Jump Shot: Missed
	02:30	Team Rebound
	02:30	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Hayward Layup Shot: Missed Block: Speights (1 BLK)	02:15
Team Rebound	02:15
Burks Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:09 [UTA 71-58]
	01:56	Irving Jump Shot: Missed
	01:55	Speights Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:52	Speights Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)
	01:51	Speights Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	01:50 [CLE 60-71]	Speights Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hayward (6 AST)	01:36 [UTA 74-60]
	01:19 [CLE 63-74]	Gee 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Irving (7 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	01:07
	01:04	Irving Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:57.9	Irving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:57.0	Speights Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	00:57.0	Speights Tip Shot: Missed
	00:57.0	Speights Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)
	00:56.0	Speights Tip Shot: Missed
	00:56.0	Speights Rebound (Off:5 Def:0)
Williams Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:56.0
	00:56.0	Speights Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:56.0	Team Rebound
	00:56.0 [CLE 64-74]	Speights Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Kanter Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:33.9 [UTA 76-64]
	00:26.9 [CLE 66-76]	Speights Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Livingston (2 AST)
Kanter Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Irving (1 ST)	00:02.9
	00:00.9 [CLE 68-76]	Gee Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Irving (8 AST)
Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:47	Walton Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Kanter Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	11:40 [UTA 78-68]
Williams Violation:Kicked Ball	11:29
	11:17 [CLE 70-78]	Miles Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Kanter Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS)	10:58 [UTA 80-70]
	10:46 [CLE 72-80]	Miles Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Livingston (3 AST)
Burks Jump Shot: Missed	10:25
	10:23	Speights Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)
	10:11	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
Kanter Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	10:10
Williams Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)	10:00
Williams Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:00
Williams Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	09:51
	09:51 [CLE 73-80]	Ellington Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	09:51 [CLE 74-80]	Ellington Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	09:41	Speights Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Burks Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	09:29 [UTA 82-74]
	09:21	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:21	Speights Rebound (Off:6 Def:1)
Kanter Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	09:21
	09:21 [CLE 75-82]	Speights Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	09:21 [CLE 76-82]	Speights Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Hayward Jump Shot: Missed	09:02
	09:01	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:50	Miles Jump Shot: Missed
Burks Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:49
Burks Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hayward (7 AST)	08:40 [UTA 84-76]
	08:24	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:22
Kanter Jump Shot: Missed	08:13
	08:12	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:03	Speights Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:02
	08:00	Livingston Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
	08:00
Kanter Substitution replaced by Favors	08:00
Williams Substitution replaced by Millsap	08:00
Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	08:00 [UTA 85-76]
Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	08:00 [UTA 86-76]
	07:47	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed
	07:46	Team Rebound
	07:43	Livingston Jump Shot: Missed
Burks Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:42
	07:26	Speights Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Favors Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:26 [UTA 87-76]
	07:26	Livingston Substitution replaced by Irving
	07:26	Speights Substitution replaced by Thompson
Favors Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:26 [UTA 88-76]
	07:06 [CLE 78-88]	Thompson Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Walton (2 AST)
Millsap Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	06:50
Williams Substitution replaced by Foye	06:50
	06:35	Irving Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Foye (1 ST)
Foye Layup Shot: Missed	06:30
	06:30	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
Favors Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:30
	06:16 [CLE 81-88]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Walton (3 AST)
Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Walton (1 ST)	05:48
Burks Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:48
	05:48	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:29 [CLE 84-88]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Irving (9 AST)
Burks 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Millsap (3 AST)	05:08 [UTA 91-84]
Burks Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:58
	04:58 [CLE 85-91]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	04:58	Walton Substitution replaced by Gee
	04:58	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Favors Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	04:56
Hayward Running Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)	04:37 [UTA 93-85]
	04:21 [CLE 88-93]	Irving 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Hayward Layup Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:55	Team Rebound
Favors Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF) (2 FTA)	03:55
	03:55 [CLE 89-93]	Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Burks Substitution replaced by Williams	03:55
	03:55 [CLE 90-93]	Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Millsap (4 AST)	03:34 [UTA 96-90]
	03:25	Irving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Favors (4 BLK)
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:22
	03:20	Miles Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:20 [UTA 97-90]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	03:20 [UTA 98-90]
Millsap Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:07
	03:07 [CLE 91-98]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	03:07 [CLE 92-98]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Millsap Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	02:46 [UTA 100-92]
	02:35 [CLE 94-100]	Irving Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miles (2 BLK)	02:13
	02:11	Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:01	Irving Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	02:00	Irving Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Favors Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)	02:00
Team Timeout : Regular	02:00
	02:00 [CLE 95-100]	Irving Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	02:00	Irving Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Favors Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	01:59
	01:47	Miles Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:47
Team Rebound	01:47
Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	01:47 [UTA 101-95]
Foye Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:40
	01:40 [CLE 96-101]	Irving Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	01:40	Miles Substitution replaced by Walton
	01:40 [CLE 97-101]	Irving Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	01:23
	01:22	Irving Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:16	Irving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:15	Ellington Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:07 [CLE 99-101]	Irving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Ellington (1 AST)
Millsap Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)	01:07
	01:07 [CLE 100-101]	Irving Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
Hayward Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Irving (2 ST)	01:00
	00:56.4 [CLE 102-101]	Ellington Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Irving (10 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:56.4
Foye Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	00:35.1
	00:11.9	Irving Jump Shot: Missed Block: Foye (1 BLK)
Favors Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)	00:09.9
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	00:04.9
	00:03.9	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
Foye Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:02.8
	00:02.8 [CLE 103-101]	Ellington Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	00:02.8 [CLE 104-101]	Ellington Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:02.8
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.0
	00:00.3	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
End of 4th Quarter