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Utah Jazz at Cleveland Cavaliers

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14-25, 5-13 Away
Final
123 - 112

22-19, 14-10 Home

Jazz bounce back after a 55-point loss and beat Cavaliers 123-112

Utah Jazz vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Highlights

George had 16 points during the third quarter, when Utah rallied from a 10-point deficit and regained control and began its five-game road trip with a victory. George also was 12 of 12 at the free throw line and had nine assists.

The win was the Jazz's second in their past eight games and came Charlotte Hornets, the second-largest by scoring margin in franchise history and the biggest since they moved from New Orleans in 1979.

Markkanen, 10th in the league in scoring at 27.8 points per game, also had 12 rebounds. Jusuf Nurkik, who missed the last two games due to a toe injury, had 11 points and 17 rebounds.

Darius Garland led Cleveland with 23 points and Donovan Mitchell scored 21. The Cavaliers have dropped two of three.

The Cavaliers trailed by 17 points midway through the first quarter and 46-36 before going on a 26-8 run over the last 7:45 of the second quarter to take a 62-54 lead at halftime. Garland led the way during the run with nine points.

Cleveland's largest lead was 10 points early in the third quarter before Utah rallied by going on a 21-8 run.

Utah had a 90-89 lead early in the fourth quarter before going on a 16-6 run over a three-minute span to take control. Svi Mykhailiuk began the run with a pair of 3-pointers.

Both teams shot well from the line. Cleveland made all 13 of its free throws and Utah was 25 of 28.

Up next Jazz: At Chicago on Wednesday.

Cavaliers: At Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 123 - 112
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 123 - 112
4th 10.8 shot clock turnover 123 - 112
4th 35.6 Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists) 123 - 112
4th 37.2 Jarrett Allen offensive rebound 123 - 109

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cle.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCLE
40-83 FG 41-92
48 Field Goal % 45
18-41 3PT 17-41
44 Three Point % 41
25-28 FT 13-13
89 Free Throw % 100
50 Rebounds 30
8 Offensive Rebounds 6
42 Defensive Rebounds 24
32 Assists 33
7 Steals 10
4 Blocks 6
16 Turnovers 13
3 Team Turnovers 1
19 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
17 Fast Break Points 20
40 Points in Paint 38
14 Fouls 19
17 Largest Lead 10
2 Lead Changes 2
79 Percent Led 16
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dean Wade, F Out Jan 11
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6
Chris Livingston, F Out Jan 4
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Georges Niang, F Out Jan 11
Elijah Harkless, G Day-To-Day Jan 10
Walker Kessler, C Out Nov 5

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 33 7 .825 - W3
Denver 26 13 .667 6.5 W1
Minnesota 26 14 .650 7 W1
Portland 19 21 .475 14 L1
Utah 14 25 .359 18.5 W1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 28 10 .737 - L1
Cleveland 22 19 .537 7.5 L1
Chicago 18 20 .474 10 W1
Milwaukee 17 22 .436 11.5 L1
Indiana 9 31 .225 20 W3
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