Jazz 104-101 Cavaliers (31 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

24-12, 10-8 away

101

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	32	21	16	32	101
UTAH	22	26	28	28	104

TIME	CLE	UTAH
12:00	Kevin Love vs. Derrick Favors (Ricky Rubio gains possession)	0	0
11:43	LeBron James blocks Derrick Favors's dunk	0	0
11:39	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	0	0
11:36	JR Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:31	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Ricky Rubio makes three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists)	0	3
10:57	Kevin Love makes 6-foot hook shot	2	3
10:45	Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:40	LeBron James defensive rebound	2	3
10:34	Jae Crowder makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	4	3
10:18	Derrick Favors misses two point shot	4	3
10:14	Kevin Love defensive rebound	4	3
10:04	Jose Calderon bad pass (Derrick Favors steals)	4	3
10:04	JR Smith personal foul	4	3
9:44	Ricky Rubio misses driving floating jump shot	4	3
9:42	Derrick Favors offensive rebound	4	3
9:41	Derrick Favors makes dunk	4	5
9:30	Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	7	5
9:14	Derrick Favors offensive charge	7	5
9:14	Derrick Favors turnover	7	5
9:03	Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper	7	5
8:58	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	7	5
8:49	Ricky Rubio misses finger roll layup	7	5
8:46	Jose Calderon defensive rebound	7	5
8:35	Derrick Favors shooting foul	7	5
8:35	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	8	5
8:35	Ekpe Udoh enters the game for Derrick Favors	8	5
8:35	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	9	5
8:26	Donovan Mitchell makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	9	7
8:10	LeBron James makes 2-foot driving dunk (Jose Calderon assists)	11	7
8:00	Ricky Rubio makes driving layup	11	9
7:41	Kevin Love misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	11	9
7:39	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	11	9
7:34	Thabo Sefolosha bad pass (LeBron James steals)	11	9
7:31	LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot	13	9
7:10	Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists)	13	12
6:53	Jose Calderon lost ball turnover (Ricky Rubio steals)	13	12
6:51	Joe Ingles offensive foul	13	12
6:51	Joe Ingles turnover	13	12
6:51	Jazz Full timeout	13	12
6:37	Ricky Rubio blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot layup	13	12
6:35	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	13	12
6:29	Thabo Sefolosha misses layup	13	12
6:27	Thabo Sefolosha offensive rebound	13	12
6:10	Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	12
6:06	Kevin Love defensive rebound	13	12
5:48	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	12
5:45	LeBron James offensive rebound	13	12
5:45	LeBron James makes layup	15	12
5:24	Thabo Sefolosha misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	12
5:22	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	15	12
5:22	Rodney Hood enters the game for Ricky Rubio	15	12
5:07	LeBron James makes 18-foot two point shot	17	12
4:49	Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	12
4:47	Kevin Love defensive rebound	17	12
4:30	JR Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Calderon assists)	20	12
4:12	Jae Crowder personal foul	20	12
4:12	Dwyane Wade enters the game for	20	12
4:12	Dwyane Wade enters the game for LeBron James	20	12
4:12	enters the game for Jose Calderon	20	12
4:12	Joe Johnson enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	20	12
4:03	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	20	14
3:53	Ekpe Udoh personal foul	20	14
3:53	Alec Burks enters the game for Joe Ingles	20	14
3:52	Jae Crowder bad pass	20	14
3:41	Ekpe Udoh misses layup	20	14
3:37	Kevin Love defensive rebound	20	14
3:35	Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	14
3:35	Alec Burks defensive rebound	20	14
3:11	Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point jumper	20	14
3:08	Kevin Love defensive rebound	20	14
3:02	Jeff Green misses layup	20	14
3:00	Jeff Green offensive rebound	20	14
3:00	Jeff Green misses 3-foot tip shot	20	14
3:00	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	20	14
3:00	Alec Burks shooting foul	20	14
3:00	Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2	21	14
3:00	Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2	22	14
3:00	Jazz Full timeout	22	14
3:00	LeBron James enters the game for Jae Crowder	22	14
3:00	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Kevin Love	22	14
2:48	Rodney Hood misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	14
2:44	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	22	14
2:42	Ekpe Udoh shooting foul	22	14
2:42	Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2	23	14
2:42	Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2	24	14
2:26	Rodney Hood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	24	17
2:09	JR Smith misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	17
2:06	Jeff Green offensive rebound	24	17
2:04	Jeff Green makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	27	17
1:48	Rodney Hood misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	17
1:45	JR Smith defensive rebound	27	17
1:35	Rodney Hood personal foul	27	17
1:35	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	28	17
1:35	Ricky Rubio enters the game for Ekpe Udoh	28	17
1:35	Jonas Jerebko enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	28	17
1:35	Kyle Korver enters the game for JR Smith	28	17
1:35	Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2	28	17
1:33	Joe Johnson defensive rebound	28	17
1:13	Alec Burks misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	17
1:10	LeBron James defensive rebound	28	17
55.0	LeBron James makes 25-foot three pointer	31	17
39.0	Joe Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rodney Hood assists)	31	20
34.0	LeBron James misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	20
32.0	Joe Johnson defensive rebound	31	20
22.0	Joe Johnson makes 8-foot two point shot	31	22
1.0	Ricky Rubio shooting foul	31	22
1.0	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	32	22
1.0	Ekpe Udoh enters the game for Ricky Rubio	32	22
1.0	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	32	22
0.0	Jonas Jerebko defensive rebound	32	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	22

LeBron calls road trip 'trash'

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Jazz
100
Cavaliers
109

Game 1

17/12

Cavaliers
101
Jazz
104

Game 2

31/12

Delta Center

1:00 AM, 31 December 2017

Salt Lake City, UT

Attendance: 18,306

Referees:
Mark Ayotte
Sean Wright
CJ Washington

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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