Game ID: 22401030
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Utah Jazz
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 22 23 19 27 91CLE 28 23 37 32 120
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
UTA availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 3 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 3/12, returns tonight: 26 min (130% of 20)
OUT Potter missed 3 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 15 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 3/12 after 9, 24 min since (75% of 31)
BACK Collins back 3/10 after 5, 31 min since (103% of 30)
BACK Clarkson back 3/12 after 7, 23 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Springer back 3/14 after 5, 17 min since (127% of 13)
UTA availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backOUT George missed 4 since 3/10, returns tonight: 27 min (87% of 32)
OUT Collins missed 2 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 4 since 3/10, returns tonight: 23 min (124% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 6 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 16 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 3/12 after 9, 24 min since (78% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 3/12 after 7, 23 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/16 after 2, 26 min since (130% of 20)
BACK Springer back 3/14 after 5, 17 min since (127% of 13)
NEW Juzang 20 to 25 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 7 since 3/07, returns tonight: 18 min (102% of 18)
OUT Harkless missed 17 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 2 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK George back 3/17 after 4, 27 min since (87% of 32)
BACK Markkanen back 3/12 after 9, 24 min since (77% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 3/12 after 7, 23 min since (87% of 26)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/16 after 2, 26 min since (130% of 20)
BACK Potter back 3/17 after 4, 23 min since (124% of 19)
UTA availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 4 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 19 min (94% of 20)
OUT Harkless missed 18 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 3 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK George back 3/17 after 4, 28 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Markkanen back 3/12 after 9, 24 min since (77% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 3/12 after 7, 22 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Potter back 3/17 after 4, 19 min since (103% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/19 after 7, 18 min since (102% of 18)
UTA availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 5 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 4 since 3/16, returns tonight: 19 min (83% of 23)
OUT Harkless missed 19 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 4 since 3/16, returns tonight: 0 min (1% of 13)
BACK George back 3/17 after 4, 30 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/16 after 2, 22 min since (112% of 20)
BACK Potter back 3/17 after 4, 20 min since (110% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/19 after 7, 18 min since (102% of 18)
UTA availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 6 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 3/21, returns tonight: 18 min (98% of 18)
OUT Harkless missed 20 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK George back 3/17 after 4, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 19 min since (83% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/16 after 2, 22 min since (112% of 20)
BACK Potter back 3/17 after 4, 20 min since (110% of 19)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 0 min since (1% of 13)
UTA availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 7 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 21 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK George back 3/17 after 4, 28 min since (89% of 32)
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 21 min since (93% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/21 after 2, 14 min since (72% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/19 after 7, 18 min since (100% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 0 min since (1% of 13)
UTA availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Collins missed 8 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 3 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 22 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 20 min since (89% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/21 after 2, 14 min since (72% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/19 after 7, 18 min since (100% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 13)
UTA availability going into 3/31 · 2 days' restOUT Collins missed 9 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 4 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 23 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 19 min since (85% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/21 after 2, 12 min since (61% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (120% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 13)
NEW Filipowski 21 to 27 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 3/11, returns tonight: 34 min (109% of 32)
OUT Tomlin missed 8 since 2/28, out tonight
CLE availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 9 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/16 after 2, 34 min since (109% of 32)
CLE availability going into 3/19 · back-to-backOUT Tomlin missed 10 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/16 after 2, 34 min since (107% of 32)
CLE availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 11 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/16 after 2, 34 min since (107% of 32)
CLE availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 12 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/16 after 2, 33 min since (105% of 32)
CLE availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 13 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/16 after 2, 31 min since (97% of 32)
CLE availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 14 since 2/28, out tonight
CLE availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Tomlin missed 15 since 2/28, out tonight
CLE availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Jerome missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 16 since 2/28, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 20 and George at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Collins (5 straight), Martin (4 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mobley at 22 and Garland at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Cleveland's 12. Call it Cleveland 119, Utah 115, Utah keeping it close.
3/16 @ MIN 102-128 — UTA notes
UTA lost 102-128. UTA shot 43% (39 of 90) to MIN's 49%, 12 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 26. UTA turned it over 22 times to MIN's 9, and MIN turned those into 14 steals. Sexton led with 22 (9 of 18); Markkanen added 16, Kessler 15. Q2 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 14 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 100-71 against them. Williams's -24 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/17 vs CHI 97-111 — UTA notes
UTA lost 97-111. UTA shot 41% (35 of 86) to CHI's 43%, 9 of 42 from three, and went to the line 22 times to CHI's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. UTA turned it over 17 times to CHI's 9, and CHI turned those into 12 steals. George led with 16 (4 of 7, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Markkanen added 16, Clarkson 14. Q2 was theirs, 31-23, the deficit cut from 9 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 88-66 against them. Juzang's -18 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 vs WAS 128-112 — UTA notes
UTA won 128-112. UTA shot 56% (50 of 89) to WAS's 46%, 17 of 42 from three. Filipowski led with 21 (8 of 11, 4 of 6 from three); George added 20, Sexton 18. The hinge was Q3, 33-25: a lead of 1 became 9, and the lead reached 21. Sensabaugh was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/21 vs BOS 99-121 — UTA notes
UTA lost 99-121. UTA shot 45% (38 of 84) to BOS's 46%, 14 of 35 from three. UTA turned it over 17 times to BOS's 10, and BOS turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 38-48 against them. Sexton led with 30 (12 of 16, 4 of 6 from three); George added 19, Juzang 11. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 14 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 96-69 against them. George's -22 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 vs CLE 91-120 — UTA notes
UTA lost 91-120. UTA shot 36% (32 of 89) to CLE's 46%, 16 of 50 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CLE's 31. UTA turned it over 18 times to CLE's 6, and CLE turned those into 9 steals. Filipowski led with 18 (7 of 13, 4 of 8 from three); Juzang added 12, Sexton 10. Q2 was theirs, 23-23, but the other 3 periods went 97-68 against them. Kessler's -40 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Sexton at 20 and George at 16 a game. Without Collins (6 straight), Tshiebwe (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bane at 22 and Jackson Jr. at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Morant (4 straight), Jackson (3 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Memphis's 12. Call it Memphis 118, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
3/27 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sexton at 18 and George at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Collins (7 straight), Potter (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Green at 25 and VanVleet at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Whitmore (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-10 a night and Utah minus-6 and the line, where Houston takes 28 free throws a game to Utah's 18. Call it Houston 117, Utah 111.
3/28 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Gordon at 17 a game. Without Strawther (13 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Sexton at 19 and Filipowski at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Collins (8 straight), Clarkson (2 straight), Potter (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-9 and the line, where Denver takes 24 free throws a game to Utah's 17. Call it Denver 122, Utah 112, Denver by 10.
3/31 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Bridges at 16 and Smith Jr. at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Gra. Williams (58 straight), Baugh (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 126, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sexton at 19 and Filipowski at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Collins (9 straight), Clarkson (3 straight), Potter (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been minus-3 a night and Utah minus-11 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 116 a night to Utah's 126. Call it Charlotte 114, Utah 109.
3/16 vs ORL 103-108 — CLE notes
CLE lost 103-108. CLE took 15 more shots (96 to 81), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to ORL's 42%, 10 of 40 from three, and got to the line 20 times to ORL's 34. Mitchell led with 23 (9 of 28, 3 of 14 from three); Allen added 20, Garland 19. Q1 was theirs, 38-25, but the other 3 periods went 83-65 against them. They led by as many as 13. Jerome's -9 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/18 @ LAC 119-132 — CLE notes
CLE lost 119-132. CLE shot 49% (44 of 90) to LAC's 55%, 14 of 41 from three. The glass went 29-49 against them. Strus led with 24 (8 of 12, 5 of 8 from three); Mitchell added 18, Garland 17. Q1 was theirs, 45-37, but the other 3 periods went 95-74 against them. They led by as many as 12. Mobley's -27 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 @ SAC 119-123 — CLE notes
CLE lost 119-123. CLE shot 55% (46 of 84) to SAC's 51%, 13 of 34 from three. Mobley led with 31 (13 of 18, 4 of 5 from three); Mitchell added 26, Jerome 14. Q1 was theirs, 22-15, but the other 3 periods went 108-97 against them. They led by as many as 13.
3/21 @ PHX 112-123 — CLE notes
CLE lost 112-123. CLE shot 45% (42 of 94) to PHX's 52%, 17 of 45 from three, and went to the line 14 times to PHX's 8 — 11 points from the stripe to their 8. Garland led with 18 (8 of 16, 2 of 5 from three); Hunter added 17, Mobley 16. Q4 was theirs, 33-25, the deficit cut from 19 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 98-79 against them. Wade's -14 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 @ UTA 120-91 — CLE notes
CLE won 120-91. CLE shot 46% (44 of 96) to UTA's 36%, 11 of 48 from three, and went to the line 31 times to UTA's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. CLE turned it over 6 times to UTA's 18. Allen led with 18 (8 of 11); Mitchell added 16, Hunter 15. The hinge was Q3, 37-19: a lead of 6 became 24, and the lead reached 32. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
3/25 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Avdija at 24 and Simons at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Grant (7 straight), Ayton (18 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mobley at 19 and Mitchell at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-7 a night and Cleveland minus-5 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 10. Call it Portland 115, Cleveland 113, Cleveland keeping it close.
3/27 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mobley at 19 and Garland at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Castle at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-6 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Cleveland's 10. Call it Cleveland 119, San Antonio 113.
3/28 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Sasser at 17 a game. Without Cunningham (2 straight), Smith (11 straight), Harper Jr. (23 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mobley at 20 and Mitchell at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 41 percent from three to Cleveland's 35 and the line, where Detroit takes 26 free throws a game to Cleveland's 20. Call it Detroit 118, Cleveland 114, Cleveland keeping it close.
3/30 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 22 and Jerome at 18 a game. Without Jerome (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 47 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Harden at 23 a game. They have won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 47 percent from three to Cleveland's 35 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Cleveland minus-1. Call it Cleveland 116, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JC J. Clarkson
JJ J. Juzang
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
KM K. Martin
WK W. Kessler
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
JG J. Green
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
TT T. Thompson
UTA/CLE the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Cavaliers snap 4-game skid with 120-91 victory over Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Jarrett Allen scored 18 points and Donovan Mitchell added 16, helping Cleveland snap a four-game losing streak with a 120-91 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.
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.