Game ID: 22500558
Utah Jazz @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 22 40 24 26 112UTA 34 20 36 33 123
CLE vs UTA ScoutingCLE vs UTA Scouting
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.
CLE availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 16 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Mobley back 12/25 after 5, 27 min since (83% of 33)
BACK Ball back 1/02 after 2, 15 min since (71% of 21)
BACK Tomlin back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (84% of 14)
CLE availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 2 since 1/02, returns tonight: 8 min (38% of 22)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 17 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Ball back 1/02 after 2, 12 min since (59% of 21)
BACK Tomlin back 12/29 after 2, 14 min since (95% of 14)
CLE availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 18 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Wade back 1/06 after 2, 8 min since (38% of 22)
BACK Ball back 1/02 after 2, 12 min since (59% of 21)
BACK Tomlin back 12/29 after 2, 15 min since (104% of 14)
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 2 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 19 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 1/06, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 11)
OUT Proctor missed 3 since 1/04, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 10)
BACK Wade back 1/06 after 2, 8 min since (38% of 22)
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 23 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 2 since 1/08, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 3 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 20 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 1/10 after 2, 3 min since (24% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 1/10 after 3, 3 min since (27% of 10)
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 23 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 3 since 1/08, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 4 since 1/06, returns tonight: 14 min (68% of 21)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 21 since 11/30, returns tonight: 5 min (41% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 1/10 after 2, 3 min since (24% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 1/10 after 3, 3 min since (27% of 10)
CLE availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 4 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Ball back 1/14 after 4, 14 min since (68% of 21)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/14 after 21, 5 min since (41% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 1/10 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 1/10 after 3, 4 min since (38% of 10)
CLE availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restOUT Wade missed 5 since 1/08, returns tonight: 16 min (74% of 22)
BACK Ball back 1/14 after 4, 13 min since (62% of 21)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/14 after 21, 5 min since (41% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 1/10 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 1/10 after 3, 6 min since (61% of 10)
CLE availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 1/16, returns tonight: 13 min (102% of 12)
BACK Wade back 1/19 after 5, 16 min since (74% of 22)
BACK Ball back 1/14 after 4, 10 min since (50% of 21)
BACK Bryant back 1/10 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 1/10 after 3, 8 min since (82% of 10)
NEW Tyson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Tomlin 14 to 20 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 29 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Bailey missed 4 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Nurkić missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 31 min (117% of 26)
OUT Harkless missed 20 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 1/01 after 7, 32 min since (158% of 20)
BACK Love back 1/03 after 3, 24 min since (146% of 17)
BACK Tshiebwe back 1/01 after 32, 15 min since (89% of 17)
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 30 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Bailey missed 5 since 12/27, returns tonight: 10 min (37% of 28)
OUT Harkless missed 21 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Nurkić back 1/05 after 2, 31 min since (117% of 26)
BACK Love back 1/03 after 3, 24 min since (146% of 17)
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/08 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 31 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 22 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 3 since 1/03, returns tonight: 26 min (130% of 20)
OUT Love missed 2 since 1/05, returns tonight: 24 min (144% of 17)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Bailey back 1/07 after 5, 10 min since (37% of 28)
BACK Nurkić back 1/05 after 2, 32 min since (120% of 26)
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 32 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 23 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 4 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Bailey back 1/07 after 5, 10 min since (37% of 28)
BACK Nurkić back 1/05 after 2, 32 min since (120% of 26)
BACK Anderson back 1/01 after 7, 29 min since (144% of 20)
BACK Love back 1/03 after 3, 24 min since (145% of 17)
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 29 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 33 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Bailey missed 2 since 1/08, returns tonight: 15 min (55% of 28)
OUT Nurkić missed 2 since 1/08, returns tonight: 30 min (114% of 26)
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 1/08, returns tonight: 26 min (113% of 23)
OUT Harkless missed 24 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 1/08 after 3, 24 min since (118% of 20)
BACK Love back 1/03 after 3, 21 min since (128% of 17)
UTA availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 34 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 25 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 6 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Bailey back 1/07 after 5, 13 min since (46% of 28)
BACK Nurkić back 1/05 after 2, 31 min since (118% of 26)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/12 after 2, 26 min since (113% of 23)
BACK Anderson back 1/08 after 3, 24 min since (118% of 20)
BACK Love back 1/08 after 2, 19 min since (114% of 17)
UTA availability going into 1/15 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 35 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 26 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 7 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Bailey back 1/07 after 5, 19 min since (68% of 28)
BACK Nurkić back 1/12 after 2, 30 min since (114% of 26)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/12 after 2, 26 min since (113% of 23)
BACK Anderson back 1/08 after 3, 22 min since (107% of 20)
BACK Love back 1/08 after 2, 19 min since (114% of 17)
NEW Markkanen 34 to 40 min over the last 3
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Clayton Jr. 18 to 25 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 2 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Kessler missed 36 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Nurkić missed 2 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 27 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 8 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Bailey back 1/12 after 2, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Anderson back 1/08 after 3, 23 min since (113% of 20)
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Clayton Jr. 18 to 26 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 3 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Kessler missed 37 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Nurkić missed 3 since 1/14, returns tonight: 26 min (100% of 26)
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 1/14, returns tonight: 24 min (102% of 23)
OUT Harkless missed 28 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 1/14, returns tonight: 21 min (125% of 17)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 9 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Bailey back 1/12 after 2, 28 min since (103% of 28)
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Clayton Jr. 18 to 27 min over the last 4
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 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 53 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Garland at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Wade (2 straight), Ball (3 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 131, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Markkanen at 30 and George at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Kessler (33 straight), Bailey (2 straight), Nurkić (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Utah minus-7 and the arc, Cleveland at 39 percent from three to Utah's 32. Call it Cleveland 126, Utah 117.
1/04 vs DET 110-114 — CLE notes
CLE lost 110-114. CLE shot 44% (35 of 80) to DET's 41%, 14 of 42 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DET's 21 — 26 points from the stripe to their 21. Mitchell led with 30 (10 of 21, 3 of 10 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Garland added 16, Mobley 15. Q1 was theirs, 28-19, but the other 3 periods went 95-82 against them. Ball's -18 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 @ IND 120-116 — CLE notes
CLE won 120-116. CLE shot 56% (49 of 88) to IND's 46%, 10 of 26 from three. CLE turned it over 19 times to IND's 11, and IND turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 48-32 for them. Garland led with 29 (14 of 23, 1 of 4 from three); Mobley added 20, Allen 19. The hinge was Q4, 36-23: CLE came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 4. CLE trailed 53-60 at the half and won the second half 67-56.
1/08 @ MIN 122-131 — CLE notes
CLE lost 122-131. CLE shot 53% (48 of 91) to MIN's 57%, 11 of 33 from three. CLE turned it over 12 times to MIN's 17. Mitchell led with 30 (10 of 20, 2 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Merrill added 22, Mobley 19. Q4 was theirs, 33-25, the deficit cut from 17 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 106-89 against them. Allen's -29 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/10 vs MIN 146-134 — CLE notes
CLE won 146-134. CLE shot 60% (55 of 92) to MIN's 57%, 15 of 31 from three. CLE turned it over 9 times to MIN's 15. Mitchell led with 28 (9 of 21, 4 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Mobley added 24, Tyson 23. The hinge was Q3, 36-26: CLE came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 18. CLE trailed 63-65 at the half and won the second half 83-69. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/12 vs UTA 112-123 — CLE notes
CLE lost 112-123. CLE took 9 more shots (92 to 83), but shot 45% to UTA's 48%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 13 times to UTA's 28. The glass went 30-50 against them. Garland led with 23 (7 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Mitchell added 21, Mobley 15. Q2 was theirs, 40-20, turning a 12-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 103-72 against them. They led by as many as 10. Mitchell's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/14 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Embiid at 27 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Garland at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Wade (3 straight), Ball (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 109 a night to Cleveland's 124 and the arc, Cleveland at 39 percent from three to Philadelphia's 33. Call it Philadelphia 120, Cleveland 115.
1/16 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Embiid at 24 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 122, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Garland at 22 a game. Without Wade (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 110 a night to Cleveland's 122. Call it Philadelphia 119, Cleveland 117, Cleveland keeping it close.
1/19 vs OKC — 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 126 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Wade (5 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Mitchell at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hartenstein (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 122 and the arc, Cleveland at 43 percent from three to OKC's 35. Call it OKC 118, Cleveland 117, Cleveland keeping it close.
1/21 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Miller at 22 and Ball at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 17 a night. Without Hall (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Garland at 22 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-17 a night and Cleveland plus-0 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 110 a night to Cleveland's 123. Call it Charlotte 122, Cleveland 116.
1/05 @ POR 117-137 — UTA notes
UTA lost 117-137. UTA shot 49% (45 of 92) to POR's 53%, 13 of 31 from three. Markkanen led with 22 (8 of 17, 3 of 5 from three); Nurkić added 21, George 15. Q4 was theirs, 34-23, the deficit cut from 31 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 114-83 against them. George's -26 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 @ OKC 125-129 — UTA notes
UTA lost 125-129 in 1 overtime. UTA took 10 more shots (111 to 101), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to OKC's 44%, 11 of 41 from three, and got to the line 21 times to OKC's 42. UTA turned it over 20 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 65-51 for them. Markkanen led with 29 (11 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); George added 25, Nurkić 15. Q4 was theirs, 28-23, the deficit cut from 5 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 106-97 against them. Collier's -13 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/08 vs DAL 116-114 — UTA notes
UTA won 116-114. UTA shot 49% (47 of 95) to DAL's 52%, 13 of 41 from three. UTA turned it over 9 times to DAL's 20. Markkanen led with 33 (14 of 26, 2 of 8 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); George added 19, Sensabaugh 14. The hinge was Q1, 34-29: from level to 5 ahead. Love was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/10 vs CHA 95-150 — UTA notes
UTA lost 95-150. UTA shot 41% (36 of 88) to CHA's 52%, 7 of 31 from three. The glass went 31-65 against them. Sensabaugh led with 26 (9 of 16, 3 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Collier added 17, C. Williams 15. Q4 was theirs, 31-35, but the other 3 periods went 115-64 against them. C. Williams's -60 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 @ CLE 123-112 — UTA notes
UTA won 123-112. UTA shot 48% (40 of 83) to CLE's 45%, 18 of 41 from three, and went to the line 28 times to CLE's 13 — 25 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 50-30 for them. George led with 32 (8 of 16, 4 of 8 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Markkanen added 28, Nurkić 11. The hinge was Q1, 34-22: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 17. UTA trailed 54-62 at the half and won the second half 69-50. Markkanen was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/14 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 14 free throws a game; Buzelis at 19 and Vučević at 18 a game. Without Giddey (7 straight), Collins (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 128, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 28 and George at 19 a game. Without Kessler (34 straight), Harkless (25 straight), Tshiebwe (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 112 a night to Utah's 128 and the line, where Utah takes 20 free throws a game to Chicago's 14. Call it Chicago 120, Utah 117, Utah keeping it close.
1/15 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Marshall at 18 and Flagg at 18 a game. Without Russell (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Markkanen at 30 and George at 21 a game. Without Kessler (35 straight), Harkless (26 straight), Tshiebwe (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 112 a night to Utah's 127 and the glass, where Dallas has been plus-2 a night and Utah minus-2. Call it Dallas 120, Utah 115.
1/17 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Marshall at 20 and Flagg at 18 a game. Without Christie (2 straight), Russell (3 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 130, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 23 and George at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Kessler (36 straight), Nurkić (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 117 a night to Utah's 130 and the glass, where Dallas has been plus-1 a night and Utah minus-7. Call it Dallas 123, Utah 116.
1/19 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 18 a game. Without Vassell (10 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 134, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 26 and George at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Markkanen (3 straight), Kessler (37 straight), Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 108 a night to Utah's 134 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-6. Call it San Antonio 124, Utah 113, San Antonio by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTAAB A. Bailey
BS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JN J. Nurkić
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
KL K. Love
LM L. Markkanen
NU Nurkic
SM S. Mykhailiuk
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
NT N. Tomlin
SM S. Merrill
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
Jazz bounce back after a 55-point loss and beat Cavaliers 123-112
CLEVELAND -- — Keyonte George scored 32 points, Lauri Markkanen added 28 and the Utah Jazz bounced back after a 55-point loss and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-112 Monday night.
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 two nights after a 150-95 loss to the 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.