Cavaliers play the Jazz on 4-game win streak

Updated Dec. 22, 2024 2:01 a.m. ET

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Utah Jazz (7-20, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (25-4, first in the Eastern Conference)

Cleveland; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland seeks to keep its four-game win streak intact when the Cavaliers take on Utah.

The Cavaliers are 16-1 on their home court. Cleveland ranks eighth in the league with 28.4 assists per game. Darius Garland leads the Cavaliers averaging 6.4.

The Jazz are 5-10 in road games. Utah is 2-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Cavaliers score 121.7 points per game, 2.4 more points than the 119.3 the Jazz give up. The Jazz average 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than the Cavaliers allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan Mitchell is averaging 23.3 points, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals for the Cavaliers.

Keyonte George is averaging 16.2 points and 5.7 assists for the Jazz.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 8-2, averaging 118.4 points, 44.8 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 8.8 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.9 points per game.

Jazz: 3-7, averaging 110.9 points, 45.5 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 6.5 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.7 points.

INJURIES: Cavaliers: Emoni Bates: out (knee), Max Strus: day to day (ankle), Isaac Okoro: out (shoulder).

Jazz: Keyonte George: day to day (ankle), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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