Jazz Drop 10th Straight In Loss To Cavaliers
Apr 2, 2024, 9:17 PM | Updated: Apr 3, 2024, 10:55 am
SALT LAKE CITY – The Cleveland Cavaliers handed the Utah Jazz their 10th straight loss falling at home 129-113.
Caris LeVert led the Cavaliers with 26 points in the win.
The Jazz were led by Brice Sensabaugh who matched his career-high with 22 points.
First Quater
The Cavaliers jumped out to a 16-9 start as they shot 7-7 from the floor to open the game.
Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley combined for 23 first quarter points on 9-10 shooting.
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Despite shooting 63 percent from the floor, the Jazz were plagued by seven early turnovers.
After one, the Jazz trailed the Cavaliers 40-25.
Second Quarter
The Jazz opened the quarter on a 12-8 run as they trimmed the Cavaliers lead to 11 with 6:38 left in the half.
The run continued as the Jazz trimmed the deficit to five, 50-45, before an 8-0 run from Cleveland pushed their lead back to 13.
Cleveland closed the half on a 17-2 run.
At the break, the Jazz trailed the Cavaliers 67-47.
Third Quarter
Walker Kessler left the game in the second quarter with what was later determined to be a nasal fracture.
Sensabaugh and Taylor Hendricks combined to score the first 15 points of the third quarter for the Jazz who trimmed Cleveland’s lead to 11, 73-62.
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Sensabaugh and Collin Sexton each had 17 points to lead the Jazz, while Mobley had 21 to lead the Cavs.
Through three the Jazz trailed Cleveland 97-81.
Fourth Quarter
Cleveland opened the quarter on a 15-10 run as their lead climbed to 21.
Talen Horton-Tucker gave the Jazz a spark in the second half scoring 12 points on 5-7 shooting.
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Sensabaugh scored 22 points for the second consecutive game.
The Jazz fell to the Cavaliers
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Ben Anderson is the Utah Jazz insider for KSL Sports and the co-host of Jake and Ben from 10-12p with Jake Scott on 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone. Find Ben on Twitter at @BensHoops or on Instagram @BensHoops.
