The Cleveland Cavaliers went into Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz at an even bigger disadvantage than they’ve had most of the season. Missing their top three big men in Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love, and Larry Nance Jr., the Cavs were lacking size in a major way. This led to matchups like Ante Zizic starting against Rudy Gobert and Cedi Osman having to guard Derrick Favors. That’s to say nothing of having to deal with an explosive scorer in Donovan Mitchell and excellent shooters such as Joe Ingles and Kyle Korver.
Recap: Jazz 115, Cavs 99 (or, That Was Much Worse Than It Looked On Paper)
