Familiar faces in unfamiliar lands as the team plays their last game before the Christmas break. The Utah Jazz (7-20) find themselves in America’s North Coast to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (25-4).
Utah is in a peculiar situation after picking up their second straight win, the first time they’ve won consecutive games this season. The Jazz holds the 5th best lottery odds, trailing the Wizards, Pelicans, Raptors and Hornets. A loss tonight would tie them with Charlotte, while another win could put them in jeopardy of falling to 6th best odds. The Jazz aren’t even winning because of their young pieces — Jordan Clarkson and Svi Mykhailiuk contributed to the win in Brooklyn,putting up 16 and 18 points respectively.