Utah
Jazz
116
–
124
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 27 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 116 |
| CLE | 36 | 20 | 7 | 32 | 124 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Caris LeVert
CLE
23
PTS
3
REB
7
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending45.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.44
Impact Composite41.6
Hustle: 8.5Defense: 31.0Impact: 2.1
4-7 from 3+11 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 36.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Sam Merrill
CLE
27
PTS
3
REB
2
AST
+17
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-16 (56.3%)
3PT8-14
FT1-2
TS%80.0%
eFG%81.3%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG132
DRTG108
NET+25
56.3% FG8-14 from 3+17 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 43.0 possessions
Box Score
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 33:56 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7-17 | 41% | 3-6 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +6 |
| Walker Kessler | 30:15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Ochai Agbaji | 16:13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Kris Dunn | 15:57 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 29:54 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-13 | 46% | 0-1 | 0% | 7-8 | 88% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Simone Fontecchio | 35:57 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 35:41 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8-18 | 44% | 3-9 | 33% | 7-8 | 88% | -7 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 19:36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -14 |
| John Collins | 22:31 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -16 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 38 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 40-78 | 51% | 13-30 | 43% | 23-28 | 82% | — |
Taylor Hendricks —
Luka Samanic —
Omer Yurtseven —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Strus | 32:51 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6-15 | 40% | 6-12 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Caris LeVert | 26:40 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-15 | 40% | 4-7 | 57% | 7-8 | 88% | +11 |
| Georges Niang | 23:08 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-13 | 46% | 3-10 | 30% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Tristan Thompson | 18:25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Jarrett Allen | 29:35 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-13 | 62% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam Merrill | 30:23 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9-16 | 56% | 8-14 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | +17 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 24:41 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Dean Wade | 29:37 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Isaac Okoro | 24:40 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 44 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 45-96 | 47% | 23-51 | 45% | 11-16 | 69% | — |
Emoni Bates —
Damian Jones —
Isaiah Mobley —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
UTA40/78 (51%)
Paint
23/40 (57%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
13/30 (43%)
RA 67%Corner 3 33%ATB3 53%Paint 36%Mid 50%
CLE45/96 (47%)
Paint
19/39 (49%)
Mid
4/10 (40%)
3PT
23/51 (45%)
ATB3 48%RA 48%Corner 3 36%Paint 46%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jarrett Allen
defended Walker Kessler
7.8 min • 16 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Sam Merrill
held Collin Sexton
3.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Sam Merrill
vs Ochai Agbaji
3.5 min • 18 pts • 86%
| CLE Defense | Collin Sexton | John Collins | Kelly Olynyk | Kris Dunn | Lauri Markkanen | Ochai Agbaji | Simone Fontecchio | Talen Horton-Tucker | Walker Kessler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Strus | 2.5m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | 7.6m 6pts 50% | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — |
| Jarrett Allen | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 7.8m 16pts 67% |
| Dean Wade | — | — | — | — | 6.5m 3pts 100% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Sam Merrill | 3.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 18pts 86% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Isaac Okoro | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.9m 3pts 50% | — |
| Caris LeVert | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — | 2.0m 5pts 50% | 2.1m 9pts 60% | — |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.5m 4pts 100% | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Tristan Thompson | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% |
| Georges Niang | — | 4.1m 5pts 40% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 67% | — | — |
| Other | 2.4m 5pts 50% | 3.3m 3pts 13% | 3.6m 3pts 20% | 2.9m 7pts 50% | 2.7m 8pts 60% | — | 3.0m 9pts 75% | 2.1m 4pts 67% | 3.6m 6pts 29% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = UTA leads
CLE Largest Lead
14
Q4 4:42
UTA Largest Lead
4
Q3 4:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
UTA 8-0 run
Q1 6:02 – Q1 7:29
+5 → 0
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 7:51 – Q1 9:06
+2 → +8
UTA 9-0 run
Q3 2:57 – Q3 4:28
+3 → -4
CLE 8-0 run
Q3 11:12 – Q4 1:03
-1 → +5