The Cleveland Cavaliers traveled to Utah and took down the shorthanded Jazz with a dominant 111-91 win.
Wednesday’s win over the Utah Jazz can be described with one word, dominance. The Cleveland Cavaliers made a visit to Utah and took advantage of a Jazz team that did not have a single big man of relevance. Utah was forced to go small against a Cavs team that resulted in the basketball version of Dwight and Angela agreeing that “Jazz is stupid”. While not their first choice, Utah’s roster construction was no match for the vaunted Tower City lineup.
Leading the Cavaliers in scoring was Lamar Stevens. Stevens scored what appeared to be an easy 23 points on 10-15 from the field while also accumulating seven rebounds, two steals, and one assist. When perusing the lineup of players that could have led the Cavs in scoring, Stevens would most likely be one of the last names picked if not the last.
Stevens was not alone as Darius Garland registered just the second non-LeBron James triple-double since 2003. Garland’s 11 points, 15 assists (career-high), and 10 rebounds joins Kyrie Irving’s performance which was also in a 20-point win over the Jazz. Luckily for Garland his shooting prowess was not needed as his teammates were able to pick up his 3-11 (1-8 3PT) shooting night.
The Cavaliers are currently 3-1 on their west coast road trip with just two games left to play. Visits to San Antonio and Oklahoma City are still on the docket before returning home to take on Brooklyn January 17th.
