The Utah Jazz were just too much for the shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers Monday night. Cleveland was able to keep things interesting for the majority of the game but were not able to come away with a win, losing by a score of 126-113.
Cleveland only suited up nine players Monday night. The Cavs were without Andre Drummond, Darius Garland, Tristan Thompson, Dante Exum, and Alfonzo McKinnie. The first three more of a surprise than the latter two. Drummond was not mentioned as someone who would miss the game as this was something that developed throughout the day.
Collin Sexton has a career-high 32 points on 11-17 from the field. Sexton made 4 of 6 attempts from deep en route to his now career-high scoring performance. Sexton would round his night with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals.
Kevin Porter Jr. got his third career NBA start and while there were some highlight worthy plays, he struggled shooting the basketball. Porter made 2 of his 9 three-point attempts (5-14 overall) and finished with 16 points after going 4-5 from the free throw line.
Kevin Love was Cleveland’s second-highest scorer with 22 points. 6 of Love’s 7 made field goals were of the three-point variety as he only managed to make 1 of his 4 two-point attempts.
Larry Nance Jr. also started for the Cleveland Cavaliers due to the absences of Drummond and Thompson. Nance finished with 16 points and 8 rebounds in 39 minutes.
Matthew Dellavedova did not do much in the scoring department but manage to finish with 9 assists.
