NBA Final Intelligence
Utah Jazz 116, Cleveland Cavaliers 124 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Utah Jazz 116, Cleveland Cavaliers 124. Scoring by quarter: Q1 UTA 27-36 CLE; Q2 UTA 29-26 CLE; Q3 UTA 37-30 CLE; Q4 UTA 23-32 CLE.
Top performers (box score): Sam Merrill (CLE) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Lauri Markkanen (UTA) 26 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Caris LeVert (CLE) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Collin Sexton (UTA) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Max Strus (CLE) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 threes on 6-of-15 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 27 | 29 | 37 | 23 | 116 | |
| CLE | 36 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 124 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen F | 36 | 26 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 8-18 | 3-9 | 7-8 | -7 |
| Simone Fontecchio F | 36 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Collin Sexton G | 34 | 20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 7-17 | 3-6 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Walker Kessler C | 30 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-1 | — | +5 |
| John Collins F-C | 23 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | -16 |
| Kelly Olynyk F | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -14 |
| Kris Dunn G | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3-3 | 2-2 | — | -10 |
| Ochai Agbaji G | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1-1 | 1-1 | — | -17 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Strus G | 33 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 6-15 | 6-12 | — | -5 |
| Sam Merrill G | 30 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 9-16 | 8-14 | 1-2 | +17 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 30 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 8-13 | — | 1-2 | -4 |
| Dean Wade F | 30 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1-3 | 1-3 | — | -3 |
| Caris LeVert G | 27 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6-15 | 4-7 | 7-8 | +11 |
| Craig Porter G | 25 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Isaac Okoro F-G | 25 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-2 | +3 |
| Georges Niang F | 23 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6-13 | 3-10 | — | +11 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | Bench | 36 | 26 | 60.4 | 26.3 | -11.4 | 13.5 |
| Collin Sexton | Bench | 34 | 20 | 53.3 | 26.6 | +5.3 | 5.7 |
| John Collins | Bench | 23 | 16 | 82.0 | 23.1 | -30.7 | 15.5 |
| Walker Kessler | Bench | 30 | 10 | 62.5 | 14.9 | +9.9 | 7.8 |
| Simone Fontecchio | Bench | 36 | 9 | 57.1 | 12.0 | +9.1 | 5.0 |
| Kris Dunn | Bench | 16 | 8 | 133.3 | 17.9 | -32.1 | 5.1 |
| Kelly Olynyk | Bench | 20 | 5 | 64.4 | 15.9 | -31.5 | 9.6 |
| Ochai Agbaji | Bench | 16 | 3 | 150.0 | 2.8 | -41.2 | 6.3 |
| Taylor Hendricks | Bench | 00 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Merrill | Bench | 30 | 27 | 80.0 | 24.7 | +24.5 | 14.2 |
| Caris LeVert | Bench | 27 | 23 | 62.1 | 27.5 | +19.0 | 23.0 |
| Max Strus | Bench | 33 | 18 | 60.0 | 25.6 | -5.5 | 6.4 |
| Jarrett Allen | Bench | 30 | 17 | 61.2 | 22.9 | -4.6 | 16.0 |
| Georges Niang | Bench | 23 | 15 | 57.7 | 23.7 | +20.3 | 4.9 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 25 | 6 | 38.1 | 13.8 | +1.4 | 9.4 |
| Isaac Okoro | Bench | 25 | 5 | 31.7 | 15.5 | +13.5 | 4.3 |
| Dean Wade | Bench | 30 | 3 | 50.0 | 4.3 | -2.9 | 3.4 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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- UTA 99@CLE 122 Recap
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- UTA 109@CLE 108 Recap
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