The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Utah Jazz 124-116 on Dec 20, 2023 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Sam Merrill led the Cavaliers with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Utah Jazz box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 36 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 3-9 | 7-8 | 3 |
| Collin Sexton | 34 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-17 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 5 |
| John Collins | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Walker Kessler | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 36 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Kris Dunn | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Team | 195 | 94 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 33-64 | 12-28 | 16-20 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Merrill | 30 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-16 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Caris LeVert | 27 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 4-7 | 7-8 | 3 |
| Max Strus | 33 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6-15 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jarrett Allen | 30 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Georges Niang | 23 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Tristan Thompson | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 25 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Isaac Okoro | 25 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Dean Wade | 30 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 241 | 124 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 45-96 | 23-51 | 11-16 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Jazz · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 18, 2023: BKN 108, UTAH 125 · Next Dec 21, 2023: UTAH 119, DET 111
- Cavaliers · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 18, 2023: HOU 130, CLE 135 · Next Dec 21, 2023: NO 123, CLE 104