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00:00With 15, Williams with 12, Bailey with 11.
00:03The Cavs welcome Tyrese Proctor back to the floor just a couple of days ago,
00:07and he now joins Serena.
00:09Definitely good to have him back, John.
00:11Tyrese, what were your takeaways from that first half?
00:13Yeah, I think when we get player and ball movement,
00:15we look really good offensively.
00:16Just getting the defense moving side to side
00:19and just keep getting stops on the defensive end.
00:20I see you and James talking in the huddles.
00:23What are some of the tips?
00:24What are some of the things that you guys are working through?
00:25Yeah, just figuring out what they're doing when he's got the ball in his hands
00:29and just finding ways I can help him and make it easier for him.
00:32Appreciate you.
00:32Appreciate it. Thank you.
00:33Coming up on the Ken Game, the Kia Halftime Report.
00:36We're diving into the numbers.
00:37John and Brad will break down a top performer,
00:39and I've got an assistant coach all coming up right here on FanDuel Sports Network.
00:46Ted from the field in the first half for 11 points.
00:49His Jazz are down 63-53.
00:53As the Jazz have the basketball to start this second half,
00:56these teams start the third quarter the way they started the ball game.
01:00The Cavs tonight with a five-some of Harden, Mitchell, Merrill, Ellis, and Mobley.
01:05As Ellis with quick hands, knocked it away from Chandler.
01:07Ellis finds Harden up ahead to Merrill.
01:10Merrill streaks toward the basket, throws on the brakes, and finds Mobley.
01:13Mobley, the trailer, dunks it home.
01:15Mobley now has 18 points, all of which have come in the paint.
01:20Yeah, let's give Keon Ellis the credit there.
01:22Diving on the floor.
01:23Great job being in the passing lanes, very aggressive defensively.
01:27I'm sure they've got a good talking to defensively about their defense.
01:31Kenny Ackerton.
01:32Sends the ball, ran into a wall, dropped the ball, picked it up, and found Cody Williams.
01:37Williams' nice night continues.
01:38He has 14 points.
01:40Merrill for three.
01:44There's like a haze that's over the Delta center floor.
01:47I was looking at that.
01:48I thought it was my glass.
01:49I wasn't really paying attention at halftime, but there were pyrotechnics or whatnot.
01:54Pump the haze in here like an old school place.
01:57Richville Coliseum we used to play in, man.
01:59That was the cigarette smoke back there.
02:01Cigarette smoke, like a fog in there.
02:03It was awesome.
02:04It was awesome.
02:05Williams floats and misses.
02:07Harden snaps a 50-foot outlet pass to Ellis.
02:10Mobley reaches for it.
02:11He's got a hand on it, but it comes to sensible.
02:15The Lepowskis pass right by Mitchell and knocked away by Chandler and out of bounds.
02:25Yeah, Ellis just hit up defensively.
02:27Nice job.
02:28Didn't go for the fake.
02:29Stayed right into the tracks.
02:31He crossed over and handed it right to him.
02:33Nice job.
02:34Good job.
02:35That was our Michelob Ultra courtside close-up.
02:39Close-up of those, man, Ellis' hands as Mobley works off Filipowski, pivots, misses, and draws the foul.
02:46Love that move.
02:47Nice move by Evan Logan.
02:53Filipowski has picked up his third.
02:55Moments ago, Serena caught up with assistant coach Mike Garrity for our Bring It Home Thought of the Night, presented
03:01by Rocket.
03:03Thanks, John.
03:04Coach, how would you assess the defense in the first half?
03:06I thought the defense was pretty good overall.
03:08I thought in that second quarter, we strung a stretch where we got six stops in a row.
03:12Second unit came in and gave us some great energy.
03:15Got some deflections, forced some turnovers.
03:17Overall, we're doing a great job of protecting the rim, limiting them, force them into a shot profile with some
03:21tough mid-range shots that they've made.
03:23Then we've got to continue to do the job finishing possessions on their long shots and long rebounds.
03:27Evan Mobley, a really strong first half.
03:29What's the message to him at halftime?
03:31Continue to play with that type of force.
03:33I think both ends.
03:34He's got two blocks.
03:35He's got eight rebounds.
03:36He's dominating on the offensive end.
03:38I thought James Harden did an awesome job of just looking for him when he would get the mismatch versus
03:42switches.
03:43And in the pick and rolls, looking for him up top.
03:45So, same force for him in the second half.
03:47Appreciate you.
03:47You got it.
03:48The Cavaliers force the Jazz's 10th turnover of the evening.
03:52Points off turnovers.
03:53The Cavs are a plus eight as Mobley hands off to Harden.
03:56Harden back to Mobley.
03:58Boy, a steady guy.
03:59And as Mobley again puts it up and in.
04:02James Harden with another assist.
04:04And Mobley continues to add to that point total.
04:07He's up to a game-high 21.
04:09I have no answer for him.
04:11And even the shot before, I mean, he posted up here.
04:14This is just a size mismatch.
04:15He's just too big.
04:17And then the play before, Filipowski just absolutely made a nice little drop step.
04:22Pivot move.
04:22Shot that little over top hook.
04:24Got fouled.
04:24So, this is the way home tonight.
04:27Keep following Evan Mobley.
04:29Apparently, James had an assist taken away.
04:32We had eight on our sheet here at the half.
04:35One was taken away.
04:36So, that apparently gives James eight on the eve.
04:39And Williams continues to display some touch from the mid-range.
04:44Things you realize about NBA teams.
04:47Regardless of their record, so many guys can score in this league.
04:49Guys you never even hear of, can light you up.
04:52So, Kenny mentioned it in pregame.
04:53He's got to be ready.
04:55It's a shooter's league.
04:58Donovan has that knocked away and out of bounds.
05:00He went right at Filipowski playing with those three fouls.
05:04Mitchell's six of ten here this evening back in his old stomping ground.
05:0717 points for Donovan.
05:10Donovan's played a very strong game.
05:12He's really been concentrating on the defensive end.
05:14He's been watching.
05:15He's been locking in.
05:16Working on his steps.
05:17Working on his balance.
05:18Oh!
05:19Bobley trying to throw it down.
05:22Once again, he quickly burst into that paint.
05:24Filipowski the other way.
05:25That was read by Merrill as Merrill boots it.
05:30A lot of stops and starts here early in this third quarter.
05:34It seems like they've been playing 15 minutes already.
05:37My goodness.
05:38The Cavaliers, immediately after this ball game, will fly to L.A.
05:42We're going to be in L.A. for a grand total of Merrill with a clean steal there.
05:46What, about 24 hours?
05:48As Harden will shovel off to Merrill.
05:51Can't find the range.
05:53Bobley tipped at it.
05:54He almost poked it back in.
05:56I personally don't like this tonight.
05:58I need at least eight hours of sleep.
06:02These people don't sleep or something.
06:04I don't know what's wrong with them.
06:06Who plays a game again tomorrow?
06:08This is ridiculous.
06:09I'm going to sleep in, get up about two, have a little coffee and paper.
06:14Bobley more points in the paint.
06:15He has 24 tonight.
06:17It would be nice, but the NBA schedule does not allow that all the time.
06:23Bailey Thrive's lost the handle.
06:26Filipowski is good.
06:27Filipowski now has nailed four big triples.
06:31He has 18 points and 10 rebounds.
06:33He's also dished down a team I-5 assist.
06:37Jokic Jr. over here is Mobley in the paint back to Harden.
06:41Harden wide open.
06:42Mobley's there.
06:45Mobley had it knocked away by Sensabaugh up ahead to Filipowski who leaks out.
06:57Avid catches that rebound up high, especially in a game like this where you don't have a lot of resistance.
07:03You just keep the ball up high.
07:05Old prototypical big man stuff.
07:07I know it's not the modern game, but keep it up high and just lay it in.
07:10He brings it down.
07:11It makes him vulnerable to get it knocked away sometimes.
07:15But he's playing great, playing strong.
07:17I like what I see.
07:18Quality ball movement finds Ellis.
07:20It was Merrill who got it there as Harden gets whistled for a foul.
07:26Sam, it's a very nice pass right there to Ellis.
07:29Sam's very unselfish.
07:30What a pass right there by Donovan to start to initiate the whole play.
07:34Excellent offensive execution.
07:38The Cavaliers have rolled out both Jalen Tyson and Dean Wade for this entire road trip as we have an
07:43illegal screen called on Utah's Cody Williams.
07:46Neither Max Struess nor Jared Allen is in the lineup tonight in anticipation of tomorrow's game in L.A. against
07:54the Lakers.
07:56Kenny's Club will take on a Lakers team that has won 11 of their last 12.
07:59They are underway this evening at home.
08:02They are hosting Washington without the services of Luka Doncic, who is serving a one-game suspension.
08:08So Luka will be fresh and ready to go tomorrow night to take on the Cavs.
08:13Ellis from the wing in toward Chandler.
08:16A tough shot as Ellis was off balance.
08:18He guides it in.
08:19Yeah, just not much resistance there now.
08:21Talking about the defense on with Utah.
08:24They played a little zone in the first half.
08:26At least created a little bit of an issue for the Cavs getting easy shots other than Evan.
08:30Now everyone's getting a good look at it.
08:32I just don't want to get lazy on this end for us.
08:36Williams with a short jumper.
08:38That game tomorrow night will tip a little bit after 10 to 30 Eastern.
08:43So it's late night, Cass.
08:44We'll get you going at 10 o'clock on Cavaliers Live as Donovan Mitchell makes it look easy.
08:48He breaks baseline and reestablishes an 11-point Cavalier lead.
08:53Sends the ball the other way.
08:55It's been a game that's lacked much rhythm.
08:59Mitchell gets spun to the floor and fouled.
09:02Maybe not that unexpected with so many players out of the lineup for both clubs.
09:06We have a timeout on the floor with 6.40 to go here in the third from Salt Lake City.
09:15Cavaliers by 11 nearly midway through the third quarter as we take a look at the live odds.
09:20They, as always, are courtesy of FanDuel.
09:22You can play the Cavs on the money line.
09:24These are third quarter odds only.
09:25The Cavs are up 14-13 here in the third.
09:28You can play the Cavs on the money line at a minus 3.
09:3070 Cavs plus over.
09:32Parleys at 125.
09:34The Cavaliers are on top of the Jazz.
09:3777-66.
09:39Evan Mobley has 24 points.
09:42Donovan Mitchell, 19.
09:43Sean White in the building.
09:46Three-time Olympic gold medalist Sean White.
09:49It's in the right place.
09:50There's some snow around this.
09:52You got plenty of snow, yep.
09:52Yep, you got all you want.
09:55Actually, it's been beautiful up there, but it's 70 degrees.
09:57It was balmy.
10:00It was.
10:01Meanwhile, here's Evan Mobley.
10:02He has that knocked away by Williams.
10:04Grabbed by Sensiball.
10:05Sensiball got fouled by Keon Ellis, says J.B. DeRosa.
10:12Keon did not like the call.
10:14Well, the transition, you're just scrambling over it, just knocking the ball away.
10:18Sometimes you hope to get away with that.
10:22Keon went undrafted out of Alabama.
10:24Seema signed originally to a two-way contract by the Kings as a rookie.
10:28Worked his way into that rotation and is now a big part of the Cavalier rotation.
10:34Keon got another start here this evening.
10:37The number of Cavaliers out of the lineup.
10:39Bezebang has re-entered the rookie end of Yale.
10:43That three doesn't go.
10:44Mobley snatches his 12th rebound to go along with 24 points.
10:48Another monster game for the Cavaliers' seven-footer.
10:51His 25th double-double of the season.
10:55Ellis, 10-footer.
10:57Nice play by Ellis.
10:59Nice little teardrop play where he just turns the corner, and you're looking for a double team,
11:03but they just didn't send anybody else.
11:04So, shoot that little 8-9-foot shot over top.
11:07We've got Evan Motley on the backboard for offensive rebounding.
11:10That's a nice play.
11:11That bang misses a three.
11:13Ellis' floater game is perhaps more refined than we thought.
11:18His whole game offensively, John.
11:19I had no idea.
11:20That's just what we're saying.
11:21You know, you don't see – you see guys play all the time.
11:23You just don't think about it.
11:24And you get the habit of just kind of putting guys into certain boxes because that's what everyone says.
11:29I'm sitting here watching this guy this year.
11:31He's got some offense, man.
11:34And the edict on him is he doesn't have any.
11:37That's just wrong.
11:37Ellis' whole career, the scouting report says three and D.
11:40That's it.
11:40That's the first thing you hear about John Ellis as Porter can't quite grab the offensive rebound.
11:46Out Rumble sets the ball.
11:47The Cavalier run is 10-2.
11:49Sets the ball all the way.
11:51He missed it.
11:51Mobley fouls Williams.
11:54Credit Williams for crashing the glass.
12:02This is nice drive.
12:04Nice little tear drop over the top.
12:05Very nice.
12:11Evan Mobley checks out.
12:12He gives way to Thomas Bryant.
12:15And let's check in with Serena, who has more on Keyon Ellis.
12:18Well, John, I talked to Kenny before the game about Keyon, and he said he's really just checked all the
12:22boxes.
12:23He said he's still trying to figure him out sometimes, especially when he gets him in a pick-and-roll
12:27just because he's a good shooter.
12:28But thinking about, like, do we want him slipping after threes or rolling?
12:31And Kenny says it seems like he's more comfortable in the short roll, so we're kind of giving him the
12:34freedom to do both of that.
12:36But he says, look, he's adapted perfectly to their principles on both sides of the ball.
12:40And Keyon told me, he goes, look, this is the most cutting, spacing, rolling I've ever done in my career.
12:45He's still getting used to it.
12:46Williams drives down the lane.
12:48He gets fouled, as it was Ellis who reached in with 444 to go here in the third.
12:53Yeah, exactly.
12:55You know, Keyon seems to be really comfortable in that short roll because he likes to get to the basket.
12:59He likes to explode to the basket.
13:01But we've seen him shoot that three ball effectively this year, knock down big shots in games.
13:05So I think his offensive arsenal is expanding as he's under the tutelage of Kenny Atkinson, who's so dynamic offensively.
13:14He's certainly gotten the opportunity.
13:15A good foul there by Ellis on Williams, who's a career 70% free-throw shooter and misses his first
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13:37John Bradd and Serena from Utah, stop one of three on this quick three-game road trip.
13:45It is quick.
13:47You know, we get back home and you've got a week of the season.
13:50You've got to come to make hay.
13:52And like I said, no, you don't want me to get these situations in here.
13:55Just trying to figure out the pieces apart.
13:57You know where you're going, kind of where you're going to be.
13:59You're going to keep guys healthy.
14:00But what kind of situation Atlanta continues to win?
14:03We kind of need to win some games here, John, as we go down the stretch.
14:08Atlanta beat Boston tonight, 1-12, 1-0-2.
14:12They're rolling.
14:12They're marching toward the five-spot continues.
14:16Nobody's talking about it either.
14:18They're just a juggernaut.
14:20Different look down there as Ellis got stripped.
14:23It was M-Bang who reached in and knocked it away.
14:26Conchar for three.
14:28Just like that, the Grizzlies are back within eight.
14:32And Kenny Atkinson wants to talk it over.
14:35Yeah, got to do a better job running out the shooters.
14:37Got to defend harder.
14:38Got to cover people a little tighter.
14:40Got to be more aggressive on that defensive end.
14:43Making the right decision.
14:44But he, especially the perimeter passes, it's usually a bullet.
14:49Like, it's so fast to pass.
14:51And then he puts it in, we call strike zone passes.
14:54So that, you know, you're not catching it outside your shooting pocket.
15:00Very few guys in this league that I've seen do that.
15:04And I think part of it, he's so darn strong, you know.
15:08But it's like having an accurate quarterback in football.
15:10He just puts the ball in the numbers.
15:14You see the damage that James Harden has done as a distributor.
15:19And it's games like tonight that give you a lot of insight into a player's mindset.
15:23James Harden this season averages 24 points per game.
15:27He goes up tonight against a Utah team that ranks dead last in terms of defense.
15:32Utah gives up 125 points per game.
15:35Harden floats it up and in.
15:36That shot by James Harden was only his seventh of the evening.
15:40Harden has 11 points.
15:42However, he has dished out a dozen assists as he has set up his teammates all night long.
15:47Yeah, I thought he would come out and be firing it up.
15:49But he's actually come out and created balance on the floor, which has been significant.
15:53And really is taking good care of Evan tonight.
15:55Making sure he touched the basketball every time he's in the game on the offensive end.
15:59So, he's been remarkable.
16:01Bailey hits a three.
16:02And the point of it all is he's not out here point hunting.
16:05He's not out here statistic hunting.
16:07Not at all.
16:07Mitchell gets fouled driving to the basket on a night where it would be very easy to do so.
16:13And nobody would blame him if he did.
16:15All night like night.
16:16I'm getting mine.
16:16Yeah, right.
16:17I'm shooting every time.
16:18I'm going to be telling you, you're going to be, oh, man, I didn't see you.
16:23I'll get you next time.
16:24Because it's going up.
16:25But he's very unselfish.
16:27He wants to win a championship.
16:28Yeah.
16:2824 points a game.
16:29It's not like this guy's clicking along at 12 or 15 at night.
16:3224 a game.
16:34He's only taken seven shots in 27 minutes and dished out a dozen assists.
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16:50Will Hardy mentioned this right before the game.
16:53He said for the first time in a long time, James Harden has not had to shoulder such a massive
16:58amount of the scoring load for a team that he's playing for.
17:02He was asked the question, what about James Harden playing for the Cavs now makes them so dangerous?
17:09And his point was James could just be a point guard.
17:11100%.
17:11And James has done that tonight against Will's club to the tune of those 12 assists.
17:15Yeah, I've talked to several coaches.
17:17They talk about James.
17:17He could just play court point guard.
17:19He may be the best point guard in the NBA, so.
17:24Kennedy Chandler making his first NBA start.
17:27Finds his first points of the evening as the Jazz aren't going anywhere.
17:3485-79 Cavaliers Mitchell.
17:39Here comes Embank.
17:42Tried to find Shebway inside.
17:44That was poked away by Schroeder and eventually grabbed by Porter.
17:47Good hands by Schroeder being active on that defensive face-up of that basketball.
17:52Nice job.
17:53Just smothered the ball and was able to get his hands on it.
17:55Porter stepped back.
17:59Shebway crashes the glass and grabs the loose ball.
18:05Embank off it goes to Bailey.
18:07Bailey with all that length wipes out by Shebway who clumps it off the backboard
18:11and drops it in.
18:13Driven the Cavalier lead to four.
18:18One of those nights where you're not going to be able to get them started.
18:21The rest you want before we roll out of here.
18:23They're going to fight us to the end, so.
18:25Guys got to keep their heads down.
18:26Keep playing hard.
18:28Mitchell bursts out of the corner on Embank.
18:31Bez did not see that in the Ivy League over the last couple of seasons.
18:36Nope.
18:36Nope.
18:37You didn't see that.
18:37Saw a lot of books, so.
18:39I guarantee that.
18:40Not that.
18:41Good for Bez.
18:42Yep.
18:43Welcome to the league, young man.
18:44Yes, sir.
18:45Chandler.
18:45Trying to penetrate on Schroeder.
18:47Nothing doing.
18:48Concha long range.
18:50Oh, boy.
18:52John Concha, this season, is shooting just 26% from three-point territory.
18:58Connects there, and it's a one-possession game.
19:03Harden trying to lull Sheeway to sleep.
19:05Bryan.
19:07Schroeder whacks it all the way back to Harden.
19:13Harden stepped back over Embank.
19:16Rebound.
19:17Kareens over to Schroeder.
19:18He'll shovel to Mitchell, who's ready!
19:20Hey, as Donovan Mitchell buries a three, and I tell you, he turned his head.
19:24He never saw that ball go through the hoop.
19:26He was so sure he hit it.
19:27Yeah, when he let go of that ball, you can see it rotating beautifully through the air.
19:31Do he made it.
19:32Got to come back down this end and get him stopped, though.
19:34Don't need to stop.
19:35Chandler scoops and scores.
19:40Cavaliers led this ball game by 10 at the half.
19:44That lead has been whittled down to four.
19:47Always difficult when you're on the road to come and get a victory.
19:51Both teams look so much more comfortable than you are.
19:54You're leading this game.
19:55Pick shot by Donovan.
19:56Donovan Mitchell with back-to-back threes.
19:59It draws ooze and aahs from this Utah crowd.
20:03I think it was more boos than anything.
20:05Like, oh, no.
20:07We know what this guy can do.
20:08Yeah, they said we've seen that once or twice before.
20:11Used to be in our uniform.
20:12Five-second difference between shot clock and game clock.
20:16Donovan has a dozen.
20:17It's 29 here on the third.
20:19Chandler, tough shot.
20:20Rejected by Porter.
20:22Ball hits the deck.
20:22Chandler's going to hurry.
20:23That was really close.
20:25If it counts, it's going to be an and one.
20:27They're going to review this.
20:32I think at first blush, that ball was on his fingertips still.
20:35They're going to review to see.
20:37And this is an interesting call here.
20:39There's going to be a chance either for three or wipe out the basket.
20:42Defensive foul caught on the floor is under review to see if it occurred prior to the shot clock.
20:48So they're going to check the foul and the shot.
20:51Now what they're looking at is the foul, too.
20:55Well, the ball was still definitely on his fingertips.
20:58Where was the bump?
21:00Geez, I don't even know if there was a bump.
21:04The foul, if there is one, if there was a bump.
21:08Foul's on the floor.
21:10Well, if there was a bump, it looked like that foul occurred with .1 remaining.
21:14And then Chandler has the ability to loop it up.
21:17After replay review, the illegal contact occurs with .2 on the shot clock.
21:22Therefore, the basket will be successful.
21:24Chandler will shoot one shot.
21:27There you have it.
21:29The ball still was on Chandler's fingertips.
21:30But because that foul allegedly occurred there with .2 left, Chandler could finish the shot at the shooting motion.
21:41So Chandler and the Jazz catch a break.
21:43Had there not been a bump, Chandler would not have gotten that shot off in time.
21:50Kenny does still have a challenge.
21:52It appeared that there was a nudge there by Big Thomas.
21:58With a contact, I thought it was more incidental than anything.
22:01And he got a tough shot falling down, but it is what it is.
22:05By the way, 4.9 seconds are back on the clock.
22:07Cavs are like, great.
22:11Honestly, if I'm Will Hardy, I'm losing my mind, right?
22:14I mean, it was a little totally...
22:15I don't think he's paying attention.
22:15He doesn't notice it.
22:17Mitchell.
22:18I mean, this is wild.
22:19Donovan appeared to get fouled.
22:21He did.
22:21Did I miss that?
22:23I mean, that foul occurred with .2 seconds remaining.
22:26They put 4.9 back on.
22:31Nobody's even noticed it.
22:34The shot occurred at the court.
22:36Oh, you know what?
22:37I beg your pardon, Brad.
22:38The shot clock was down to .2 or .2 seconds.
22:43Game clock was in for you.
22:45So I beg your pardon.
22:46So Donovan Mitchell gets fouled.
22:48He has two free throws coming.
22:52I was still looking at the replay to see that it was a foul to begin with.
22:55I was looking at the foul.
22:56Kenny had the ability to challenge.
23:00So our apologies.
23:02Mitchell's on the line with under a second now remaining.
23:10Kenny has been getting down the floor in a hurry to tack on the extra point.
23:16Donovan has 30 as we head to the fourth quarter.
23:19His Cavs are on top.
23:2194-89 against the Jazz Club that continues to fight to the bitter end.
23:2812 minutes remain from Utah.
23:55We have a ball game here in South Carolina.
23:59Salt Lake City.
24:00Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers are on top of the Jazz.
24:0294-89.
24:06Donovan Mitchell is playing his 66th game of the season.
24:08This is the 32nd time that he has scored 30 or more points.
24:13As Mitchell there gets gripped by Embang.
24:15Long lead pass to Embang.
24:17He tracks it down.
24:18Keeps it in bounds.
24:19Dumps it back to Sensabaugh.
24:21And the Jazz set up shot.
24:23Sensabaugh.
24:24Long three.
24:25Oh, boy.
24:30The Jazz have been outscored by 16 points.
24:32The 22-minute Sensabaugh has been on the floor as Mitchell looks to answer.
24:37He cannot.
24:38Porter got in there, but he fouled Conchar.
24:40It hasn't been Sensabaugh's night thus far as Bryce has gone for only 11 points.
24:49Again, it's plus-minus.
24:50He's last on the team in that category, but he finds a big three here early in this fourth quarter.
24:56It cuts the Cavalier lead at 94-92.
25:00And we've got Evan Mobley back in the ballgame.
25:03Let's see if we can establish offensive consistency and get on that backboard.
25:07Nice job.
25:08Evan's done a great job all night getting those defensive rebounds.
25:11We've got to keep that up.
25:1314 boards.
25:14Mitchell for three.
25:15Naquan Tomlin stretches for the offensive rebound.
25:18Peels out of danger and sends it back to Schroeder as the Cavs reset with a fresh 14.
25:23Threw this.
25:24By Tomlin getting in there, getting that defensive rebound.
25:26We really need that.
25:27Got to have possessions as hell.
25:28Mobley gets side.
25:3226 points.
25:3314 rebounds for the big man, Williams.
25:36No.
25:37Porter, however, gets whistled for a foul.
25:40Porter thought Williams pushed off.
25:44A little bit too deep of a drive there, Big Williams.
25:49This is just, this is it.
25:50Every time we go down the floor, every time we need to go to Evan Mobley,
25:54just bludgeoning and bludgeoning and bludgeoning there.
25:57They're not going to stop this, and they're not going to give too much of a,
26:00create too much resistance in trying.
26:01They're so interested in getting to the offensive end where they've been able to keep pace with us
26:05by making shots.
26:08Don't give up the shots.
26:09It's not a tit-for-tat game.
26:12We've got to figure out a way to slow down that basketball, John, on that defensive end
26:16so we can create an advantage like we did in the first half.
26:19The Jazz have hit 13 threes here with a seed in the Cavs' five as Conchar grabs the offensive rebound.
26:26Williams, no, tipped.
26:28Eventually collected by Conchar, back up top, it goes Chandler.
26:33This fires, Mobley grabs his 15th rebound.
26:36Mobley and the Cavs have simply dominated the paint tonight.
26:4268-32 are the points in that lane this evening.
26:45Mobley wants it again.
26:46He draws a double.
26:47Somebody's opening.
26:48Trying to force it into Tomlin, and that's batted out of bounds by the Jazz's M-Bang.
26:53You know, some nights you just have to realize what you've got and not veer too far away from it.
26:57Yeah, we've got dynamic scores in Mitchell and Harden and Merrill, but Evan is not there.
27:02They can't deal with him.
27:03So you just ride that horse, man, until Evan fouls out of the ballgame.
27:09Especially with no Chilipowski in the ballgame.
27:11They got nothing to stop him.
27:12Nothing.
27:13Tomlin.
27:14Nice.
27:15Floats and scores.
27:16The lightning bolt.
27:17The lightning bolt slides in there.
27:19Tomlin comes in and gives a little aggressiveness on that offensive end.
27:22Nice job by Tomlin.
27:24Sensabaugh knocked down.
27:26Mobley commits the foul, and Sensabaugh has a chance for the four-point play as his game has woken up
27:33here late.
27:40We haven't exploded out of there so quickly.
27:43Just got into a space there.
27:45Boy, man.
27:47Good call.
27:51That foul on Mobley is number five.
27:56So Thomas Bryant will check in.
28:03That's a dynamic changing foul.
28:06Huge.
28:06Now it takes the guy who's dominating the offensive end and also eating glass on the defensive end out of
28:12the game.
28:13But we've got to come up with a formula that's going to give us those opportunities to capture possessions.
28:18And we haven't quite been able to do that without him in the game with us.
28:23Mobley five.
28:24Ellis three.
28:25Schroeder's picked up by M.
28:26Bang.
28:27Passed on to Chandler.
28:28Now to Conchar.
28:30And the down is working around the perimeter.
28:31Thomas Bryant's trying to post up inside.
28:34The Cavs haven't gone anywhere yet.
28:35Mitchell got fouled by Sensibault as a driving Donovan draws yet another foul.
28:44He's a great equalizer.
28:45Yeah, he got caught with a double team there.
28:47Just used his strength and speed to get into that gap.
28:50There's the foul.
28:55The foul on Sensibault is his third.
29:01These will be free throws 9 and 10 for number 45 tonight.
29:06He has 30 points on the evening.
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29:27Which was 10 of 17 from the field.
29:31Now 9 of 10 from the line for 32.
29:35Good time to get a little full court pressure.
29:38I like this.
29:39Schroeder almost got a steal.
29:41Sets a ball.
29:42Threw it behind.
29:43Love it.
29:44His teammate, it was Embang, who broke out of the corner.
29:47And the Cavs now have forced their 14th turnover of the evening.
29:50Yeah, I like that.
29:51You see Schroeder in the game.
29:52And then you see Tomlin, who's so athletic.
29:55A little full court pressure along with Proctor.
29:5794 feet.
29:58Forced these guys into making quick decisions while running, looking at the goal.
30:02And it's a turnover.
30:04These also are a number of the Jazz's deeper reserves with all of the injuries.
30:09Some not accustomed to handling the basketball.
30:12Mitchell picked up by Cody Williams.
30:15Donovan around the perimeter.
30:16Feeds Tomlin.
30:17Tomlin works on Sensabaugh.
30:18Naquan puts it up.
30:19Sensabaugh with the block.
30:24Three minutes in, fourth quarter.
30:26Sensabaugh wants to drive.
30:28Tomlin knocked it away.
30:29Sensabaugh got it back.
30:30He'll float it up and float it in.
30:33Sensabaugh's a sturdy guy.
30:35He's real aggressive.
30:36He's not going anywhere.
30:38He's standing toe-to-toe with these guys tonight.
30:41He was really frustrated in the third quarter, visibly in a Jazz huddle as Tomlin sends it back to Mitchell.
30:48Mitchell for three.
30:51The Jazz can tie with a two.
30:53Sensabaugh puts it up.
30:55He gets down by Mitchell.
31:11So Sensabaugh will shoot free throws.
31:15Let's see a little bit more on the offensive end from the Cavs.
31:18A little bit more patience.
31:21Got to set some little better screens.
31:23Let's really set some solid screens and create some areas that Donovan can step into and be free to get
31:29good looks at it.
31:30But like that last shot was just a little bit forced, a little rushed.
31:36We have a timeout on the floor.
31:38Nine of Sensabaugh's 17 points.
31:41He's scored already here in this fourth as Sensabaugh's Jazz are back within one.
31:48That duo wasn't bad around these parts.
31:51No, man.
31:51That is fantastic.
31:53Carl Malone and John Stockton.
31:56Stockton to Malone.
31:58A lot of fun playing against those guys.
31:59Not too shabby, huh?
32:00Yeah, a lot of fun playing against those great, great players.
32:05Bryce Sensabaugh is on the line with a chance to tie this game with 8.32 remaining in regulation.
32:15The Jazz have trailed by as many as 15.
32:18The Cavaliers break the huddle with a 5-some of Procter, Merrill, Bryant, Ellis, and Harden.
32:24Evan Mobley sits with 5 fouls.
32:29A little more time off this.
32:30Get maybe 3 more minutes off.
32:32He's got to get Evan Mobley back on the floor.
32:34This is a, uh, so many guards on the floor.
32:37It's kind of equally matched, believe it or not.
32:38Evan's just the difference.
32:40Harden gets inside, Conchar, Bryant stretches for the loose ball.
32:44Harden got it back, trying to draw a foul.
32:46It's kicked out of bounds by the Cavs.
32:48Jazz basketball.
32:51Got to grasp that ball on the road.
32:53You're not going to get a lot of breaks.
32:54You've got to grab that basketball and snatch it out of there.
32:57See, James, it's a good shot up.
32:58TB's got it for a second.
32:59Can't get a shot up.
33:00Look, I got hit on the arm there.
33:02Harden definitely got fouled.
33:04Got to play through it.
33:07Bailey Chandler, Conchar, Embang, and Shibway are on the floor for the Jazz.
33:14Bryant grabs the loose ball for the Cavs.
33:16Make the play defensively on the Chandler shot.
33:19Ellis has his head up.
33:23Merrill for the foul.
33:24He takes a foul for him.
33:24And then hooks it up and in.
33:27And the Salt Lake City product, Sam Merrill, has a chance for the three-point play.
33:32Boy, he got a forearm shiver there.
33:34He got the fire knocked out of him.
33:37Watch this.
33:38Watch him get hit.
33:38Boom.
33:39Bodied up.
33:40A little forearm.
33:41Great concentration by Sam.
33:44That's our key play of the game.
33:46Sam played his high school basketball at Bountiful High in Bountiful, Utah.
33:51Just about eight miles north of here in Salt Lake City.
33:55Okay.
33:56Okay.
33:59Merrill gives the Cavaliers this 103-100 lead.
34:03Sam has nine points tonight.
34:04He still seeks his first triple.
34:07Bailey's watched by Merrill.
34:09Ace with all that size.
34:11Kind of back in on Sam.
34:13Close.
34:14Missed it.
34:14Merrill fought him the whole way.
34:15Shibway, though, grabs the big side rebound.
34:18Kennedy Chandler hits a three.
34:23That's a good position in there.
34:25Good boxing out.
34:26Just couldn't quite grab that basketball and come up with it.
34:30Yeah, we got ourselves a heck of a ball game, John.
34:33Got to figure out how to work our way through this.
34:35Still waiting on Evan Mobley to get back in this game.
34:40Chandler on the run.
34:46Chibway straight away.
34:47Now it's Conchar.
34:50Embang.
34:52Defeats by Sam.
34:53Turn that basketball back up towards the top.
34:55Didn't give that baseline at all.
34:57Embang fell down.
34:58It was Proctor who defended there at the point of attack.
35:01And it rolls to Ellis.
35:03Ellis back to Harden.
35:05Harden slows.
35:07Resets.
35:08Pestered by Embang.
35:13James backs in.
35:14Hangs in the air.
35:15Finds Merrill.
35:18Poked at by Proctor.
35:19Also by Bryant.
35:21Grabbed by Proctor.
35:22One of the grittiest rebounds tonight I've seen from this Cavs team.
35:26We absolutely had to have that.
35:27Proctor just kept fighting for him.
35:32Halfway home in the floor.
35:37Bailey.
35:41He'll work on Merrill.
35:45Now it's one-on-one.
35:46Once they break through that first pass.
35:49Just playing one-on-one basketball.
35:50Bailey loops it up and in.
35:53This is the Jazz's first lead since way back in the opening quarter at 25-24.
36:05Merrill snaps a pass to Ellis.
36:08Ellis breaks off the wing.
36:11Dumps to Bryant.
36:13Thomas on Sheebrae.
36:14Bryant banks and ties this game at 1.05.
36:18Nice move by Thomas Bryant.
36:19Bryant took his time.
36:20Got himself squared up and settled.
36:23Made a nice drop step.
36:24Nice little shot off the glass by Thomas.
36:26Nice patience by the Cavaliers.
36:28Kenny looks down his bench and points at Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell.
36:33That three was way short as Harden defended.
36:35Chandler.
36:36Harden out to his streak.
36:37Ellis who lays it up and in.
36:39Boy, Keon Ellis looks like a wide receiver sprinting out.
36:42A little down and out route.
36:44What a pass by James Harden.
36:46Chandler.
36:46Tough shot as Proctor rode it back defensively.
36:50Boy, that was a gorgeous sequence.
36:52Harden snapped that pass to Ellis and then Conchard fouls Harden.
36:57So James will shoot free throws.
37:01Thomas Bryant inside earlier would not be denied.
37:05Took his time here.
37:06Really established himself.
37:07His pivot foot.
37:08Nice job.
37:09Shot off the glass.
37:10Look at that pass.
37:11Only Ellis is going to catch that basketball.
37:13James led him perfectly.
37:14Utilizing all that quickness and speed.
37:18Harden was the man who contested the shot.
37:20He got the rebound all in one motion.
37:23Turned and snapped that outlet pass which sprung Keon Ellis as Harden hits his first free throw.
37:29And back comes Donovan Mitchell with 32 points in his back pocket.
37:33And Evan Mobley.
37:35Mobley tonight has gone for 26 points and grabbed 15 big boards.
37:40Yeah, he's been dominant.
37:41Donovan's played fantastic as well.
37:43He's done a good job leading his basketball team.
37:45He's been very efficient.
37:47Look at those free throws.
37:48He's done a good, good job on both ends of the floor.
37:50Donovan has as well as Evan.
37:52Both of them have been strong.
37:54James Harden has 13 points.
37:56He also has 13 assists.
37:59Chandler.
38:01Watched by Harden.
38:02Once Conchar settles for Embang.
38:06You got him in trouble.
38:07They're way out above that pass.
38:09Don't let him turn the corner.
38:10They're going to take a bad shot here.
38:13Chandler.
38:14A foul is called.
38:15Man, had him.
38:15Had him.
38:17This really has been
38:19the looks that Utah has got
38:21for the last two, three, four minutes.
38:23Not a lot of passing.
38:24Just around the perimeter.
38:26Looking to penetrate.
38:27That's all it is.
38:28After they set the initial screen,
38:29all they're doing is playing one-on-one basketball.
38:32Sam doesn't reach there.
38:33Boy, they take a tough shot.
38:41From Chandler, who played a single collegiate season
38:44at Tennessee, misses his first free throw.
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39:03Did you spell memorabilia?
39:05I was on the screen for a while.
39:07I'm trying to figure out who wants a game-worn jersey.
39:10Game-worn?
39:12Take that thing home and wash it?
39:13Does that devalue it?
39:15Mobley got fouled by Chandler
39:17as a spinning Mitchell found Mobley
39:20as Mobley was angling toward the basket.
39:24Spell check's useful.
39:26Memorabilia.
39:27Yeah, spell check.
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39:364.07 to go.
39:41Mitchell plays through Merrill and gets it back.
39:45Nice pace.
39:46There you go.
39:46Good job.
39:47Nice play.
39:47Up to Williams.
39:49He puts it up and in,
39:50and Evan Mobley's terrific night continues.
39:53He now has 28.
39:56Every time Evan gets in the paint,
39:57he makes it look easy.
39:58Yeah, you got the isolation there on the strong side.
40:00The defense is just not there.
40:02And so there's too big a gap between the defender and Evan.
40:06Watch this.
40:06Look how big this gap is for anybody who gets to him.
40:09And that's somebody coming from weak side.
40:10There's no one between him and the basket.
40:12You got that all night long.
40:13And it's just the patience of letting that play unfold and execute.
40:18The tallest Jazz player on the floor is the 6'9", Shibway.
40:21Once he was dragged away from the rim,
40:23nowhere to stop.
40:23Nobody stopped.
40:26Williams lost it momentarily.
40:29Leaned on by Harden.
40:30He'll bump back through Shibway.
40:32Cody Williams left that short.
40:35Merrill rebounds.
40:35The Cavs have the basketball and a six-point lead.
40:40Merrill shakes on Williams.
40:41Gets to the paint.
40:42Oh, what an alley in for Evan Mobley
40:44as Mobley thumps it home.
40:46And the Jazz need a timeout.
40:49What a play by Sam.
40:50Merrill got slapped on the arm.
40:51Still made a terrific pass.
40:53Excellent job by Sam.
40:54The Cavs systematically with a couple of stops
40:58and a couple of feeds inside to Evan Mobley
41:01that built this 114-106 lead.
41:06Here's by eight with 3.36 to go
41:09as we take a look at the Spectrum game summary.
41:12James Harden coming off a 14-assist performance
41:14on Friday at home as dished out 13.
41:17Here this evening, Kyle Filipowski got the Jazz start
41:21at 20 points and 10 rebounds.
41:23Boy, Evan Mobley has been fantastic tonight.
41:27Every single one of Evan's field goals,
41:29all 14 have come in the paint.
41:3128 of his 31 points in that lane.
41:34You had three free throws.
41:35His Cavaliers in the paint are outscoring the Jazz 80-36.
41:40And they have this 114-106 lead.
41:43James Harden cracks down the rebound.
41:48Cavs trying to close the show here.
41:51Game one of this three-game road trip.
41:53It has been Harden to Mobley all night long.
41:58Mobley has a chance for another three-point play.
42:01Harden has his 14th assist.
42:04The Cavaliers now have a new season high in the paint
42:08with 82 big points in that lane.
42:11He's learning.
42:12Evan's learning.
42:12He did not bring that basketball down.
42:15Kept it up relatively high.
42:17I'd like to see him keep it up higher.
42:18But that is a nice job.
42:19Good catch and finish.
42:2115 field goals for Mobley tonight.
42:23Every one in the big.
42:25I love it.
42:26That's where he needs to make his.
42:27That's where he needs to make his hay.
42:29That is where he can be dominant in this game.
42:32Mobley almost with a strip.
42:33That came right to Sheibwe.
42:34Three to go.
42:36Chandler for three.
42:38Atlas got a hand up to contest.
42:39Mobley now has 16 rebounds to go along with.
42:4234 points.
42:44He's 15 to 20 from the field.
42:46Taking only 27 minutes to do it.
42:49Merrill's wide open.
42:50Oh, blocked by Chandler.
42:51As Mitchell found Merrill with a no look.
42:53Chandler made a good defensive play.
43:02It's been an entertaining game for the faithful here
43:04inside the Delta Center.
43:06The young Jazz have battled the Cavs here this evening.
43:0945 plus minutes.
43:11Boy, we have again seen that all night.
43:12Harden has found Mobley right at that rim.
43:15That time, Evan can't get it to go.
43:17The clock winds to 2.15.
43:19Chandler.
43:21Watched by Ellis.
43:22Tiptoe's baseline.
43:23Erased by Ellis.
43:24Comes loose to Sheetway.
43:27Nice job by Ellis recovering on that.
43:29Good defensive play.
43:31Good effort by the Cavaliers.
43:33A little bit better defense there.
43:34Even though Sheetway ends up with a little six-foot shot.
43:38The initial defense was pretty darn good.
43:42Mitchell.
43:43Mothered by M. Bang.
43:47Donovan with the shot clock winding.
43:49Oh, gets tripped by M. Bang and fouled.
43:53The Cavs with those 82 points in the paint not only have set a single season record, but this is
43:58the most points in the paint for the Cavs in the play-by-play era.
44:02Since they started tracking paint points back during the 96-97 season.
44:08James Harden, by the way, has dished out 14 assists for the second straight game, tying a season high.
44:18And I like this James Harden, where he's a conduit.
44:21He's such a threat.
44:22You know he can score it at any time.
44:27It's almost as if Harden tonight has only looked to the basket when absolutely necessary when all other options have
44:34been used.
44:35Yeah, he's trying to take care of the entire—he's trying to take advantage of the entirety of the offensive tools
44:41that are available to him.
44:42He's done an excellent job of that tonight.
44:44And to know that the Cavs do have the ability for James Harden to go—
44:49Oh, he'd go off to work.
44:50Oh, yeah.
44:51In the scoring department.
44:52He'd get to 30.
44:53Yep.
44:54And then the Arsenal is Mobley with a block as he swatched that Williams effort.
44:58119-110 is the Cavalier lead.
45:01Will Hardy talked about that as well before this game.
45:04He said defensively, I don't know what teams look at that Harden-Mitchell matchup and put two guards out there
45:09and say,
45:10yeah, we feel pretty good about that guard matchup here tonight.
45:13Yeah, I agree with that.
45:15Great assessment.
45:16Chivway misses a short floater, rebounded by the Cavaliers' Evan Mobley.
45:23It has not been easy here tonight in Utah.
45:26No, it's gone extended as far as the play of the guys.
45:30I thought we'd hopefully get ahead, be able to get some rest and go into L.A. tomorrow
45:33and be ready to take on those Lakers.
45:35But it's going to be a tough game tomorrow.
45:37We're going to be a little bit tired, but this is a big win.
45:39Win's a win.
45:40Take whatever's in front of you.
45:41Merrill for three, poked out by Mobley.
45:43The Lakers, by the way, have won 11 of 12.
45:46Chivway down the lane.
45:47He gets fouled.
45:48The Lakers are blowing out the Wizards at the half, 65-44.
45:54The Cavs will travel to L.A. tonight, take on the Lakers tip time tomorrow,
45:59Eastern time back home at 10.30.
46:01We'll get you started on Cavaliers Live at 10 o'clock.
46:10Here's a look at Oscar Chivway.
46:12This guy's an interesting footnote to a memorable story.
46:15Back a couple of seasons ago, he was a member of the Pacers.
46:17They were in Milwaukee.
46:18That night, he scored his first NBA points.
46:20After the game, the Pacers went, grabbed the ball to give it to Oscar.
46:24Pretty standard stuff.
46:25Only problem is that that night, Giannis scored 64, which was a Bucs franchise record.
46:31So, after a heated exchange about where the ball was, Giannis went screaming down the runway,
46:35back to the Pacer locker room, looking for either the ball or the poor Oscar,
46:40who just happened to pick the wrong night, score his first NBA points.
46:44Turned out the Bucs staffers had the ball after all, and cooler heads ultimately prevailed.
46:49But a red-hot Giannis was looking for poor Oscar, who thought it was a happy night.
46:56It meant that way.
46:58119-111.
47:00Chivway has done a nice job with these jazz.
47:03This season, Mitch will find Ellis.
47:05Ellis for free after the Cavaliers milk the clock.
47:09Ellis hits from the corner, gives the Cavaliers this 122-111 lead.
47:15Well, the Cavs picked it back up as soon as they got Mobley back in the game.
47:19It just really changed everything again.
47:21And they were able to put their foot back on the throttle and pull back away from this aggressive,
47:28pretty little Utah team, man.
47:30They just, man, fought hard.
47:33How about Cody Williams tonight?
47:34He continued to just back away.
47:36They won't stop.
47:36All evening long.
47:37He goes for a team-high 26.
47:43The Cavaliers improve to 47 and 28 on this season with a hard fall.
47:49122-113 victory over the Jazz.
47:51James Harden for the second straight game.
47:53Ditches out 14 assists.
47:55Donovan Mitchell goes for 34.
47:57Evan Mobley also 34.
48:00Give him 17 rebounds as well.
48:02Sam Merrill back in his home city.
48:05And the Cavaliers win it by the final of 112-113.
48:10Stay right there.
48:11We'll be back to wrap things up right after this short break.
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