Utah Jazz
2026-12-20
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Cleveland Cavaliers
Biggest mismatches
CLE's offense ranks 8th in scoring efficiency, and UTA ranks 22nd defending it.
Team vs team
Season before this game (UTA 8 games, CLE 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
UTACLE
Scoring
107.827th · Bottom 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
119.25th · Top 5
119.024th · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
117.123rd · Below avg
-11.227th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+2.115th · Average
Efficiency
103.728th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
114.38th · Above avg
113.322nd · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
111.419th · Average
-9.726th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+2.913th · Average
104.55th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
104.74th
Shooting
49.5%28th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.9%7th · Above avg
53.8%27th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
58.4%8th · Above avg
11.623rd · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.63rd · Top 5
31.5%27th · Bottom 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
37.2%9th · Above avg
0.3012th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2819th · Average
Defense
52.6%13th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.1%11th · Average
6.828th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.224th · Below avg
6.63rd · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
6.05th · Top 5
Possessions
16.2%25th · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
12.9%4th · Top 5
26.8%17th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
25.2%20th · Average
46.69th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
47.56th · Above avg
24.626th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.85th · Top 5
Recent form
Utah JazzLLLLL
Last 5: average margin -12.4 (season -11.2). Streak L6.
Cleveland CavaliersWLWLL
Last 5: average margin +3.8 (season +2.1). Streak L2.
Key players
Utah Jazz| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte GeorgeG | 22.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 57.4 |
| Lauri MarkkanenF | 17.1 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 56.0 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr.F-C | 16.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 61.0 |
| Darryn PetersonG | 12.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 46.5 |
Cleveland Cavaliers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan MitchellG | 22.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 61.8 |
| Evan MobleyF-C | 18.8 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 65.5 |
| James HardenG | 16.6 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 54.9 |
| Jarrett AllenC | 13.2 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 66.2 |
Injury report
Utah JazzJaren Jackson Jr. F-C · back ~2026-12-14
Out
Jusuf Nurkic C · back ~2026-11-13
Out
Trey Alexander G · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Cleveland CavaliersJaylon Tyson G-F · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Jarrett Allen C · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Peyton Watson G · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Tyrese Proctor G · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.