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3 takeaways from the Utah Jazz’s 126-113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers

Published: March 2, 2020, 7:18 p.m. MST

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kevin Porter Jr. (4) drives past Utah Jazz’s Royce O’Neale (23) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. Tony Dejak, AP

By Brandon Judd

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz began a four-game road trip with a dominant 126-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Monday night in Cleveland.

Here are three takeaways the defined the game:

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Utah Jazz's Jordan Clarkson, center, drives between Cleveland Cavaliers' Cedi Osman, left, and Kevin Porter Jr., right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert (27) dunks against Cleveland Cavaliers' Ante Zizic in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Mike Conley (10) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Cedi Osman (16) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell (45) blocks a shot by Cleveland Cavaliers' Collin Sexton (2) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Bojan Bogdanovic (44) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Collin Sexton (2) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers' Collin Sexton, left, drives past Utah Jazz's Mike Conley in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder gives instructions to players in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff gives instructions to players in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Jordan Clarkson, left, drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Porter Jr. in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers' Dante Exum, right, and Darius Garland watch from the bench in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. Both players are injured. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers' Larry Nance Jr. (22) dunks against Utah Jazz's Mike Conley (10) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Porter Jr. (4) drives past Utah Jazz's Royce O'Neale (23) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love (0) shoots against Utah Jazz's Royce O'Neale (23) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers' Cedi Osman, left, drives past Utah Jazz's Tony Bradley in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers' Andre Drummond, left to right, Dante Exum and Tristan Thompson watch from the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. The three players are injured. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers' Collin Sexton, left, and Utah Jazz's Bojan Bogdanovic battle for the ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Joe Ingles (2) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Matthew Dellavedova (18) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Bojan Bogdanovic (44) loses control of the ball under pressure from Cleveland Cavaliers' Matthew Dellavedova (18) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Jordan Clarkson (00) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Porter Jr. (4) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Mike Conley (10) looks to pass against Cleveland Cavaliers' Larry Nance Jr. (22) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert (27) dunks the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers' Ante Zizic (41) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Porter Jr. (4) drives past Utah Jazz's Joe Ingles (2) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Jordan Clarkson (00) derives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Matthew Dellavedova (18) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

Utah Jazz's Jordan Clarkson (00) shoots over Cleveland Cavaliers' Collin Sexton (2) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak, AP

The Jazz (38-22) were balanced offensively, with six players in double-figures, led by 28 points from Bojan Bogdanovic and followed by Rudy Gobert (20), Donovan Mitchell (19), Mike Conley (15), Jordan Clarkson (13) and Royce O’Neale (12). Utah shot 56.6% from the field and had 30 assists on 47 made field goals, including 20 made 3-pointers.
Several Jazz players came up with big performances across the stat sheet. Bogdanovic hit five 3-pointers and had six assists, while Gobert added nine rebounds, five blocks and two steals. Conley had six assists, while Joe Ingles added a team-high eight assists off the bench and Mitchell had nine rebounds and four assists.
Utah trailed by six in the second quarter before going on an 18-4 run to end the first half, including a Conley 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer to take a 59-51 lead into the break. Utah pushed that lead further with a 6-0 run to start the third quarter and kept Cleveland (17-44) from seriously challenging in the second half.

Up next

Wednesday at New York, 5:30 p.m. MST

Friday at Boston, 6 p.m.

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Saturday at Detroit, 5 p.m.

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