Evan Mobley, Cavaliers dominate inside in road victory over Jazz

Evan Mobley scored a season-high 34 points, collected 17 rebounds and blocked three shots to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 122-113 victory over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on March 30. Donovan Mitchell added 34 points to help Cleveland (47-28) win its fifth consecutive road game. James Harden dished out a game-high 14 assists to go along with 13 points.

The Cavaliers outscored the Jazz 82-40 in the paint. Kyle Filipowski tallied 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals to lead Utah. Cody Williams added a team-high 26 points for the Jazz (21-55), who have lost six straight games and 10 of their last 11.

Ace Bailey chipped in 19 points and Brice Sensabaugh had 18. Utah made six of seven 3-pointers in the third quarter to cut a 15-point deficit to a basket. John Konchar capped the flurry with an outside basket that brought the Jazz within 87-84.

Mitchell made back-to-back 3s to preserve Cleveland's lead going into the fourth quarter Utah finally took a 105-103 lead midway through the fourth quarter on Bailey's driving layup. Cleveland went ahead for good when Mobley converted back-to-back three-point plays to cap a 14-1 run and put the Cavaliers up 117-106 with 3:14 left. The Cavaliers dominated in the paint from the start with 20 of their first 24 points coming around the basket.