Utah Jazz Dismantle Cavs in 39-point Blowout
Donovan Mitchell (45) with an exclamation mark dunk against the Cleveland Cavaliers
This one wasn't even close. From the get go, the Utah Jazz dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers in every facet of the game. Utah led by as many as 41-points during the matchup, and went on scoring runs of 15-2 and 15-0. Rudy Gobert was dominant on both sides of the floor, and Donovan Mitchell was once again unstoppable. The Jazz would go on to win 114-75 on Monday night.
Here's a list of our top-five notes from the Jazz exceptional showing against the Cavaliers:
1. Utah tied a franchise record with 20-straight home wins. The last time the Jazz had a stretch where they won 20-games in a row, was between February 26, 1998 and March 5, 1999.
2. According to Jazz radio announcer David Locke, this is the ninth game this season that the Jazz have had a lead by 30-points or more. Three of those 30-point leads come within the last four games.
3. According to StatMuse, the Utah Jazz are the sixth team in history to be top-three in both offense and defense during one season. The other teams include the 2016-2017 and 2014-2015 Golden State Warriors, the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls, the 1993-1994 Seattle Supersonics, the 1990-1991 Portland Trail Blazers, and the 1985-1986 Boston Celtics.
4. Gobert finished with 18-points, 17-rebounds, and 4-blocks, while Mitchell and Mike Conley added 19 and 18-points respectively.
5. Jazz newcomers Matt Thomas and Ersan Illyasova scored their first points in a Utah uniform on Monday night. Thomas finished with 5-points and Illyasova finished with 2-points.
Rudy Gobert (27) finished with four-blocks against the Cleveland Cavaliers
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