Cavaliers hold off Jazz, 105-93

by Ben Chew

The Cavaliers continue their winning ways as they take out a injured Utah Jazz line-up by the score of 105-93. Lebron James lead all scorers with 38 points in a game that was a-typical of a Cavalier win.

The Jazz who were playing in the fifth game of their road trip looked hungry to get a win and through the 1st half it appeared that they were ready to end the Cavaliers seven-game winning streak. Utah was without Deron Williams who didn't travel with team due to an sprained left ankle, Andrei Kirilenko with a dislocated right finger, and Mehmet Okur due to personal reasons.

The Jazz lead by as many as nine points going into the second half when the sleeping giants of the Cleveland Cavaliers were awoken by three point baskets by Mo Williams and Delonte West. Daniel Gibson hit a key three to end the quarter as the Cavaliers outscored the Jazz 34 to 23 in the 3rd quarter.

It was a homecoming for some of the Utah Jazz as Carlos Boozer who was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2002 and former Ohio State center Kosta Koufos saw action for the Jazz due to the depleted line-up.

Head coach Mike Brown was impressed with the resliance of the team but also noted due the injuries that the Jazz had, he personally had to switch and change his rotations due to the different line-up that the Jazz gave him. The Jazz have not won in Cleveland since 2005.