Cavaliers hold off short-handed Jazz in Salt Lake City as Mitchell scores 29 points

Game snapshot

The Cleveland Cavaliers edged the Utah Jazz, 93-86, on Monday night, March 30, 2026, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Cleveland entered the game at 46-28, while Utah came in at 21-54.

Cleveland led after every quarter, opening with a 31-29 first period and carrying a 63-53 advantage into halftime. The Jazz’s best push came in the third quarter, when they outscored Cleveland 33-30, but the Cavaliers still held a seven-point lead going to the fourth and closed the game from there.

Key performers and decisive stretches

Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including a pair of late third-quarter 3-pointers that helped Cleveland maintain control as Utah tried to cut into the margin. Cleveland’s offense leaned heavily on its primary ball-handlers: James Harden finished with 12 assists, pairing his playmaking with 11 points, while Dennis Schröder contributed secondary ball-handling and helped initiate sets during key possessions.

For Utah, Cody Williams paced the scoring with 21 points. The Jazz also received 10 rebounds from Kyle Filipowski, who added five assists and helped stabilize possessions during Utah’s third-quarter surge.

• Cleveland shot 54% from the field (38-of-70) and committed 10 turnovers.

• Utah shot 51% (33-of-65) but the game swung sharply at the 3-point line: the Jazz hit 12-of-23 (52%), while the Cavaliers went 5-of-24 (21%).

• Cleveland won the rebounding battle, 35-27.

Injuries and roster context

Both teams listed multiple players on their injury reports. Cleveland’s report included Max Strus (foot), Jarrett Allen (knee), Jaylon Tyson (toe) and Dean Wade (ankle). Utah’s report included Lauri Markkanen (hip), Keyonte George (hamstring), Isaiah Collier (hamstring) and Elijah Harkless (hamstring), among others.

The combination of absences shaped lineup choices and rotations, particularly for Utah, which relied on a mix of young contributors and role players to carry offensive usage during extended stretches.

What it means in the standings and season series

The win improved Cleveland’s position late in the regular season and gave the Cavaliers a road victory against a Western Conference opponent. The result also evened the season series at 1-1: Utah won the first meeting in Cleveland, and Cleveland took the rematch in Salt Lake City.

Cleveland led for most of the night and withstood Utah’s third-quarter rally, closing the final minutes with controlled half-court possessions and timely scoring from Mitchell.