UTA vs CLE Dream11 Team Prediction, Fantasy NBA Tips

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Utah Jazz will lock horns against Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA 2021-22 on Thursday, 13 January 2022 at 07:30 AM IST

Jazz has not done well on the defensive end throughout the season, the team’s help defense is weak, and apart from Royce O’ Neale Utah doesn’t show a lot of hustle.

Leaking 125+ against a Pistons team that usually struggles to reach 100 and 120+ against a Pacers that also doesn’t score this much, has to be a low point.

It is understandable that with Rudy Gobert sidelined due to the COVID-19 protocols, the defense has suffered, but even when he was playing, the team wasn’t helped him out when his match-up was open and gave up too many points.

The Jazz has been way too behind on average in terms of defense when compared to elite teams like Suns, Warriors, Grizzlies in the West, this can be a big problem come Playoffs time when the value of defense becomes even more vital as scoring has been harder to achieve.

There is a lot of time remaining in the season and we have seen many teams improve defensively over the course.

I don’t if the Cavaliers have a deep postseason run in them but they are a massively improved team compared to last season.

Cleveland had won just 22 wins in the 72-game 2020-21 season, and right now they are already past that mark.

Rookie Evan Mobley has created a lot of difference through his two-way play, meanwhile, Darius Garland has also upped his scoring.

But it is the improvement in defense that has helped out the Cavaliers this season quite a bit. Cleveland has a Forward centric lineup with Markkanen, Mobley, Allen, Stevens, Love, Osman, and Windler, which means they have a lot of length enabling them to play top-quality defense and also grab rebounds at a high rate.

Overall, yes, the team can go cold at times from the field but the current Cavaliers team has a lot of potential to become a high-level squad down the line.

Utah Jazz | Cleveland Cavaliers