Hayward holds off LeBron as Jazz upsets Cavaliers

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SALT LAKE CITY – Even if Gordon Hayward isn’t concerned with his All-Star candidacy, he put a signature performance on his resume in a huge win for the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.

Hayward went blow for blow with LeBron James in the second half to help Utah beat the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers 100-92.

Hayward scored 28 points and went back and forth with the four-time MVP during a decisive third quarter. James brought the Cavs back from a 15-point halftime deficit before Hayward drove the lead back to 14.

Hayward had 11 points while the Jazz used a 16-0 run midway through the quarter to lead 74-60. The Cavs had a 17-0 roll after halftime thanks to an aggressive James and his 13 third-quarter points.

Trey Lyles had eight straight points, including a pair of 3-pointers, in the fourth quarter to help the Jazz hold on.

“Studying the film, doing some extra work before the games has helped me out, and after the games,” Hayward said. “Stuff that I didn’t used to do. The little things like that have definitely transferred over.

“Going over matchups, going over how guys defend, how teams defend, what I can do better from the last time we played them. Different things like that.”

James finished with 29 points and Kyrie Irving added 20 for the defending champs.

“When we got down so much, we had to play so hard to come back,” Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said, adding “we used so much energy in the third quarter. We should have started the game that way.” (AP)

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) passes the ball as he’s hounded by Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert (27) and Gordon Hayward (20) during their NBA clash on Tuesday. AP
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