Cleveland's Big Three Carry Cavaliers to 2-0 Series Lead Over Toronto Mitchell, Harden and Mobley combined for 83 points to power Cleveland past a turnover-plagued Toronto 115-105, as the series now heads north.

Mitchell, Harden and Mobley carried the Cavs to a 115-105 win. But even with the 2-0 lead, this Cavs player can’t become complacent.

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DAZN, Prime Video, and ESPN have all been mentioned as suitors for a short-term deal before the NBA builds a centralized platform.

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The parent company of Fanduel Sports Network is planning to cease all operations following the conclusion of the regular season on April 12th, meaning the Cavaliers and twelve other NBA teams will need to find new TV deals beginning next season.

The Cavaliers can clinch a spot in the playoffs tonight with a Philadelphia loss. Unfortunately, they play the Wizards.

For the first time this season, Max Strus will be inserted into the #Cavs starting lineup. He joins James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.

VERY interested to see how this lineup works...

Keon Ellis: 13 PTS, 6-10 FG, 1-3 3PT, 0-0 FT, 2 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL
Sam Merrill: 9 PTS, 4-14 FG, 0-8 3PT, 1-1 FT, 4 REB, 3 AST

FINAL STATS FOR THE GAME

Evan Mobley: 34 PTS, 15-21 FG, 0-0 3PT, 4-5 FT, 17 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
Donovan Mitchell: 34 PTS, 10-18 FG, 3-8 3PT, 11-12 FT, 2 REB, 5 AST
James Harden: 13 PTS, 4-9 FG, 1-5 3PT, 4-6 FT, 6 REB, 14 AST

Donovan Mitchell was right there with the big man with 34 points on 10-for-18 shooting while James Harden facilitated the game with 14 assists.

Cavaliers survive a fourth quarter push where they were down at one point, before fighting back to win the game 122-113.

Evan Mobley put together one of his most complete games of the year w/o Jarrett Allen, tying for a game-high 34 points on 15-for-21 shooting and had 17 big boards.

Evan Mobley has been crucial to the Cavaliers reclaiming this comfortable 117-106 lead. He's got 34 points on 15-for-20 shooting and has 16 boards all in just 27 minutes tonight.

Bailey drives down the lane for a hesitation layup that gives the Jazz their first lead since the first quarter.

Timeout on the floor as the Jazz have fought their way back and have a chance to tie the game at 100 pending a Sensabaugh free throw. The three point disparity has been the story of the game tonight, with the Jazz shooting 13-for-24 while the Cavaliers have responded with a measly 5-for-28.

James Harden has not had a bad night by any means with 11 points and a game-high 12 assists, but only has eight attempted shots. Would like to see him get a little more active in the scoring column to help put away this game.

Thomas Bryant checks in for Mobely after he's picked up his fifth foul of the night. Mobley has been the Cavaliers one of the top performers tonight, with 24 points on 11-for-16 shooting and 15 rebounds.

Cavaliers continue to get punished from deep as Brice Sensabaugh hits the Jazz's 13th three of the game to Cleveland's five.

*94 for the Cavs

Cavaliers defense has been pretty lackluster, but hold a lead thanks to the heroics of Donovan Mitchell. The former Jazz scored 10-straight to end the quarter giving Cleveland a 93-89 lead entering the final quarter.

Shaun White in the building tonight.

John Michael just called Kyle Filipowski "Jokic Jr." and based on his stat line in his 22 minutes...he might be onto something. The Duke sophomore has 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting and 4-for-7 from three along with 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and a block.

Tyrese Proctor: 8 PTS, 3-5 FG, 1-2 3PT, 1-1 FT, 1 REB, 1 AST
Sam Merrill: 6 PTS, 3-7 FG, 0-3 3PT, 0-0 FT, 3 REB

Top Scorers:
Donovan Mitchell: 17 PTS, 6-10 FG, 1-3 3PT, 4-4 FT, 2 REB, 3 AST
Evan Mobley: 16 PTS, 8-11 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
James Harden: 9 PTS, 3-4 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-4 FT, 2 REB, 7 AST

Tyrese Proctor looked good during that run, getting eight points on 3-for-5 shooting.

Cavaliers had a really good start to the quarter jumping out to a 14-point lead via a 11-0 run to begin the quarter, but saw that disappear via some good play from Utah's Filipowski who has 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals in his 17 minutes.

Cavaliers haven't done the best job on defense, allowing a bunch of drives with the latest being Cody Williams picking up a foul on Ellis. He splits the pair.

Kyle Filipowski has done his best to keep the Jazz in this game, hitting a three and then ripping the ball out of Harden's hands for an easy layup. The Cavs lead now sits at just 48-44 with under five minutes left in the half.

Officials say during the break that the Cavs challenge is successful. Will have one more challenge for the remainder of the game.

Sam Merrill asks Atkinson for a challenge on the out of bounds call and gets his wish. It appears on the replay that Kennedy Chandler touched it last.

Cavaliers creating some space in the last two minutes, building up an 13-0 run forcing a Jazz timeout. Tyrese Proctor was crucial in that stretch, converting on an and-one and then hitting a three on the next possession before a Mitchell layup forced Hardy's hand.

CLE 44 | UTA 30

Donovan Mitchell leads Cleveland with 10 points while Harden and Mobley trail behind with eight points each.

Cavaliers didn't have the greatest defensive effort in the first quarter, but still lead 31-27 after 12 minutes.

Utah's Filipowski and Bailey combined for 19 of those 27 Jazz points, with Filipowski leading the way with 10 points and seven boards and Bailey with nine points on 4-for-5 shooting.