The China Mail - Cavs snap four-game NBA skid by beating Jazz as Pistons win

Jarrett Allen scored 18 points and Donovan Mitchell added 16 to lead six Cavaliers in double figures while Evan Mobley added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Cleveland.

"It's a long season. We're going to go through some ups and downs, we're not going to play our best," Mitchell said.

"If this streak had happened in November I don't think everybody would be tripping as much. This is all part of the season. It's all part of getting better. Won tonight. We've turned the corner."

The Cavs, with the NBA's second-best record, improved to 57-14 after prior road trip losses at the Los Angeles Clippers, Sacramento and Phoenix, while the Jazz, with the NBA's second-worst record, fell to 16-56.

Cleveland stretched the lead atop the East to 5.5 games over defending NBA champion Boston but remain 1.5 games behind Oklahoma City (58-12) for the NBA's best overall record.

A 15-0 run to open the second half lifted the Cavs ahead for good.

"We got some stops and then got in transition and made some shots. That helped," Mitchell said. "This is a great win. Now we're got to continue to take care of business."

Kyle Filipowski led Utah with 18 points and 13 rebounds.

At Detroit, US teen rookie forward Ronald Holland scored 26 points off the bench to lead the Pistons over visiting New Orleans 136-130.

Jalen Duren added 22 points and 12 rebounds for Detroit, which improved to 40-32.

The Pistons are two wins from their first winning season since 2016 as they seek a first playoff berth since 2019 and first playoff win since 2008.

C.J. McCollum scored 40 points for the Pelicans in a losing cause.

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