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The Cavs nearly pulled of an excellent rally on the road against the Jazz Wednesday night. Unfortunately, their luck was cut short by the clutch shooting of Utah Jazz Shooting Guard Gordon Hayward. With LeBron James slipping and Tristan Thompson switching to Hayward in the closing seconds, all Cleveland could do is watch:

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The Cavs play this Friday against the Denver Nuggets. Hopefully they can play a solid 48 minutes in order to avoid another dramatic ending.