Utah Jazz Team Report - January 16

(Basketball News) - The Jazz struggled on Saturday night, falling 84-71 to the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Delta Center.

Former Cav Carlos Boozer had 12 points and 16 rebounds for Utah, which has dropped two straight after winning two in a row. This was Boozer’s first appearance against Cleveland since his controversial signing with Utah in the offseason.

Boozer had been released from his deal with Cleveland reportedly with the understanding that he would re-sign with the team. However, he jumped at Utah’s contract offer and left the Cavs. Cleveland’s front office claims Boozer reneged on his verbal agreement not to sign with another club, while Boozer claims an agreement never took place.

Gordan Giricek and Mehmet Okur also had 12 points for the Jazz, who scored only 29 second-half points after scoring 23 in the first quarter. Raja Bell finished with 10 points.

Utah fell to 5-10 when scoring under 100 points this season.

The Jazz have a day off before returning to the court against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.