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Defensive Stand Gives Utah The Win Over Cleveland

All Utah needed was one more stop.

After playing a slew of close games throughout the season, the Jazz had struggled to get stops in heartbreaking losses to Memphis and New Orleans two weeks ago.

So when they found themselves in that same situation again, needing one stop to reserve the win, Utah knew what to do.

Great defense by Mike Conley forced a contested three-point attempt by Cleveland's Darius Garland, and Utah escaped with a hard-fought 109-108 victory on Sunday afternoon.

"The last possession, I knew it was going to come to him (Garland)," Conley said postgame.