SALT LAKE CITY — Rookie Sundiata Gaines hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end a frenzied series of comebacks and give the Utah Jazz a 97-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night.
LeBron James had led the Cavaliers on a 22-4 run earlier in the fourth quarter and put the Cavs up by six points with 32.5 seconds left, but Cleveland couldn’t clinch it from the free throw line.
Zildrunas Ilgauskas went 1-of-2 from the line with 5.6 seconds left and the Jazz needed only a field goal to tie it or 3-pointer to win it.
Utah’s Ronnie Price got tied up behind the arc and flipped the ball to Gaines, who launched the game-winner.
Gaines, signed to a 10-day contract when starter Deron Williams sprained his right wrist, finished with nine points.
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