<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-cleveland-pass-surprising-test-jazz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cav pass surprising home test from Collin Sexton, Jazz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cavs-news-Cleveland-passes-surprising-test-from-Collin-Sexton-Jazz.jpg"></figure><h1>Cav pass surprising home test from Collin Sexton, Jazz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T21:25:01-08:00">December 23rd, 9:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T21:25:01-08:00">December 23rd, 9:25pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things have almost seemed too easy for the Cleveland Cavaliers for the better part of this season. Although the Cavs are no longer undefeated, no other NBA team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-caris-levert-offensive-change-under-kenny-atkinson">can hold a candle to Cleveland’s dominant record</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-injury-issues-arent-throwing-cavs-potential">Cleveland has made winning routine</a> and has found ways to embarrass opponents on either end of the floor. However, when the undermanned and underwhelming Utah Jazz <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/cle/cleveland-cavaliers" rel="noopener">came to town</a>, it gave the Cavs something they hadn’t had much of this season: a shock to the system.</p><p>Throughout the matchup, Cleveland got everything former Cavs players Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, and their Jazz teammates could muster. After a competitive first half featured 15 lead changes and eight ties, the Cavs found their offensive rhythm early in the second half, making five 3s during the opening moments of the third quarter, allowing Cleveland to build the night’s first double-digit lead. It went in front by a game-high 17 around the midway point of the third. The Cavs led by 11 going into the fourth.</p><p>However, despite feeling like Cleveland had put Utah away for good entering the final frame, the Jazz wouldn’t go away. Clinging to a three-point lead after former Sexton’s layup with 1:49 left, the Cavs responded with a 6-0 run that created some much-needed breathing room. A lot was built around attacking Sexton, a player with many of the same flaws that plagued him in Cleveland, and making the former Cavs guard’s heroics come back to haunt the Jazz.</p><h2><b>How the Cavs were able to exploit Collin Sexton’s flaws to tune out the Jazz at home<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Donovan-Mitchell-defends-Collin-Sexton-Cavs-Jazz.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After Sexton’s layup made it a one-possession game, Donovan Mitchell baited Sexton, prone to overcommitting on defense, to foul him while attempting a three-pointer. Mitchell was able to connect on two of his three free-throw attempts, making it a two-possession game.</p><p>To keep Sexton from making it close again, the Cavs dared him to be the hero, forcing superstar defender Evan Mobley on him off the switch. Sexton <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&amp;CFPARAMS=&amp;GameEventID=692&amp;GameID=0022400392&amp;Season=2024-25&amp;flag=1&amp;title=MISS%20Sexton%2015%27%20Pullup%20Jump%20Shot" rel="noopener">took the bait and tried to attack</a> Mobley. Unfortunately for Sexton, he could not get anything going against Mobley and, with the shot clock winding down, took an ill-advised mid-range shot.</p><p>Immediately after, Darius Garland caught Sexton’s ball-watching and could easily pass to Georges Niang, <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&amp;CFPARAMS=&amp;GameEventID=694&amp;GameID=0022400392&amp;Season=2024-25&amp;flag=1&amp;title=Niang%201%27%20Cutting%20Layup%20Shot%20(8%20PTS)%20(Garland%208%20AST)" rel="noopener">cutting along the baseline</a>. In no time, what was once a one-possession game became a three-possession nightmare for Utah. All it took was the Cavs taking on Sexton’s still glaring flaws as a player and forcing him to play into his bad habits.</p><h2><b>How Cleveland stole Utah’s Christmas win</b></h2><p>Finally, to put a Christmas bow on this home win, Cleveland turned to Niang against Sexton one last time. Knowing that Sexton is prone to overaggressive tunnel vision, the Cavs encouraged him to attack with a full head of steam. However, Niang met Sexton on the perimeter, <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&amp;CFPARAMS=&amp;GameEventID=701&amp;GameID=0022400392&amp;Season=2024-25&amp;flag=1&amp;title=Sexton%20OFF.Foul%20(P3)%20(N.Buchert)" rel="noopener">drawing far too much contact</a> from Sexton, wasting one of Utah’s last gasps on offense and securing another home win.</p><p>Although it was close against Utah, Cleveland did what good teams are expected to do. They were able to execute down the stretch against a bad team and showcase why there’s a difference standings-wise between the Cavs and the Jazz.</p><p>It also helped that Cleveland had a cheat sheet for exploiting Sexton’s flaws as a player. But it takes anything and everything to win, no matter the opponent. So, for the Cavs to have a leg up is just good fortune.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cav pass surprising home test from Collin Sexton, Jazz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-will-hardy-timeout-negating-collin-sexton-winner-fans-thinking-cooper-flagg');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Hardy timeout negating Collin Sexton winner has fans thinking of Cooper Flagg');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jazz-news-Will-Hardy-timeout-negating-Collin-Sexton-winner-has-fans-thinking-of-Cooper-Flagg.jpg"></figure><h1>Will Hardy timeout negating Collin Sexton winner has fans thinking of Cooper Flagg</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-01T21:47:59-08:00">December 1st, 9:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-01T21:52:27-08:00">December 1st, 9:52pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tanking in the NBA is at least entertaining because it involves general weirdness like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-nba-fans-cant-believe-josh-green-toilet-bowl-shot-knicks-victory">Josh Green’s last-second toilet-bowl shot</a> to lose the Hornets game against the Knicks on Thursday and hilarity like Will Hardy calling a puzzling timeout to lose the Jazz game versus the Lakers on Sunday. In the final seconds, Collin Sexton drove the ball past Rui Hachimura for a game-winning layup only for the refs to nix it because of Will Hardy calling a timeout perhaps because he remembered the bigger picture: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cooper-flagg-the-betting-favorite-to-be-first-pick-in-2025-draft">drafting Cooper Flagg in 2025.</a></p><p>Check out the replay of Sexton’s cancelled game-winner in this clip from ClutchPoints on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Will Hardy called a timeout as Collin Sexton scored a go-ahead bucket 😬</p><p>The Jazz lost 105-104. <a href="https://t.co/z92jwOsIF7">pic.twitter.com/z92jwOsIF7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1863424729882800232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>The Jazz leading the tank brigade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Will-Hardy-talking-to-Collin-Sexton.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Gray-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Will Hardy grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory–namely Collin Sexton–shows his ability of serving as the tank commander for the Jazz as they look forward to securing the top pick for next year’s draft, which almost every analyst believes will be Duke standout Cooper Flagg.</p><p>Likewise, several fans also said this was just part of the Jazz’s big picture for next season.</p><p>“Least obvious <a href="https://x.com/DrSmittty/status/1863423904946979051" rel="noopener">tank job</a>,” posted user @DrSmittty, while Bleacher Report contributor Molly Morrison added, “will hardy just put on one of the <a href="https://x.com/mollyhannahm/status/1863424484499190217" rel="noopener">greatest tank jobs</a> i’ve ever seen. some would call it brave, even. truly unafraid of the moment, i have no choice but to respect.”</p><p>Additionally, @kevininterstellar <a href="https://x.com/kevinterstellar/status/1863423238597906639" rel="noopener">posted</a>, “Danny Ainge told Will Hardy he wanted Cooper Flagg LMFAO,” while @ArtTakesNote added, “Will Hardy single-handedly kept the Jazz from winning. <a href="https://x.com/ArtTakesNote/status/1863423487093751857" rel="noopener">The man is shameless</a>. He spent a ton of time around Cooper Flagg this summer.”</p><p>Meanwhile, other users may not have seen <a href="https://x.com/byisaacg/status/1863423339898769543" rel="noopener">the bigger picture</a> like the Jazz, as the commenter @byisaacg said, “Will Hardy needs to be investigated LMAO what did I just watch.”</p><p>Another user @YourCDLPal also uploaded a GIF of popular streamer IShowSpeed in reaction to Hardy calling a timeout when he didn’t need to.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">will hardy calling timeout <a href="https://t.co/3Dg9PDXleI">pic.twitter.com/3Dg9PDXleI</a></p><p>— pal 💫 (@YourCDLPal) <a href="https://twitter.com/YourCDLPal/status/1863422863770107919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Lakers play on a short rotation</b></h2><p>On the other hand, the <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2024/12/1/24310590/lakers-injury-report-austin-reaves-dangelo-russell-cam-reddish-jazz-illness-back-pelvic-contusion" rel="noopener">extremely shorthanded</a> Lakers played without D’Angelo Russell (illness), Austin Reaves (back), and Cam Reddish (illness), forcing coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redick-change-nba-cup-loss-suns">JJ Redick to make adjustments</a> to the lineup, namely inserting Gabe Vincent into the starting group and playing Max Christie significant minutes.</p><p>Moreover, the undermanned Lakers leaned on their stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James, who each scored 33 and 27 points, respectively. Davis also grabbed 11 boards, while James handed out 14 assists.</p><p>The Lakers did try to give the game away in the fourth quarter, as the Jazz kept the game close, which led to Sexton’s wasted game-winner. Such electric guard play should entice <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-collin-sexton-named-as-possible-lakers-trade-target">Rob Pelinka to trade for Sexton</a> and Walker Kessler, but so far all the fans have are rumors and reports.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Hardy timeout negating Collin Sexton winner has fans thinking of Cooper Flagg

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-collin-sexton-fans-debating-flop-attempt-versus-lebron-james');   ga('set', 'title', 'Collin Sexton has Jazz fans debating after flop attempt vs. LeBron James');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Collin-Sexton-has-fans-debating-after-flop-attempt-vs.-LeBron-James.jpg"></figure><h1>Collin Sexton has Jazz fans debating after flop attempt vs. LeBron James</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-20T15:36:49-08:00">November 20th, 3:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-20T15:36:49-08:00">November 20th, 3:36pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Utah Jazz’s 124-118 loss against the Los Angeles Lakers in NBA Cup play has fans talking about a specific play between superstar LeBron James and Jazz guard Collin Sexton. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-will-hardy-fires-subtle-shot-at-players-over-lack-of-dalton-knecht-awareness">Dalton Knech scored 18 third-quarter points</a>, connecting on 9-of-12 threes en route to a career-high 37 points as the Lakers rookie caught fire in the second half. But fans on social media still weren’t happy with Sexton’s flop attempt against James in the first quarter.</p><p>Unfortunately for Sexton, replays don’t lie and are often plastered across social media platforms, which was the case on Wednesday following the Lakers’ win. Sexton’s flop attempt was <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DClFep9RUFK/?hl=en&amp;img_index=2" rel="noopener">posted</a> to Instagram.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DClFep9RUFK/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DClFep9RUFK/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by NBA on ESPN (@nbaonespn)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>It didn’t take long for the aforementioned clip to make its rounds from Instagram to X, formerly Twitter, with fans’ comical reactions to Sexton’s attempt to draw an offensive foul on James.</p><p>“Craziest flop I’ve ever seen,” one <a href="https://x.com/LegionHoops/status/1859085068226228423" rel="noopener">fan</a> headlined the video clip, to which another fan <a href="https://x.com/aykeepitabuck/status/1859087385461477613" rel="noopener">replied</a>, “That might be the worst flop I’ve ever seen.”</p><p>“Bron used to do that all the time back in the day lol,” another fan <a href="https://x.com/AidanLaPorta69/status/1859085308400132546" rel="noopener">said</a>, to which someone <a href="https://x.com/jdhshshsbb6575/status/1859116346862109146" rel="noopener">responded</a>, “Back in the day?? Dude does it on a nightly basis.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">He said <a href="https://t.co/gU905E2IpC">pic.twitter.com/gU905E2IpC</a></p><p>— Kahel (@renjiesantos) <a href="https://twitter.com/renjiesantos/status/1859099977571823812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As for Knecht’s historic night, his nine threes tied Keyonte George, Yogi Ferrell and Rodrigue Beaubois for the NBA record for most threes in a single game by a rookie. After the game, Jazz head coach Will Hardy <a href="https://x.com/andyblarsen/status/1859117380787491078" rel="noopener">talked</a> about Knecht’s big night, per The Salt Lake Tribune’s Andy Larsen.</p><p>“In the second half, it seemed like everybody in the gym knew that Dalton Knecht was going to shoot the next shot, with the exception of a few people,” Hard said. “The problem was that those few people were on our team.”</p><h2><b>Jazz (3-11) fall to bottom of Western Conference standings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jazz-forward-John-Collins.jpg"><figcaption>David Reginek-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In beating the Collin Sexton and the Utah Jazz 124-118, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers captured their sixth consecutive win. They’re now 10-4, third place in the Western Conference. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-vs-lakers-prediction-odds-pick-for-nba-cup-2024">Lakers’ NBA Cup victory over the Jazz</a> dropped Utah to 3-11, trailing the Portland Trail Blazers, 6-8, by half a game at the bottom of the standings.</p><p>Lauri Markkanen scored a team-high 25 points on 9-of-16 attempts, including three threes. Sexton finished with 19 points and four assists, Keyonte George added 18 points and six assists, and John Collins chipped in 18 points, and eight rebounds.</p><p>The Jazz will look to bounce back against the Spurs on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Collin Sexton has Jazz fans debating after flop attempt vs. LeBron James

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-collin-sexton-named-as-possible-lakers-trade-target');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Collin Sexton named as possible Lakers trade target');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NBA-rumors-Collin-Sexton-named-as-possible-Lakers-trade-target.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Collin Sexton named as possible Lakers trade target</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-24T09:50:44-07:00">June 24th, 9:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-24T09:52:05-07:00">June 24th, 9:52am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers are not new to getting linked to names in free agency. Take for example the names recently mentioned by Jonathan Givony, who floated up the names of Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray and Utah Jazz court general Collin Sexton as potential trade additions to Los Angeles, which is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/40403204/2024-nba-mock-draft-latest-first-second-round-predictions-all-58-picks" rel="noopener">looking to fortify the supporting cast</a> of LeBron James and Anthony Davis heading into the franchise’s first season under new head coach JJ Redick.</p><p><i>“The Lakers likely will explore the trade market to see what type of veterans they can add to give LeBron James, Anthony Davis and new coach J.J. Redick the best chance of competing this season, with NBA names such as Dejounte Murray and Collin Sexton being batted around by rival teams as possible targets.”</i></p><p>Like Murray, Sexton is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-dejounte-murray-lakers-trade-buzz-linked-to-jj-redick-hire">no stranger either to rumors</a> linking him to the Purple &amp; Gold franchise. The two were among the many names rumored to be potential trade targets by the Lakers ahead of last February’s deadline. Sexton sounds like an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jazz-could-trade-jordan-clarkson-collin-sexton">interesting option</a> for the Lakers. He has two more years on his current contract that he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers back in 2022 before the Cavs traded him to the Jazz. The former Alabama Crimson Tide star is set to cash in $18.35 million in the coming 2024-25 NBA season and $19.17 million more in the 2025-26 campaign before hitting the free agent market.</p><h2><b>Can Collin Sexton help the Lakers?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Collin-Sexton-in-action-during-a-Jazz-Warriors-game.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Kupbens-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Sexton has been a solid contributor for the Jazz over the last two seasons. So far in his NBA career in Salt Lake City, Sexton has put up averages of 17.0 points, 4.1 assists, and 2.5 rebounds while connecting on 49.3 percent of his attempts from the field and 39.4 percent of his shots from behind the arc. He has been a better and more accurate scorer in the NBA since getting traded to the Jazz, as evidenced by his effective field goal percentage splits; Sexton had a 50.4 effective field goal percentage and just 55.0 true shooting percentage in four years in Cleveland. In Utah, Sexton has posted a 55.2 eFG% and 61.0 TS%.</p><p>As of the moment, the Lakers have Russell, Gabe Vincent, Jalen Hood-Schifino, and Spencer Dinwiddie in the point guard room, with Dinwiddie as the only one in the group with an expiring contract.</p><p>Should the Lakers pursue a trade for Sexton, it could mean the end of Russell’s time in La La Land. Russell will likely pick up his 2024-25 player option worth $18.69 million. Without an extension for Russell, the Jazz could free up big legroom in their salary cap in 2025 if they acquire him in a swap with the Lakers in exchange for Sexton. Vincent is another potential trade asset the Lakers could use to trade for Sexton even though he has $22.5 million more in salary to collect over the course of the next two seasons. Utah, however, will probably want some draft capital from the Lakers in return for Young Bull.</p><p>Sexton arrived in the NBA in 2018 when the Cavs selected him eighth overall in the first round of that year’s NBA Draft. In his first year in the league, which was also the first season since LeBron James left Cleveland (again), Sexton averaged 16.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game and finished fifth in the voting for the Rookie of the Year award (won by Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Collin Sexton named as possible Lakers trade target

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-jazz-could-trade-jordan-clarkson-collin-sexton');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Jazz expected to shop Jordan Clarkson, Collin Sexton in offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Utah-expected-to-shop-Jordan-Clarkson-Collin-Sexton-in-offseason.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Jazz expected to shop Jordan Clarkson, Collin Sexton in offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-15T15:10:13-07:00">June 15th, 3:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-15T15:10:13-07:00">June 15th, 3:10pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA offseason is right around the corner as the Finals are nearly complete. Teams around the league will be making moves to improve their rosters for the next season. And with that in mind, the rumor mill is red hot for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-utah-brand-evolution-ditches-ugly-yellow-for-iconic-throwback-look">the Utah Jazz</a> right now.</p><p><a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/aggregate-2024-nba-mock-draft-intel-on-knicks-suns-spurs-76ers-raptors-nuggets-wizards-more/" rel="noopener">There’s a buzz swirling</a> that the Jazz could potentially trade both Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton this offseason, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Additionally, Utah could be in the mix to trade some picks for the 2024 NBA Draft as well.</p><p>“Utah has a surplus of draft picks in this class that rival executives believe are readily available on the trade market as the Jazz attempt to upgrade the roster. There’s also a belief from rival executives who spoke with HoopsHype that guards Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson could become available on the trade market.”</p><p>Considering the Jazz failed to make the playoffs this season it makes sense for the front office to switch things up. Although these are just rumors, it’s not hard to believe Utah is seeking some sort of trade. What they want in return is unknown. But making a move for a young veteran to build around Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George would be smart.</p><p>Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton should fetch some interest in teams around the league. Especially if the Jazz include some draft capital with them. This season Clarkson averaged 17.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game. Meanwhile, Sexton averaged 18.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game. Both players would make excellent additions to most teams in the NBA.</p><h2>Jazz offseason outlook</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lauri-Markkanen-against-the-Spurs.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Utah needs to make some changes if they hope to compete for a playoff spot next year. Although they have some talent on the roster it just wasn’t enough to really challenge many teams in the league. The roster is missing a true superstar talent and that might be what <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-lauri-markkanen-olympic-status-for-finland-gets-final-update">the Jazz are looking</a> for this offseason.</p><p>They could make a splash in free agency. But making a trade makes a ton of sense. Especially if they can package both Clarkson and Sexton together with some draft picks. That’s enough to interest plenty of teams in search of necessary depth and youth. Additionally, it’d be a brilliant trade for the Jazz as they’d finally get a star player and still have some talent around him. At the very least, it’ll be interesting to see how it plays out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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