The Cleveland Cavaliers and Utah Jazz traded comebacks in the fourth quarter before the least experienced player on either team completed the final rally.

Once Sundiata Gaines let go of his 3-pointer and the buzzer sounded Thursday night, there was no chance for the lead to change again. Utah 97, Cleveland 96.

It was the first career 3-pointer for Gaines, a rookie who was just signed last week to a 10-day contract and was playing only his fifth NBA game.

“He has a little swag in him and believes in himself,” said Carlos Boozer, who fouled out and had to watch Gaines’ winner from the bench. “I tell you what, he made us a believer in him, too.”

LeBron James had led the Cavaliers on a 22-4 run earlier in the fourth quarter and put the Cavs up by six with 32.5 seconds left, but Cleveland couldn’t clinch it from the free-throw line.

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Andrei Kirilenko will miss the Jazz’s preseason games Thursday and Saturday while traveling to Russia to attend to a family matter, the team said Wednesday.

Kirilenko is expected to rejoin the Jazz for Sunday’s game in Los Angeles. The matter is not health-related and Kirilenko’s absence is excused.

With Kirilenko out, the Jazz could have greater opportunity to experiment with playing Paul Millsap at small forward.

Kirilenko came off the bench in the Jazz’s two most recent preseason games, with Ronnie Brewer and rookie Wesley Matthews starting at the two wing spots.

Click here to read the full article – By Ross Siler of The Salt Lake Tribune

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Carlos Boozer doesn’t expect to be playing for the Utah Jazz this season.

Just two weeks ago, Boozer opted to remain with the Jazz for the final year of his contract. But the two-time All-Star told a Chicago radio station Tuesday he expects the Jazz to trade him. “The Jazz told me they want to go in a different direction and I respect their decision,” Boozer said Tuesday during an interview with WMVP. “We mutually agreed to work out a trade that was beneficial for them and beneficial for my family and me. So with that being said I’m gonna be traded relatively soon or in good time.”

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