"It's a different type of team than we've been accustomed to playing," Williams said. "You know, a lot of teams we've been playing are just run-and-gun. So, (now we) come over East and play some teams that are more physical, slow-down pace style basketball."

HARPRING PRACTICES: Jazz backup small forward Matt Harpring practiced Thursday, one day after missing Utah's win at Toronto due to an apparent stomach visit.

The Jazz are listing Harpring as a "game-time decision" for tonight's game against Cleveland.

HURTING ALUMNI: Three ex-Jazz players now with the Cavaliers are just a bit banged up. According to Thursday's Akron Beacon Journal:

• "The clicking and popping continues in Donyell Marshall's wrist, so he remains sidelined. Marshall missed a seventh consecutive game Wednesday (vs. Orlando), resting his right wrist, and there is no timetable for his return ... A source said it appears Marshall probably will need surgery at some point, but he's hoping that rest and treatment will allow him to get through the season;

• "Sasha Pavlovic returned Wednesday after missing two games with back spasms; (and)

• "Devin Brown continued to play despite a fractured left pinkie finger, which is now crooked. He also has been dealing with a sore left knee from a collision with Brad Miller of the Kings in Sacramento last week."

TRAVEL WEARY: According to the Associated Press, the Cavs — including their recent preseason trip to China and a recently completed six-game Western swing — have "logged more than 23,000 miles, taken 13 flights, played 12 games and visited 11 cities in less than a month."

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