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Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz

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5-7, 1-4 Away
Final
113 - 115

3-8, 1-5 Home
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John Collins scores on a late dunk to lift Jazz past Mavericks for 1st home victory

John Collins throws down clutch slam in chaotic ending

Collins also had nine rebounds. Jordan Clarkson added 20 points.

Luka Doncic had 37 points, seven rebounds and nine assists for Dallas. Quentin Grimes added 15 points and five assists while filling in for Kyrie Irving, who missed the game because of a right shoulder sprain. Klay Thompson had 17 points.

The Mavericks erased the double-digit deficit and tied it on Thompson’s 3-pointer in the final minute. Collins answered with his winner.

Dallas led at halftime and got six third-quarter baskets from Doncic. It wasn’t enough to keep the Jazz from surging ahead as the quarter progressed. Utah ripped off a 9-0 run following back-to-back baskets from Doncic and went up 90-78 on Collins’ tip-in layup.

Takeaways Mavericks: Irving’s absence deprived Dallas of a reliable second scorer and inhibited efforts to keep pace with a red-hot Utah offense.

Jazz: Kyle Filipowski is showing signs of evolving into a reliable scorer. The rookie forward is averaging 16.0 points on 68.4% shooting over his last two games.

Key moment Utah scored baskets on six straight third-quarter possessions to take and 81-73 lead. Lauri Markkanen scored three baskets himself, culminating in a step-back 3-pointer.

Key stat The Jazz had 20 fast-break points.

Up next The Mavericks host San Antonio on Saturday night. The Jazz are at Sacramento on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Jazz: 37.6%
Mavericks: 62.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 115
4th 0.1 Mavericks offensive team rebound 113 - 115
4th 0.1 Naji Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper 113 - 115
4th 6.1 Mavericks Full timeout 113 - 115

Statistics

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43-85 FG 43-85
50.6 Field Goal % 50.6
12-39 3PT 13-34
30.8 Three Point % 38.2
15-20 FT 16-21
75.0 Free Throw % 76.2
30 Rebounds 40
11 Offensive Rebounds 16
19 Defensive Rebounds 24
25 Assists 25
11 Steals 11
10 Blocks 2
17 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 29
17 Fast Break Points 20
62 Points in Paint 54
18 Fouls 20
8 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 12 6 .667 - L1
Memphis 10 7 .588 1.5 W2
Dallas 9 7 .563 2 W4
San Antonio 9 8 .529 2.5 W3
New Orleans 4 13 .235 7.5 L4

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City - 4 W1 0.75 12
Denver 2.5 6 W1 0.6 9
Minnesota 3.5 7 L1 0.53333336 8
Portland 5.5 10 W1 0.4117647 7
Utah 8 12 W1 0.25 4
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