⁍ Tim Hardaway Jr. led Dallas with 27 points and Seth Curry added 22 to lead the Mavericks to a 122-114 victory over the Utah Jazz.
⁍ Boban Marjanovic added 20 points and nine rebounds and J.J. Barea chipped in 18 for the Mavericks (43-30), who rallied from a 22-point deficit.
⁍ Rayjon Tucker added a career-high 17 points while Emmanuel Mudiay added 14 and Georges Niang chipped in 13 for the Jazz (43-28), who blew a late double-digit lead for a second straight game.
– Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 27 points and Seth Curry added 22 to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 122-114 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday. The Jazz rested Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis, and Dorian Finney-Smith. Donovan Mitchell sat out for the Jazz. Utah sizzled from the perimeter in the first quarter. The Jazz made a franchise record nine first quarter 3-pointers and shot 60% from outside during that 12-minute stretch. Dallas, on the other hand, did not attempt a 3-pointer through the first 10 minutes and went 0-of-1 from outside in the quarter. Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points to lead Utah. Rayjon Tucker added a career-high 17 points while Emmanuel Mudiay added 14 and Georges Niang chipped in 13 for the Jazz, who blew a late double-digit lead for a second straight game. Both teams were missing key players. The Mavericks rested Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis, and Dorian Finney-Smith. Utah took a 70-54 halftime lead after scoring on eight of their final nine possessions of the second quarter. The Jazz ripped off a 15-2 run in that stretch, culminating in a four-point play by Clarkson. Miye Oni made back-to-back baskets to fuel a quick 8-0 spurt that boosted the Jazz lead to 78-56 less than two minutes into the quarter. Dallas rallied and erased the deficit early in the fourth quarter. Maxi Kleber scored four baskets to fuel an 18-1 run that put the Mavericks up 103-101.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/basketball-nba-uta-dal/mavericks-overcome-deficit-to-slay-jazz-idUSMTZXEG8AVB3HR0