Jazz 115-113 Mavericks (Nov 14, 2024) Game Recap

SALT LAKE CITY — — John Collins scored the last of his 28 points on a tiebreaking dunk with 6.4 seconds left to give the Utah Jazz their first home win of the season, 115-113 over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

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 with 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 responded with his winner.

Dallas led at halftime and got six third-quarter baskets from Doncic. It wasn’t enough to stop the Jazz from pulling ahead as the quarter progressed. Utah ripped off a 9-0 run after 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 secondary scorer and hampered efforts to keep up with a red-hot Utah offense.

Jazz: Kyle Filipowski is showing signs of developing 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 possessions in the third quarter to lead 81-73. Lauri Markkanen scored three baskets himself, which culminated with a step-back 3-pointer.

Key state

The Jazz had 20 fast-break points.

Next

The Mavericks host San Antonio on Saturday night. The Jazz are in Sacramento Saturday night.

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