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The Dallas Mavericks are on a roll after losing 115-113 to the Utah Jazz, who were last in the Western Conference entering Thursday.

The 5-7 Mavs, now on a four-game losing streak, fell despite a 37-point, nine-assist, seven-rebound outing from Luka Dončić.

Dallas played without Kyrie Irving (right shoulder strain), so the Mavs were significantly shorthanded without their second-leading scorer (25.2 PPG).

However, Utah was without star Lauri Markkanen for the final seven and a half minutes after Naji Marshall accidentally hit him in the face (Markkanen did not need X-rays postgame, per Sarah Todd of Deseret news).

This was ultimately a brutal loss for the Mavs against a Jazz team that entered the night with a 2-8 record.

Utah forward John Collins scored a team-high 28 points, including the game-winning bucket off a Jordan Clarkson layup with 6.4 seconds left.

The Mavs had one more chance, but Marshall, who was second on the team with 19 points, missed a three to end the game.

Dončić got enough offensive help for the Mavs to win this one. Klay Thompson had an off-shooting night (6-of-17) but still contributed 17 points. Quentin Grimes added 15 for the Mavs, who shot 50.6 percent from the field.

But a brutal third quarter (38-21 in favor of the Jazz) forced the Mavs to run uphill.

Josh Bowe @Boweman55

I don’t mean to be dramatic, but this is legitimately one of the worst quarters I’ve seen mavericks play in years.

Utah led 101-85 early in the fourth before Dallas began a furious comeback. Marshall especially scored 10 points in the last frame.

Dereck Lively II’s alley-oop dunk courtesy of a Dončić feed put Dallas up 110-108, but Utah answered with a Clarkson three-point play and a Collins tip dunk to go up 113-110 with 37 seconds left.

Thompson answered with a matching three.

However, Clarkson and Collins came through for the win.

This was ultimately a disappointing loss for the Mavs, last year’s Western Conference champions. It is still early, but this year’s team is in 12th place in the 15-team West. The schedule won’t lighten up much either, with games against the first-place Oklahoma City Thunder and 2022-23 NBA champion Denver Nuggets looming soon.

So Dallas needs to get going here to stop the snowball from continuing to roll downhill. It’s been close but no cigar for Dallas in four straight games, so it’s not like the Mavs are that far from turning it around.

Brad Townsend @townbrad

In the last 5 days, Dallas has:
Lost 114-113 at home to Phoenix.
Lost 122-120 in Denver.
Lost 120-117 at Golden State after leading by 6 with 3:29 left.
Brutal. The Mavericks fall to 5-6 and play at Utah on Thursday.

A loss is a loss, though, and they pile up. Fans and analysts called out the Mavs for their skid.

MFFL NATION @NationMffl

The Dallas Mavericks just lost to the Utah Jazz without Lauri Markkanen in clutch time.
Embarrassing.

TF @ThunderFocus

Only 3 different teams have a worse record than the Mavericks in the West https://t.co/G2wx3HraAo

Kirk Henderson @KirkSeriousFace

Everyone, from the creepy head coach, to the humble superstar, to the too-big-for-his-britches second-year center, everyone on the roster except Kyrie Irving, needs to look in the mirror and demand more from themselves and each other.
My summaryhttps://t.co/lUpfuOfnc9

NBA world @NBAW0RLD24

The Dallas Mavericks should be embarrassed.

All things Mavs @All_things_Mavs

no excuse for this
disgusting basketball by the Dallas Mavericks

𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 @Three_cone

The Mavericks have been absolutely terrible in the clutch

The Mavs blog @TheMavsBlog

The Mavericks’ season hits a new low.
They have lost their last 4 games by a combined 8 points.
Including a two point loss tonight to the Utah Jazz.

Joel Moran @joelvmoran

Mavericks sucks right now.
Here is what I have to say about them:
It starts with Luka. Luka must show a better effort in defense and be better with his shot selection late in games.
Too early to panic. They will find out.

Next up is a home game against the San Antonio Spurs and the red-hot Victor Wembamyana, who just dropped a career-high 50 points. Game time is Saturday at 8:30 PM ET in Dallas.