Shorthanded Mavs Top Shorthanded Jazz
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz, 122-114, on Monday at Orlando.

Despite missing Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Doncic, the Mavs managed to grind out an impressive win over the Jazz, who were also missing a couple key players, as Donovan Mitchell and Bojan Bogdanovic were sidelined. The contest got out to a hot start, as the Jazz took a, 38-30 lead after one quarter. They stayed on top through the second, where they pushed their lead to 16, by halftime. The Jazz maintained control through the third, but the Mavs chipped away to make it a 12-point game heading into the final frame. The Mavericks took their game to another level in the fourth, as they kicked off the quarter with a, 13-0, run to take a one-point lead with just over seven minutes to go. They kept the momentum going from there and outscored the Jazz by 20 points in the quarter to secure the comeback win.

Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Mavericks with 27 points, four assists and three rebounds, in 34 minutes. Boban Marjanovic added 20 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal, while Seth Curry tallied 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting. J.J. Barea, Trey Burke and Maxi Kleber each scored in double digits to help round out a great team win.

Meanwhile, Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, in 14 minutes of action. Rayjon Tucker added 17 points, while Emmanuel Mudiay chipped in 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal. Rudy Gobert played just 16 minutes and finished with nine points, five rebounds, three assists and a block.

The Jazz will be back in action as they take on the Spurs on Thursday. The Mavericks will face the second night of a back-to-back, as they take on the Trail Blazers on Tuesday.
Posted on: 8/10/2020 2:44 PM
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