Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks
· National Basketball AssociationThompson scores 23 points, including the 17,000th of his career, as Mavericks beat the Jazz 138-120
Dallas and Utah have played three times in 10 days. Utah won at home on January 8, 114-112. Dallas won 144-122 on Thursday.
The Mavericks were without Cooper Flagg (left ankle sprain) for a second straight game and the first injury absences of his rookie season. Dallas was also missing Anthony Davis (finger) and Kyrie Irving (knee) and forward P.J. Washington for personal reasons.
The rest of the Mavericks proved to be more than enough against the Jazz for a second straight game.
Thompson, coming off the bench, had a pair of 3-pointers and then hit a turnaround jumper in the lane with just under five minutes left in the first quarter to reach the 17,000-point plateau. He shot 7 for 12 overall and 6 for 11 from 3-point distance and led the Mavs in scoring for the second straight game in Flagg's absence after scoring a season-best 26 in Thursday's win.
Brandon Williams and Max Christie each scored 22 points, Naji Marshall added 16, Jaden Hardy pitched in with 12 and Dwight Powell had 10 for the Mavs, who entered Saturday with wins in just two of their last five games.
Utah's Keyonte George led all scorers with 29 points, Brice Sensabaugh had 25 and Ace Bailey scored 18. Kyle Filipowski contributed 13 points and 12 rebounds and Cody Williams scored 11 for the Jazz, who trailed 42-29 after one period and never recovered.
Lauri Markkanen, Utah’s scoring leader averaging 27.9 points, sat out a third consecutive game because of illness. Walker Kessler (shoulder) was also sidelined.
Mavericks: At New York Knicks on Monday.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 120 - 138 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 120 - 138 |
| 4th 23.5 |  |
Miles Kelly makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaden Hardy assists) | 120 - 138 |
| 4th 38.7 | |
Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | 120 - 135 |
| 4th 41.3 |  |
Keyonte George misses 11-foot two point shot | 120 - 135 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 48-89 | FG | 49-91 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 10-31 | 3PT | 18-41 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 14-20 | FT | 22-36 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 30 | Assists | 36 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 32 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 27 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 23 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Dallas Mavericks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Max Christie, G | Out | Nov 3 |
| Santi Aldama, F | Out | Nov 3 |
| Tarik Biberovic, F | Out | Nov 1 |
| Dereck Lively II, C | Out | Nov 1 |
| Sergio de Larrea, F | Out | Oct 30 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkic, C | Out | Nov 3 |
| Mo Bamba, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 3 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr., F | Out | Oct 27 |
| Trey Alexander, G | Out | Oct 24 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,031 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
5 | 1 | .833 | - | W2 |
 Oklahoma City |
5 | 2 | .714 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Minnesota |
5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | W1 |
 Denver |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | L1 |
 Utah |
1 | 6 | .143 | 4.5 | L5 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 1 | W2 | 0.875 | 7 |
 Memphis |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.85714287 | 6 |
 San Antonio |
1.5 | 2 | W5 | 0.71428573 | 5 |
 Dallas |
2.5 | 3 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 New Orleans |
3.5 | 4 | W3 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
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