The Utah Jazz (25-26, 16-9 Home), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, host the Dallas Mavericks (26-24, 9-15 Away) on Saturday. Dallas defeated the Phoenix Suns 99-95 at Footprint Center on Thursday. Spencer Dinwiddie was the key player with 36 points, nine assists, and six rebounds.
The Mavericks are sixth in the Western Conference. Utah dropped their last game on Wednesday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, falling to the Portland Trail Blazers 134-124. Lauri Markkanen had 24 points in defeat to lead the team. The Jazz are the 10th seed in the Western Conference.
This is the last meeting of the season between the teams. After winning the only prior season game against Utah 103-100 at American Airlines Center in November 2022, their third straight head-to-head victory, Dallas will be looking for a season sweep. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 33 points and 11 assists.
Jordan Clarkson had 22 points and eight assists in defeat. Doncic is averaging 33.0 points per game, second-highest in the league, to lead the Mavs in scoring this season. Doncic also is contributing 8.4 assists, fourth-most in the league, and 8.9 rebounds per game.
Markkanen (24.8 ppg) has been the primary provider of the Jazz’s offense. Markkanen also has averaged 8.7 rebounds per game. Mike Conley has doled out 7.5 assists per game. The Jazz are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league, ranking second with 117.7 points per game.
The Mavericks are only 2-8 in their last 10 visits to Vivint Arena.In the last 10 games, Dallas is 3-7 with an average margin of -4.7 (113.1-117.8). For the season, the Mavericks are averaging 112.6 points per game, compared to 112.2 for opponents. Utah has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 118.3 points per game on average while allowing 117.0 (+1.3 margin).
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dwight Powell: 17.8 | 11.2 | +6.6
Points per game:
Spencer Dinwiddie: 23.2 | 17.3 | +5.9
Rebounds per game:
Dorian Finney-Smith: 6.2 | 4.3 | +1.9
Assists per game:
Luka Doncic: 5.0 | 8.4 | -3.4
JAZZ HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Walker Kessler: 23.0 | 15.5 | +7.5
Rebounds per game:
Walker Kessler: 10.4 | 7.2 | +3.2
Assists per game:
Jordan Clarkson: 3.0 | 4.3 | -1.3
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Utah Jazz -7.5 (-115)
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