The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz to start their pre-season, 111-101. Luka Doncic looked like an MVP, scoring 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting to go along with six rebounds and five assists in just 16 minutes of action. Rookie Jared Butler led the Jazz in defeat with 20 points.
With some key rotation players resting for the Mavericks, Dallas started an unorthodox line up of Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Josh Green, and Moses Brown. Early returns were mixed, with Moses Brown looking enormous and the Mavericks going to the post up multiple times.