The Utah Jazz will host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday at 10:30 ET on ESPN/WatchESPN. The last time the teams met, the Jazz won 97-81 on Nov. 2 at home.
Utah has nearly as many wins during December (five) as Dallas has for the entire season (six). Dallas’ 6-19 start is the worst 25-game start for the franchise since going 5-20 to begin the 1997-98 season. It appears the Mavericks will most likely post their first season under .500 since 1999-2000, when they went 40-42. Since then, they have posted 16 consecutive seasons of .