The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz Monday night, winning 124-111. Dallas was shorthanded, missing Luka Doncic due to injury, and having just traded Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith. It didn’t matter. The Mavericks shot the lights out and stole a win in Salt Lake City. The win lifts the Mavericks record to 29-26. The loss drops the Jazz to 27-28.
Jaden Hardy and Josh Green led all scorers with 29 points (more on them later). Tim Hardaway Jr. chipped in 17 points. Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz with 26.
Here are three numbers from the game:
27: The number of fast break points by the Mavericks
Freed from the shackles of Luka Doncic’s careful and deliberate pace, the Mavericks ran all game.