The Utah Jazz (27-28) fell under .500 with a loss to the Dallas Mavericks (29-26) on Monday night. Dallas was without Luka Doncic and has yet to see Kyrie Irving suit up for the team following the blockbuster trade. This was the perfect trap game for Utah.
After a strong 37-25 first quarter for the Jazz, it all went downhill. Mavs young guns Jaden Hardy and Josh Green looked more impressive than anybody in a Utah uniform. Dallas hit threes, but Utah didn’t. The Jazz couldn’t box out Dwight Powell.