Refusing to make excuses and on weary legs, Utah traveled to face Luka Doncic and Dallas on Monday night in a game with massive playoff implications.
For three quarters, the Jazz looked like a team playing at the end of a five-game road trip — including Sunday night. But never entirely out of it, Utah staged a fourth quarter comeback before coming up short in a 111-103 loss to the Mavericks.
"The story of this game is us being down 20 on the road and getting to within a few possessions," head coach Quin Snyder said postgame.