November 7, 2026 at 5:38 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Mavericks Outscore Jazz 32-19 in the Third, and Utah's Skid Reaches Seven

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Tied at 57 at the half, Dallas pulled away behind a 32-19 third quarter and six threes from P.J. Washington, sending Utah to a seventh straight loss in its NBA Cup opener.

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Utah arrived in Dallas on a six-game losing streak and left with seven. The Jazz were level at 57 at halftime, then watched the Mavericks outscore them 32-19 in the third quarter and take a 112-100 win in the NBA Cup opener for both teams. P.J. Washington did much of the damage, hitting six of his ten three-point tries on the way to 26 points.

Washington led Dallas, and Cooper Flagg added 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for a double-double. Morez Johnson Jr. had the other one, with 13 points and 17 rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench. Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 24 points, going 8 of 15 from deep but 8 of 20 overall. Darryn Peterson scored 21.

Utah led 28-26 after one, and Dallas took the second 31-29 to leave the teams even. The third settled it. The Mavericks went from tied to 89-76 ahead in twelve minutes. Utah won the fourth 24-23, which only moved the final margin from 13 to 12. Dallas was never really pressed after the break.

The Jazz played without Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkic, and Jaxson Hayes started in the middle, finishing with eight points and six rebounds. Keyonte George, coming off 39 against New Orleans, had 16 points and nine assists on 6-of-13 shooting. Kyrie Irving went 7 of 20 for 14 points, and it didn't matter. Dallas moves to 5-4.

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