Dallas Mavericks @ Utah Jazz
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 9:30 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT | Game ID: 22400304
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 22 27 27 18 94DAL 40 16 30 20 106
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Irving pours in 30 and Grimes scores 24 as Dallas wins again without Doncic, 106-94 over Utah
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Kyrie Irving scored 30 points and Quentin Grimes had 24 points to power the short-handed Dallas Mavericks over the Utah Jazz 106-94 on Saturday night.
Dallas led the entire game despite playing without Luka Doncic (right wrist), Klay Thompson (left foot) and Dante Exum (right wrist). Naji Marshall left in the second quarter and didn’t return because of illness.
P.J. Washington had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks, who have won four of five games — all without Doncic.
The Jazz have lost seven of their last eight games. Lauri Markkanen scored 19 points and Walker Kessler had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks for Utah.
The Mavericks led by as many as 20 in the first quarter, thanks to Grimes' quick start with four 3s in the quarter.
Takeaways Mavericks: Dallas made everything look easy when they were shooting 9 for 13 from 3-point range in the first quarter but they had some droughts when Irving wasn't on the floor. The Mavericks had just one point in the first 5:15 of the fourth quarter and the Jazz cut it to 87-82.
Jazz: Utah played with energy but couldn't shoot, even when they were able to generate open looks. The Jazz shot 35.8% from the field and only had 20 assists.
Key Moment After watching the Jazz claw within five points while he was resting, Irving made a 3-pointer, then stole the ball and assisted Grimes for a layup to make it 92-82 with 6:19 to play.
Key Stat Grimes was 5 for 6 on 3-point shots but 0 for 4 on free throws at one point in the first half. He finally made a free throw in the fourth quarter, finishing 1 for 6 from the line and 9 for 16 from the field with five 3s.
Up Next Utah hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday while the Mavericks have their own back-to-back Sunday night at Portland.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
DE D. Eubanks
IC I. Collier
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
MP M. Potter
WK W. Kessler
DALDG D. Gafford
DL D. Lively II
JG J. Gortman
JH J. Hardy
KI K. Irving
MK M. Kleber
NM N. Marshall
PW P. Washington
QG Q. Grimes
SD S. Dinwiddie
UTA/DAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur