game: Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks
date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
position: American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
tv set: Bally Sports Southwest – Dallas
The Dallas Mavericks (40-29) host the Utah Jazz (29-39) on Thursday at American Airlines Center.
The Jazz faced the Timberwolves last time out, losing 114-104 in the final. Utah finished the tournament with a FG shooting percentage of 46.4% (39 of 84) and made 14 of 32 3-pointers. When shooting from the free throw line, the Jazz made 12 of 14 for a percentage of 85.7%. Talking about getting rebounds, they got him 47 points, of which 14 of his points were offensive rebounds. He also had nine turnovers, six steals, and dished out 25 assists in this game. Defensively, Utah State allowed their opponents to shoot 48.4% from the field on 44-of-91 shooting. Minnesota earned 27 dimes and had nine steals in the game. Additionally, Minnesota grabbed his 35 boards (12 offensive, 23 defensive) and added three blocks. Minnesota knocked down 10 of 12 tries and shot 83.3% from the charity stripe. They sank 16 of their 41 tries from long range. In terms of personal fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 13 while the Timberwolves recorded 15 personal fouls.
Collin Sexton was one of the players that was a factor in this game. Sexton shot 52.9% from the floor and earned two dimes. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also grabbed one rebound. He scored 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting.
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Utah will take the court with a record of 29 wins and 39 losses this season. They lose the ball to turnovers 15.6 times per game and as a team they commit 18.9 fouls per game. As a team, Utah ranks ninth in basketball in passing this season with 46.2 rebounds and 1,901 dimes per game. The Jazz are shooting 36.0 percent from 3-point range (901 of 2,503) and 82.7 percent from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.2 points per contest (10th in basketball) on 47.0 percent shooting from the field.
Defensively, the Jazz are forcing opponents into 12.3 turnovers and drawing 19.4 fouls per game. They currently rank 29th in the NBA in assists to opponents, giving up 2,013 assists on the year. Defensively, the Jazz are shooting 48.5% from the field (3,026 of 6,238) and are averaging 41.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrendered 39.8% from beyond the arc, ranking him 27th in the NBA in PPG from opponents (120.6).
In the last game, the Mavericks won against the Spurs with a final score of 113-107. The Mavericks grabbed 37 defensive rebounds and three offensive boards for a total of 40 in the contest. They gave up possession nine times and had six steals in the game. The Spurs earned 14 fouls in this matchup, and the Mavericks got to the free throw line on 17 attempts. He made 15 of his free throw attempts for a success rate of 88.2%. Talking about shots from downtown, Dallas he knocked down 10 of 30 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Mavericks ended up shooting 44-of-91 from the field for 48.4%. The Mavericks allowed the Spurs to make 39 of their 89 attempts from inside the floor, giving them a 43.8% success rate. They shot 14-of-39 from beyond the arc (35.9%) and 15-of-21 from the free throw line (71.4%). When we talked about cleaning up the glass, Dallas allowed 48 points overall (9 points offensively) to San Antonio.
Kyrie Irving was a key part of the game for the Mavericks. In this matchup, he knocked down 13 of 21 shots, shot 61.9% from the field, and grabbed 7 rebounds. In this game, Irving racked up 28 points and three assists in 38 minutes on the court.
Dallas' record for the year is 40 wins and 29 losses. In terms of offensive execution, the Mavericks rank him 12th in basketball at 48.2% from the floor. On the season, Dallas scored 8,192 points (118.7 points per game) and grabbed 42.4 rebounds per game. They get him 25.5 assists per game (22nd in the league) and turn the ball over and lose the ball 12.4 times per game. The Mavericks are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game and are shooting 76.1% from the free throw line.
Dallas' defense is giving up 37.0% (917 of 2,479) on shots from 3-point land and opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are allowing 27.7 assists and 45.1 boards per game, which ranks 22nd and 26th in basketball. Defensively, the Mavericks rank 22nd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 117.3. They are forcing their opponents to 13.7 TOs per game and are shooting 48.0% from the field (20th in the league).
Who will win against the spread in tonight's NBA game?
Tony Sink's Choice: Take Utah
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