Dallas Mavericks (41 wins, 29 losses, 8th place in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (29 wins, 42 losses, 12th place in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Monday, 9pm ET
Bottom line: Dallas will look to keep its three-game winning streak going when the Mavericks take on Utah.
The Jazz are 14-28 in conference play. Utah is averaging 14.9 turnovers per game and is 8-4 when winning the turnover battle.
The Mavericks are 25-19 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas has an 18-22 record against opponents above .500.
The Jazz are scoring 116.8 points per game, 0.2 points fewer than the 117.0 points allowed by the Mavericks. The Mavericks are shooting 48.2 percent from the field, 0.4 percentage points lower than the 48.6 percent shooting rate of their Jazz opponents this season.
This is the fourth meeting between the two teams this season. The Mavericks won 113-97 in their last meeting on March 22nd.
Top performers: Collin Sexton is averaging 18.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game for the Jazz. Keyontae George is averaging 15.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and shooting 40.5% over the past 10 games.
Luka Doncic is averaging 34.1 points, 9 rebounds, 9.8 assists, and 1.5 steals for the Mavericks. Kyrie Irving is averaging 2.7 3-pointers in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Jazz: 2-8, averaging 112.3 points, 44.1 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 5.1 steals, and 5.2 blocks per game, shooting 47.1% from the field. Opponents are averaging 123.3 points per game.
Mavericks: 7-3, averaged 118.0 points, 44.1 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 7.4 steals, and 5.4 blocks per game, shooting 49.6 percent from the field. The opponent's average score is 111.5 points.
Injuries: Jazz: Jordan Clarkson: Out (groin), Lauri Markkanen: Out (quad), Omer Yurtseven: Out (ankle).
Mavericks: Josh Green: Out (ankle).
The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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