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Irving and Doncic cleaned up jazz
With Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic averaging 62 points, the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Jazz 120-116 to climb to 5th place in the West.
The Mavericks are still searching for an identity after adding Kyrie Irving. Still, they found a way to earn a narrow win over the Jazz, winning 120-116 in Dallas.
Irving’s 33 points (17 of which came in a crucial fourth quarter as Dallas pulled away on an 8-0 run 115-108) led the winners, with Luka Doncic adding 29 points and 10 rebounds and Tim Hardaway leading 24 points on 7th /9 3-pointer.
For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen had 33 points and Taylen Horton-Tucker had 21 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 34-31, 59-59, 87-86, 120-116
MAVERICKS: Bullock, Powell 4, Irving 33 (3/7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 8 assists), Doncic 29 (10/23 shots, 4/11 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 turnovers), Green 7 (3/10 shots, 1/5 trebles), Kleber 5 (1 treble, 7 rebounds), Wood 7 (5 rebounds), Holiday 11 (3), Hardaway 24 (7/9 trebles), Dilikina, Pinson
JAZZ: Olynyk 12 (7 rebounds), Markkanen 33 (5/9 threes, 6 rebounds0), Fontecchio 6 (2/7 threes), Horton-Tucker 21 (1 threes, 6 rebounds, 5 rallies), Agbaji 6 (2/11 shots, 1/6 3-pointers), Gaye 10 (2/5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Toscano-Anderson 5 (1), Jones 7 (1), Dunn 11 (1 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 Assists), Juzang 5 (2/9 shots, 1/6 three-pointers)
Source: sport 24
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