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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 34 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 116 |
 Jazz | 25 | 40 | 25 | 30 | 120 |
DALTeam statsUTA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 38-8942.7% | 10-3033.3% | 30-3585.7% | 43 | 19 | 13 |
| UTA | 40-9044.4% | 12-3633.3% | 28-3775.7% | 49 | 24 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Utah Jazz120| 35 | 33 | 11-26 | 1-7 | 10-11 | 0 | −18 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 34 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +3 | +3.3 | ||||||||
| 31 | 22 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +8.6 | |||||
| 29 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −6.4 | |||||
| 25 | 25 | 9-14 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0 | −18 | +3.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 12 | 4-13 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +22 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 26 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +23 | −5.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 14 | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | +1 | +4.2 | |||||
| Team | 120 | 40-9044.4% | 12-3633.3% | 49 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 28-3775.7% | 13 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 27 points on 9 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Elijah Hughes, Jared Butler, Trent Forrest, Eric Paschall and Miye Oni (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks116| 36 | 27 | 10-25 | 2-5 | 5-8 | 0 | +4 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 35 | 17 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 0 | +7 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 27 | 8-18 | 0-5 | 11-13 | +3 | +4.6 | ||||||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.3 | |||||
| 27 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −3.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.3 | ||||
| 21 | 10 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +0.3 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | −3.1 | ||||||
| 11 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.4 | |||
| 9 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −5.2 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 0.0 | |||||
| Team | 116 | 38-8942.7% | 10-3033.3% | 43 | 19 | 13 | 31 | 30-3585.7% | 8 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 31 points on 10 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Boban Marjanovic and Carlik Jones (coach’s decision).
Jazz120Mavericks116ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points (18 in the paint), and the Utah Jazz rallied from 16 points down in the first quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-116 on Christmas at Vivint Arena.
The Jazz trailed 30-14 with 2:57 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Mavericks 106-86 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Mavericks 10-5. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 5 of the Jazz’s 10 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Bogdanovic scored 25 points on 9 for 14 shooting, and Mike Conley added 22 points (9 in the first quarter). The Jazz had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Mavericks, Kristaps Porziņģis had 27 points and 9 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson added 27 points and 6 assists.
The Jazz shot 44.4% from the field to the Mavericks’ 42.7% and outscored them 54-34 in the paint. The Mavericks’ starters outscored the Jazz 43-22 in 14 minutes together.
Utah JazzDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
92 points from the field on 90 shots: 3.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-24 | 75.0% | 65% |
| In the paint | 8-25 | 32.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 2-5 | 40.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-29 | 34.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ntilikina | 29 | 11 | 5-9 | 0 |
| Brandon Knight | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Theo Pinson | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Sterling Brown | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 12 | 4-9 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Brown | 19 | 11 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Jalen Brunson | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Dwight Powell | 7 | 8 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Brandon Knight | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 22 | 11 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Brandon Knight | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Sterling Brown | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 7 | 1-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
UTA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
50/50
UTA
Highest Leverage Moments
Brunson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Knight 2 AST)
Q4 4:44
19.5%
82→62
S. Brown 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Knight 1 AST)
Q4 11:14
15.3%
53→37
Brunson 11' Driving Layup (27 PTS) (Knight 3 AST)
Q4 4:15
13.7%
77→64
Mitchell 26' 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)
Q4 6:08
12.7%
82→95
Clarkson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Gay 1 AST)
Q4 9:42
12.7%
53→66
