Luka Dončić had 33 points (18 in the paint) and 11 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 103-100.
The Mavericks trailed 64-49 with 8:23 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Jazz 54-36 the rest of the way.
Reggie Bullock Jr.’s corner 3-pointer with 35.5 seconds left made it 103-98.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Jazz 11-4. Dončić (No. 7 in clutch points, 2022-23) scored 4 of the Mavericks’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Spencer Dinwiddie had 4 of his 5 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Christian Wood that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Josh Green that put the Mavericks ahead.
Wood had 21 points and 10 rebounds on 10 for 15 shooting off the bench, and Dinwiddie added 20 points and 4 steals. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Jazz, Jordan Clarkson had 22 points (9 during a 14-0 run in the third quarter) and 8 assists. Jarred Vanderbilt scored 15 points on 6 for 10 shooting. Collin Sexton scored 19 points off the bench.
The Mavericks shot 50.0% from the field to the Jazz’s 46.4%. The Jazz’s starters outscored the Mavericks 28-17 in 9 minutes together.