Luka Dončić scored 34 points, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 113-97.
The Mavericks took control with a 20-6 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 19.
Daniel Gafford scored 24 points (20 in the paint) on 10 for 11 shooting.
For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen scored 21 points but shot 6 for 20, and Collin Sexton added 20 points (14 in the paint) on 9 for 14 shooting off the bench.
The Mavericks shot 50.0% from the field and 31.3% from 3 to the Jazz’s 45.8% and 13.3%. The Jazz got 5 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Mavericks outscored the Jazz 27-10 on the fast break. The Jazz were outscored 20-7 in 6 minutes with Markkanen, Sexton, Kessler, Hendricks and George on the floor together.