Lauri Markkanen scored 33 points (22 in the paint), and the Utah Jazz went on a 14-1 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-114 to end a 5-game losing streak.
The Mavericks went on a 9-0 run to lead 107-100 with 4:39 left in the fourth quarter. Markkanen’s cutting layup put the Jazz ahead for good with 2:09 left. He scored 6 points during the run, and they led 114-108 with 52 seconds left.
Keyonte George’s 15-foot fadeaway with 29.0 seconds left made it 116-111 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Mavericks 13-7. Markkanen scored 6 of the Jazz’s 13 on 3 for 4 shooting and 0 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Walter Clayton Jr. had 2 steals, one of them leading to Markkanen’s driving dunk that put the Jazz ahead 96-95, and the Jazz scored 2 points off them.
George had 19 points (14 in the paint), 7 assists and 3 steals on 8 for 12 shooting.
For the Mavericks, Cooper Flagg had 26 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and Klay Thompson added 23 points with 6 3-pointers off the bench. Anthony Davis had 21 points and 11 rebounds. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Mavericks turned it over 21 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Jazz outscored the Mavericks 64-46 in the paint. The Mavericks were outscored 15-4 in 4 minutes with Thompson, Davis, Marshall, Williams and Christie on the floor together.