Dallas
Mavericks
114
–
116
FINAL
Utah
Jazz
Date
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 29 | 26 | 34 | 25 | 114 |
| UTA | 34 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 116 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Keyonte George
UTA
19
PTS
3
REB
7
AST
-1
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending57.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.13
Impact Composite54.5
Hustle: 16.0Defense: 38.6Impact: -0.1
66.7% FG3 steals5 deflectionsonly 8 pts allowed on 59.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Lauri Markkanen
UTA
33
PTS
7
REB
4
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-26 (53.8%)
3PT2-8
FT3-6
TS%57.6%
eFG%57.7%
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG121
DRTG113
NET+7
33 points13 contested shotsonly 36 pts allowed on 77.3 possessions
Box Score
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 35:11 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10-20 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -6 |
| Naji Marshall | 36:47 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 64% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| Cooper Flagg | 37:49 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10-18 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +3 |
| Daniel Gafford | 25:22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Max Christie | 31:51 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Nembhard | 21:59 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Caleb Martin | 13:41 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Brandon Williams | 8:34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Klay Thompson | 28:46 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 6-11 | 55% | 3-3 | 100% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 47 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 44-85 | 52% | 15-36 | 42% | 11-13 | 85% | — |
D'Angelo Russell —
Jaden Hardy —
Dwight Powell —
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George | 36:30 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 67% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-3 | 67% | -1 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 30:13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 39:44 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14-26 | 54% | 2-8 | 25% | 3-6 | 50% | +7 |
| Kevin Love | 23:54 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 27% | 1-6 | 17% | 3-3 | 100% | +13 |
| Cody Williams | 22:16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Taylor Hendricks | 4:01 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Kyle Anderson | 26:06 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | 21:09 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 17:47 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| Isaiah Collier | 18:20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 42 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 47-95 | 49% | 13-41 | 32% | 9-14 | 64% | — |
Svi Mykhailiuk —
Oscar Tshiebwe —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DAL44/85 (52%)
Paint
23/36 (64%)
Mid
11/24 (46%)
3PT
15/36 (42%)
ATB3 39%Paint 48%RA 79%Corner 3 50%Mid 44%
UTA47/95 (49%)
Paint
32/48 (67%)
Mid
10/18 (56%)
3PT
13/41 (32%)
ATB3 30%RA 70%Paint 57%Corner 3 36%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Lauri Markkanen
defended Anthony Davis
4.5 min • 15 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Keyonte George
held Naji Marshall
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Brice Sensabaugh
vs Cooper Flagg
2.0 min • 7 pts • 100%
| UTA Defense | Anthony Davis | Brandon Williams | Caleb Martin | Cooper Flagg | Daniel Gafford | Klay Thompson | Max Christie | Naji Marshall | Ryan Nembhard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 4.5m 15pts 100% | — | 2.3m 2pts 0% | 1.8m 8pts 50% | 1.4m 5pts 67% | 2.4m 4pts 50% | — | 2.1m 2pts 25% | — |
| Keyonte George | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | 2.7m 2pts 50% | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Brice Sensabaugh | — | — | — | 2.0m 7pts 100% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 3.9m 5pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Kyle Anderson | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Love | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 7pts 40% | 1.4m 3pts 25% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 33% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 2.3m 3pts 33% |
| Cody Williams | — | — | — | 3.3m 4pts 67% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Isaiah Collier | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 3pts 100% |
| Kyle Filipowski | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.7m 4pts 50% | 1.6m 7pts 50% | 3.8m 7pts 100% | — | — | 3.1m 10pts 100% | 4.0m 4pts 33% | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 4.0m 3pts 25% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = UTA leads, negative = DAL leads
UTA Largest Lead
14
Q2 7:01
DAL Largest Lead
7
Q4 7:21
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
UTA 8-0 run
Q2 5:26 – Q2 7:01
+8 → +14
DAL 9-0 run
Q4 5:16 – Q4 7:21
0 → -7
UTA 9-0 run
Q4 7:39 – Q4 9:51
-4 → +2
UTA 12-0 run
Q4 7:39 – Q4 10:19
-4 → +5