Jalen Brunson scored 41 points, and the Dallas Mavericks went on a 13-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 110-104 to even the first-round series 1-1.
The Jazz led 98-96 when Maxi Kleber’s 3-pointer put the Mavericks ahead for good with 4:21 left. He made 2 3-pointers as they took a 109-102 lead with 33 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Jazz 13-6. Kleber scored 6 of the Mavericks’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting.
Kleber scored 25 points on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench.
For the Jazz, Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points (18 in the paint), and Bojan Bogdanovic added 25 points (14 in the paint) on 9 for 15 shooting. Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench. The Jazz had 3 20-point scorers.
The Mavericks shot 47.0% from the field and 46.8% from 3 to the Jazz’s 46.3% and 37.9%. The Mavericks made 22 3-pointers, 8 of them by Kleber and 6 by Brunson. The Jazz forced 3 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Mavericks 50-28 in the paint. The Mavericks’ starters outscored the Jazz 32-21 in 12 minutes together.