National Basketball Association
Utah 109, Dallas 92
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, April 13, 2015
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#6 Tony Brown, #30 John Goble, #10 Ron Garretson
Attendance:
19911
By The Sports Xchange
SALT LAKE CITY -- In a game that featured some interesting lineups between short-handed teams, the Utah Jazz defeated the Dallas Mavericks 109-92 Monday night at EnergySolutions Arena.
Rookie point guard Bryce Cotton topped all scorers with 21 points, and center Rudy Gobert had a big game to help Utah to its seventh win in nine games.
Gobert finished with 20 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks to lift the Jazz to their second win in a row against a playoff-bound team after Saturday's victory at Portland.
Utah played without leading scorers Gordon Hayward (Achilles inflammation) and Derrick Favors (back) along with backup point guard Trey Burke (back).
The Jazz, who improved to 38-43 after going just 25-57 last season, upped their record on their own court to 21-20 in the final home game of the season.
Guard J.J. Barea led Dallas with 18 points, while big men Charlie Villanueva and Amar'e Stoudemire each contributed 15 points. Backup forward Al-Farouq Aminu had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
The Mavericks fell to 49-32 after losing to Utah for the first time in four tries this season and for the first time in nine games overall against the Jazz.
Dallas, locked into the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoff standings, played without the majority of its key players. Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler and Monta Ellis returned home before Monday's game, and the Mavs were also without injured Chandler Parsons (right knee).
Both teams had interesting lineups at times with backup and rarely used players seeing extended time. The starting groups were also out of the norm, with Utah adding Joe Ingles and Trevor Booker to its first unit. Dallas started Rajon Rondo, Raymond Felton, Richard Jefferson, Villanueva and Stoudemire.
The teams were tied at halftime at 57, but the Jazz blew the game open by outscoring the Mavs 30-12 in the third quarter.
The Mavericks finish the regular season at home Wednesday against Portland, while Utah wraps up its slate that night at Houston.
NOTES: Jazz trainer Gary Briggs announced his retirement Monday. Briggs has been Utah's head trainer for 15 seasons; he also had an 18-year stint in Cleveland. He has worked in 3,012 of 3,013 possible games. ... Utah announced that it will revive the Rocky Mountain Revue this summer. The Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers and San Antonio Spurs will join the Jazz in playing in the summer league July 6-9. The Jazz will then be among the majority of NBA teams to participate in the Las Vegas Summer League. ... Dallas SF Richard Jefferson was the only player to play in all 82 games for the Jazz last year.
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Utah |
|
Jose Juan Barea 18 |
Scoring |
Bryce Cotton 21 |
|
Raymond Felton 5 |
Assists |
Bryce Cotton 4 |
|
Al-Farouq Aminu 10 |
Rebounds |
Rudy Gobert 17 |
|
Al-Farouq Aminu 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jack Cooley 4 |
|
Jose Juan Barea 1 |
Steals |
Jeremy Evans 2 |
|
Al-Farouq Aminu 1 |
Blocks |
Trevor Booker 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Dallas
|
92 |
41.5 |
9-20 |
15-23 |
18 |
41 |
4 |
4 |
17 |
| Utah
|
109 |
50.0 |
11-28 |
16-26 |
24 |
48 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Jazz have a W/L % of .432 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Portland. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .580 after a win and .645 after a loss.
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