Mavericks GameDay: Dallas hopes to continue recent dominance of Jazz
Jazz at Mavericks
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, American Airlines Center, Dallas
TV: FSSW
Radio: ESPN 103.3 FM, ESPN/1540 AM (Spanish)
Records: Jazz 25-25;
Mavs 29-25
About the Jazz: If the playoffs started today, Utah would be in as the No. 8 seed. ... The Jazz owns a six-game winning streak, the longest current streak other than the Warriors’ nine-game run. The only team with a winning record that Utah beat during that stretch was Chicago (105-96 in overtime). ... The Jazz is in second place in the Northwest Division, 12 games behind Oklahoma City. ... Utah lost 102-93 to the Mavs in Dallas on Nov. 20. ... Gordon Hayward leads the Jazz with 19.8 points and 3.7 assists per game.
About the Mavs: Dallas plays its final game before the All-Star break and returns Feb. 19 in Orlando. ... The Mavericks are coming off Saturday’s impressive 114-110 overtime victory in Memphis, which came less than 24 hours after being embarrassed 116-90 at home to the Spurs. ... Rookie forward Justin Anderson has 19 points and seven rebounds in 31 minutes over the past two games. ... The Mavericks have won 24 of the last 27 regular-season matchups at home against the Jazz, including the last 10.
This story was originally published February 8, 2016 at 4:31 PM with the headline "Mavericks GameDay: Dallas hopes to continue recent dominance of Jazz."