The Mavericks absolutely demolished the Jazz, 144-122, in a game that was never close. It was a team effort from the injury-riddled Mavericks, as seven players finished in double digits, including 26 from Klay
Thompson, 22 from Naji Marshall, 19 from Jaden Hardy, and 18 from Brandon Williams. The Jazz lost behind a 27-point night from Brice Senseabaugh.
Dallas showed real offensive juice early behind Klay Thompson’s 10 first-quarter points, using Ryan Nembhard’s playmaking to generate clean looks and jump out in front before the shot profile tilted heavily toward pull-up threes. The Mavericks briefly steadied themselves with a 7–0 run late in the first and early second, sparked by Naji Marshall’s downhill attacks, including a transition finish and a timely three that pushed him into double figures before halftime. Defensively, Dallas created opportunities with steals from Thompson and Marshall, but repeatedly failed to cash in, as missed threes and missed free throws stalled momentum before it could snowball. By the break, the Mavericks’ first half told a familiar story: flashes of ball movement, rim pressure, and defensive activity, undone by inefficient shooting stretches and an inability to capitalize on the runs they created.
Any competitive tension evaporated after halftime as Dallas turned the second half into a runaway, steadily stacking points possession after possession while Utah tried to survive. The Mavericks opened the fourth by pushing the lead past 110, with Klay Thompson’s third three, Mike Kelly and Jaden Hardy drilling pull-ups, and Ryan Nembhard racking up assists as the ball moved freely against a broken Jazz defense. From there, the game devolved into extended garbage time, with Dallas continuing to score through cuts, transition threes, and putbacks, while Utah’s baskets came sporadically and without any momentum attached. By the time the score climbed into the 140s, the only remaining question was how wide the final margin would be, not who was winning.
65: Mavs bench points
The Mavericks trailed 65 bench points tonight, their most this season, including 26 points from Klay Thompson, 12 from new signee Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, and 10 from Moussa Cisse. That bench production wasn’t about rescuing Dallas, it set the tone from the opening minutes. Klay’s first-half scoring burst immediately separated the game. At the same time, Robinson-Earl and Cisse consistently cashed in on interior touches, offensive rebounds, and cleanup plays that showed up repeatedly in the play-by-play. With the lead already established, the bench kept the pressure on, stretching margins quarter by quarter and turning the night into a blowout rather than allowing Utah any path back into the game.
6: Klay Thompson 3-pointers
Klay Thompson was the engine for the Mavericks tonight, providing the early spark that blew the doors open in the first half. Klay knocked down six threes and finished with 26 points, but the tone was set immediately, as he passed Damian Lillard for fourth place on the NBA’s all-time three-point makes list with a first-quarter triple, turning a routine early possession into a historic moment. More importantly, his early shot-making warped the game from the opening quarter. Every Jazz miss was met with another Klay pull-up, a trail three, or a relocation bomb that turned a competitive opening into a runaway. Utah was forced to hug him off the ball and send extra attention on handoffs, which opened up driving lanes and cleanup opportunities for Dallas’ bigs and bench units that repeatedly showed up in the play-by-play.
144: Mavericks points
The Mavericks cracked 140 points for the first time this season, and it was the result of sustained efficiency rather than pace or late-game inflation. Dallas shot 56.7% from the field and 40% from three, consistently turning advantages into clean looks as the offense flowed from the opening quarter onward. The balance stood out just as much as the efficiency, with seven players finishing in double figures and six different Mavericks knocking down at least two threes, a reflection of ball movement and spacing that never allowed Utah to load up on one option. When that many players are scoring, and the shots are falling at that rate, the outcome becomes inevitable long before the final minutes.
