This Tuesday, the (31-34) Utah Jazz will travel to Dallas, TX to take on the (33-32) Dallas Mavericks. Tipoff will be at 8:30 PM EST inside the American Airlines Center. This will be the fourth and final meeting this regular season, as the Mavericks won the last battle, 124-111.
The Utah Jazz is coming into this one after falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 129-119. They struggled on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to apply more pressure in this one if they want to challenge the Mavericks on the road.
The Dallas Mavericks are entering this game after falling to the Phoenix Suns, 130-126. They played great but came up short at the end. Dallas will have to be more efficient on the defensive end of the court if they want to pick up another win at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Utah Jazz are currently in 10th place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 14.5 games back from the first-place Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 117 points per game and they have shot 47.2% from the floor. This is the sixth most points scored per contest and the 16th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, they have the eighth-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Lauri Markkanen continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 25.2 points per game on 51.1% shooting from the floor. Make sure to check the injury report, though. He is listed as questionable with a back injury. Utah has also shown that they are more successful when they are attacking the basket, as they are only shooting 35.8% from behind the arc. This is the 18th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Jazz is shooting 78.7% from the charity stripe as well. This is t he 13th-highest free throw shooting percentage in the league, as they can't miss out on these opportunities at the line.
On the defensive end of the court, the Jazz is holding their opponents to 117.2 points per game and they have shot 47.6% from the floor. This is the 23rd most points surrendered per game and the 18th-highest shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Jazz have the 25th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have struggled to contest shots near the rim, but they have contested more shots on the perimeter. They are forcing their opponents to shoot 35.8% from behind the arc, which is the 15th-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Utah Jazz has also snatched 45.1 rebounds per game, which is the seventh most.
Injury Report: Lauri Markkanen PF (Back) is questionable. Collin Sexton PG (Hamstring) and Micah Potter C (Elbow) are out.
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