Overview
- Dallas beat Utah 138-120 on Saturday in Dallas, completing the two-game home sweep and leaving the season series tied 2-2.
- Klay Thompson scored 23 in the first half, hit six threes, and crossed 17,000 career points while leading six Mavericks in double figures.
- For the first time this season, Dallas had three 20-point scorers: Thompson (23), Brandon Williams (22) and Max Christie (22).
- Rookie Cooper Flagg missed a second straight game with a left ankle sprain as the Mavericks also sat Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and P.J. Washington, while Utah was without Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler.
- ESPN’s matchup predictor favored Dallas (~70.7%), and SportsLine’s model leaned Under 241.5, but the teams combined for 258 points in a wire-to-wire Mavericks win.