Through 3 Quarters

Down seven at the end of last quarter, the Utah Jazz have now snagged the lead. a victory is still up for grabs for either squad after three quarters, but they are up 92-88 over the Dallas Mavericks

The Jazz have been riding high on the performance of shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, who has shot 6-for-10 from beyond the arc and has recorded 26 points. Dallas has been led by center Dwight Powell, who so far has 22 points in addition to six boards.

The Mavericks haven’t lost 88% of the games in which they were down heading into the final period this year, so a win here would be refreshing.

Who’s Playing

Dallas @ Utah

Current Records: Dallas 35-24; Utah 36-22

What to Know

After a few days’ rest for both teams, the Utah Jazz and the Dallas Mavericks will meet up at 9 p.m. ET Feb. 25 at Vivint Arena. Utah is out to keep their six-game home win streak alive.

The Jazz were within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap last week as they fell 106-101 to the Los Angeles Lakers. A silver lining for Utah was the play of shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, who shot 5-for-11 from downtown and finished with 37 points and five dimes.

Meanwhile, Dallas was able to grind out a solid victory over the New Orleans Pelicans last Thursday, winning 125-118. Dallas’ point guard Luka Doncic did his thing and shot 7-for-14 from beyond the arc and almost finished with a triple-double on 49 points, 15 rebounds, and eight assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Doncic has had at least ten rebounds.

Utah is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Houston Rockets Jan. 19 easily too and instead slipped up with a 116-111. In other words, don’t count the Mavericks out just yet.

How To Watch

• When: Friday at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Vivint Arena — Salt Lake City, Utah
• TV: ATTSN Rocky Mountain
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $42.00

Odds

The Jazz are a solid 5.5-point favorite against the Mavericks, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Jazz as a 6-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Utah have won 15 out of their last 21 games against Dallas.

• Dec 25, 2021 – Utah 120 vs. Dallas 116
• Apr 05, 2021 – Dallas 111 vs. Utah 103
• Jan 29, 2021 – Utah 120 vs. Dallas 101
• Jan 27, 2021 – Utah 116 vs. Dallas 104
• Aug 10, 2020 – Dallas 122 vs. Utah 114
• Feb 10, 2020 – Utah 123 vs. Dallas 119
• Jan 25, 2020 – Utah 112 vs. Dallas 107
• Feb 23, 2019 – Utah 125 vs. Dallas 109
• Nov 14, 2018 – Dallas 118 vs. Utah 68
• Nov 07, 2018 – Utah 117 vs. Dallas 102
• Oct 28, 2018 – Utah 113 vs. Dallas 104
• Mar 22, 2018 – Utah 119 vs. Dallas 112
• Feb 24, 2018 – Utah 97 vs. Dallas 90
• Oct 30, 2017 – Utah 104 vs. Dallas 89
• Feb 09, 2017 – Dallas 112 vs. Utah 105
• Jan 20, 2017 – Utah 112 vs. Dallas 107
• Dec 16, 2016 – Utah 103 vs. Dallas 100
• Nov 02, 2016 – Utah 97 vs. Dallas 81
• Apr 11, 2016 – Dallas 101 vs. Utah 92
• Feb 09, 2016 – Utah 121 vs. Dallas 119
• Nov 20, 2015 – Dallas 102 vs. Utah 93

Injury Report for Utah

• Rudy Gay: Out (Knee)
• Jared Butler: Out (Ankle)

Injury Report for Dallas

• Theo Pinson: Out (Finger)
• Marquese Chriss: Out (Knee)
• Tim Hardaway Jr.: Out (Foot)