Kyrie Irving scores 23 points to lead Mavericks past Jazz 110-102

Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and Klay Thompson added 18 to assistance nan Dallas Mavericks complete nan Utah Jazz 110-102

DALLAS -- Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and Klay Thompson added 18 to assistance nan Dallas Mavericks complete nan Utah Jazz 110-102 connected Monday night.

Jazz guardant Taylor Hendricks was wheeled disconnected connected a stretcher pinch a surgery limb midway done nan 3rd 4th aft he fell to nan level without immoderate interaction adjacent nan baseline beneath Utah’s basket. The squad said he had a fractured correct fibula and dislocated ankle.

Luke Doncic had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists connected an disconnected shooting night.

Irving was scoreless until hitting 2 3-pointers successful nan last 40 seconds of nan first 4th for nan defending Western Conference champions, who person won 2 of their first 3 games.

Collin Sexton scored 23 points and Lauri Markkanen and Keonte George added 17 each to lead nan Jazz, who person mislaid their first 3 games for nan first clip since nan 2015-16 season.

Doncic was 5 of 22 from nan level and deed his only 3-pointer successful 9 tries pinch 2:34 remaining.

Jazz: They went into play 29th successful nan NBA successful field-goal shooting astatine 39% and changeable 37% and 28.6% from distance.

Mavericks: Irving was nan only personnel of their big-three shooting stars to find his changeable from agelong range. Irving was 3 of 6 and Thompson was 4 of 11.

Dallas led 101-95 pinch 2:48 to play erstwhile Washington blocked Kessler astatine nan rim. Doncic deed nan 3-pointer seconds later to put Dallas up by nine.

Doncic astir went without a 3-pointer for nan 2nd clip successful 5 games making love to past season. He was 0 for 8 down nan arc successful nan Mavericks’ 122-84 Game 4 triumph complete nan Boston Celtics successful past year’s NBA Finals.

Both teams will complete back-to-backs connected Tuesday night. The Jazz will big nan Sacramento Kings while nan Mavericks will sojourn nan Minnesota Timberwolves.

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