Behind Dirk's brilliance, Mavs able to finally pull away late to secure a big win.
Leaders
Mavs
Points: Nowitzki, 31
Rebounds: Nowitzki, 8
Assists: Ellis, 11
+-: Nowitzki, +22
Jazz
Points: Burke, 20
Rebounds: Kanter, 11
Assists: Burks, 8
+-: Evans, +1
Game Ball
Dirk Nowitzki
31 pts., 12-14 FG, 4-4 3PT, 3-3 FT
X-Factor
Wayne Ellington
11 pts., 4-5 FG, 3-3 3PT
Goat
Marvin Williams
2 pts., 1 rbs., 22 min.
Play of the Game
Devin Harris' transition three point play with 8 minutes left that extended the Mavs lead to 6.
Stat of the Game
Mavs shoot a seson best 62% on threes (13-21). Meanwhile Utah goes only 5-26 from deep.
Additional Notes
The Mavs are now 5-0 on the second night of road back-to-backs.
They are also 3-0 vs. the Jazz this year.
Devin Harris played well (12 pts., 5-9 FG), after exiting early against Golden St. due to a sore achillies.
Monta Ellis scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half and also contributed 11 assists and 7 rebounds.
Dallas went on a 11-3 run starting with 3:37 to go, to turn a two point lead into a comfortable 10 point margain with 1:54 left.
Quote of Note
"Our guys played with some real emotions. They knew the importance of the game, but Dirk was great from start to finish."
Rick Carlisle
Next Up
The Mavericks (39-27) have three days off before they face a tough road test in Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder (47-17), Sunday at 6:00.
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