Mavericks 105 Jazz 82: Game 6 Recap

The Lead
The Mavs bounce back on the back half of a back-to-back to blow out the Jazz for the second time this year.

(Photo via USA Today)

Box Score 

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Nowitzki, 27
Rebounds: Chandler, 13
Assists: Ellis, Harris, 6
+-: Nowitzki, +28

Jazz
Points: Burks, 14
Rebounds: Kanter, 10
Assists: Exum, 5
+-: Novak, 0

Game Ball
Dirk Nowitzki
27 points, 10 rebounds, 11-18 FG, 5-8 3PT

X-Factor
Tyson Chandler
15 points, 13 rebounds, 6-9 FG, 3-3 FT

Goat Horns
Derrick Favors
6 points, only 2 after the first 5 minutes of the game

Play of the Game
Dirk hits a buzzer-beating jumper to put the Mavs up 78-62 at the end of 3. The shot put a capper on a third quarter that saw the Mavs outscore Utah 26-18 to put a stop to their third quarter woes.

Stat of the Game
Dallas forces 23 turnovers from the Jazz and score 32 points off those miscues. Meanwhile they only turnover it over 9 times themselves.

Of Note

• The win was the 7th straight by the Mavericks over Utah including 3 in a row in Salt Lake City.
• Chandler Parsons played through an upper respiratory infection and was only 1-11 from the field.
• After getting dominated on the boards in the last two games the Mavs outrebounded the Jazz 42-41.
• The only time the Mavs trailed was when they fell behind 2-0 to start the game.
• For the second straight night no Mav played 30 minutes or more.
• For the first time all year Tyson Chandler and Brandan Wright saw time on the floor together.
• Raymond Felton is close to returning to action from his sprained ankle, and could begin serving his 4 game league suspension on Sunday.   

Mavs Grades
Nowitzki: A+
Parsons: C-
Chandler: A
Ellis: B
Nelson: B+
Wright: B+
Harris: B+
Aminu: B
Barea: B+

Quote of Note
"Everyone better enjoy Dirk Nowitzki while he's playing, 'cause there's not going to be another one like him ever. This is a once in a lifetime guy. He's a total game-changer."
Rick Carlisle

They Tweeted It

The big man Batman and Robin (h/t @jga41agher) pic.twitter.com/cVqMRfuoie
— Bryan Gutierrez (@BallinWithBryan) November 8, 2014

Next Up
The Mavs (4-2) return home to begin a four game homestand against the Lebron-less Heat (3-2), Sunday at 6:30.