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Dallas Mavericks beat Utah Jazz 112-100 as Cooper Flagg and P.J. Washington lead NBA Cup win
P.J. Washington scored a season-high 26, Cooper Flagg had 21, 10 and 7, and a 22-10 third-quarter run lifted Dallas over Utah 112-100, the Jazz's seventh straight loss.
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Cooper Flagg had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, P.J. Washington scored a season-high 26, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 112-100 at American Airlines Center on Friday, November 6, in Emirates NBA Cup Group Play. Dallas improved to 5-4 and 2-0 in the Cup. Utah lost its seventh straight and fell to 1-8.
Washington carried Dallas early with 22 points in a first half that ended tied 57-57, going 5-of-6 from three. He finished 6-of-10 from deep. Flagg scored 17 of his points after halftime and added 3 steals.
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How it turned
Flagg and Kyrie Irving took over in the third quarter. Irving started 1-of-11 but scored 12 of his 14 points after the break, and the pair combined for 21 points in a 22-10 run that turned a one-point deficit into an 81-70 lead. Dallas won the third 32-19 and kept a double-digit lead through most of the fourth.
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Rookie Morez Johnson Jr. had 13 points and 17 rebounds, 10 of them offensive, for the first double-double of his career, sealing it with a one-handed alley-oop dunk. Santi Aldama had 8 points and 9 rebounds in his Mavericks debut, his first game since February 4 of last season after right knee surgery. Dallas outrebounded Utah 55-41, including 21-8 on the offensive glass.
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Utah’s side
Lauri Markkanen scored 24, with all eight of his made shots coming from three (8-of-15). Rookie Darryn Peterson added 21 points with 3 blocks, and Keyonte George had 16 points and 9 assists. The Jazz shot 38 percent from three but committed 21 turnovers. They were without Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkić. Attendance was 19,568.
What’s next
Both teams play Sunday, November 8. The Jazz visit the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Monday Cairo time), and the Mavericks host the Brooklyn Nets at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Monday Cairo time).
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