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Down 3 starters, Jazz hang with Dallas until final seconds
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DALLAS — The Utah Jazz had been down three starters and had an opportunity to drop right into a prime 10 draft choice with a loss.
So, naturally, they discovered themselves with the lead with three minutes left within the sport towards a Dallas crew that sees itself as a playoff contender.
The feisty Jazz got here up quick towards the Mavericks — a failed problem and a poorly missed intentional free throw with 3.7 seconds left sealed their destiny in a 120-116 loss in Dallas — however it confirmed one factor: The crew is not happening quietly.
It is no secret the Jazz roster has been depleted, each deliberately by trades and by accidents. It appears, although, the crew might have some wins in them but.
Lauri Markkanen had 33 factors and 6 rebounds to steer the Jazz, who took a 108-107 lead with 3:41 left on a nook 3-pointer from Ochai Agbaji. The Mavericks responded with an 8-0 run, aided by a prolonged problem after a foul was known as on Kris Dunn on a Kyrie Irving 3-pointer. After a prolonged evaluation, the decision was upheld.
That problem value the Jazz their closing timeout, which made it so Utah could not arrange a play after getting a cease with 6.6 seconds and down by 3 factors. Dallas rapidly fouled Talen Horton-Tucker to not permit a 3-point try; he made the primary free throw however deliberately missed the second off the backboard, which gave Dallas the ball and ended Utah’s probabilities.
However with the loss, the Jazz dropped out of the play-in place and now have the third-worst document within the Western Convention. That comes with some fairly respectable draft lottery odds.
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