On March 26, 2024, Beijing time, in today's NBA game, the 29-42 Jazz hosted the 41-29 Mavericks, and this battle must be won for the Mavericks, because the Mavericks want to go straight to the playoffs, but the Jazz will not be weak if they play seriously, can the Mavericks get this victory? Mavericks starters: Doncic + Irving + Jones + Washington + Gafford , Jazz starters: Sexton + George + Hendricks + Markkanen + Collins.
In the first quarter of the game, Markkanen and George scored, Gafford and Jones responded to Doncic, the Mavericks 6-5, Hendricks 2 + 1, Sexton scored 5 points in a row, Gafford scored 4 points in a row, Doncic threw up, Jazz led by 1 point, Markkanen, Collins, Sensabo scored, Irving, Exum, Washington chased points, Jazz led by 3 points, Collins scored in a row, Doncic and Hardaway chased points, the difference was 2 points, George, Markkanen, Sexton expanded the difference to 7 points, Irving, Hardaway scored, and Sexton responded, giving the Jazz a 41-37 lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Irving and Hardaway tied the difference, Markkanen scored in a row, Kessler also dunked and scored, although Gafford and Washington responded with a dunk, but the Jazz led by 7 points, Doncic, Lively, Irving scored, Collins and Hendricks responded, the difference was 6 points, Washington, Doncic scored, Collins and Markkanen responded, and the Jazz led 66-61 at halftime. Markkanen had 20 points in the half, Doncic had nine points and 10 assists, and Irving had 11 points.
In the third quarter of the game, Doncic and Jones chased the difference to 1 point, Markkanen expanded the difference to 7 points, Doncic, Irving, and Washington exceeded by 4 points, Clarkson and Markkanen exceeded by 2 points, and Leverley dunked, and the two sides tied 88-88 in the third quarter. Markkanen added 13 points in the quarter, and he had already scored 33 points in the third quarter. Doncic scored 10 points in the quarter and Irving had nine.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Doncic and Irving scored 5 points in a row, Markkanen, Kessler, and Sexton responded, and the Jazz led by 1 point, and then the Jazz fell into a scoring drought, Gafford & Doncic, Irving, and Washington scored in a row, the Mavericks scored 13 points, Collins scored 5 points in a row, Irving, Doncic responded, the difference was 12 points, Sexton made a layup, Kleber dunked, Sexton made another layup, Hardy made a layup, Juzang missed a three-point shot, and the game ended, and the Mavericks beat the Jazz 115-105 to complete the comeback after falling behind in the first half.
Doncic had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists on 10-of-24 shooting, Irving had 27 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists on 10-of-21 shooting, Washington had 16 points and 4 boards, and Gafford had 13 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals on 6-of-6 shooting, creating a miracle and becoming the first player in the NBA in the past 40 years to score at least 13 points, 10 boards, 5 assists and 5 blocks on 100% shooting, and Hardaway had 13 points, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals.
Markkanen finished with 34 points, seven rebounds and two assists on 10-of-19 shooting, Collins had 21 points and 11 boards, Sexton had 20 points, two boards and six assists, George had six points, five rebounds and six assists, and Hendricks had eight points and six boards.
The Mavericks won today, the Suns lost today (lost to the Spurs), the Western Conference standings changed dramatically, the Mavericks went from eighth to sixth in the West, the Suns dropped from sixth to eighth, the Kings are seventh, the Kings also have a game today (against the 76ers), and there are still variables in the rankings.
From the current point of view, the Suns may be falling behind, they have a difficult follow-up schedule, the Suns are not good defensively, relying on the offense of the Big Three to win, and once the offensive efficiency is not high, they may lose. The Lakers have a head-to-head advantage against the Suns this season, and the Lakers have a lot of hope of surpassing the Suns in the rankings.