Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Mavericks
December 15, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Jazz beat the Mavericks 140-133 on 2025-12-15 at home. The Jazz started Lauri Markkanen, Keyonte George, Brice Sensabaugh, Kyle Filipowski, and Ace Bailey. The Mavericks started P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Cooper Flagg, and Ryan Nembhard. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 19 points (8/15) in his matchups, with Ace Bailey as his primary defender. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 22 points (10/15) in his matchups, with Cooper Flagg as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
UTA
Utah Jazz
140
Did not play: Kevin Love (DNP - Coach's Decision), Svi Mykhailiuk (DNP - Coach's Decision), Oscar Tshiebwe (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
133
Did not play: Caleb Martin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Brandon Williams (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
UTA
Utah Jazz
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh · Kyle Filipowski · Ace Bailey Starter 7.7 min
- Lauri Markkanen · Taylor Hendricks · Cody Williams · Kyle Filipowski · Walter Clayton Jr. 8.4 min
- Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski · Ace Bailey 7.7 min
- Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Cody Williams · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski 5.0 min
- Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski 3.7 min
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard Starter 7.2 min
- Dwight Powell · P.J. Washington · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 5.9 min
- P.J. Washington · Naji Marshall · Moussa Cissé · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 5.2 min
- Dwight Powell · P.J. Washington · Naji Marshall · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 4.2 min
- Klay Thompson · Dwight Powell · Jaden Hardy · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Jazz defense
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Cooper Flagg 19 pts (8/15) in 90 possessions
Guarded by: Ace Bailey (23 %, 2 pts) · Lauri Markkanen (13 %, 2 pts) · Cody Williams (13 %, 0 pts)
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Jaden Hardy 6 pts (1/4) in 26 possessions
Guarded by: Isaiah Collier (47 %, 2 pts) · Cody Williams (19 %, 0 pts) · Keyonte George (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | P.J. Washington: 50 poss., 15 pts (6/10) · Cooper Flagg: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Keyonte George | Naji Marshall: 23 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Max Christie: 21 poss., 2 pts (0/4) |
| Kyle Filipowski | Dwight Powell: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Daniel Gafford: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Isaiah Collier | Ryan Nembhard: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jaden Hardy: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Ace Bailey | Cooper Flagg: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Klay Thompson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Naji Marshall: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Ryan Nembhard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Taylor Hendricks | Klay Thompson: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Cooper Flagg: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Cody Williams | Cooper Flagg: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Klay Thompson: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Kyle Anderson | Dwight Powell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Moussa Cisse: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Ryan Nembhard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Max Christie: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Mavericks defense
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Keyonte George 22 pts (10/15) in 81 possessions
Guarded by: Cooper Flagg (24 %, 8 pts) · Naji Marshall (22 %, 2 pts) · Max Christie (20 %, 2 pts)
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Lauri Markkanen 9 pts (3/10) in 84 possessions
Guarded by: P.J. Washington (46 %, 4 pts) · Cooper Flagg (21 %, 2 pts) · Naji Marshall (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | Keyonte George: 19 poss., 8 pts (4/7) · Lauri Markkanen: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| P.J. Washington | Lauri Markkanen: 38 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Brice Sensabaugh: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Naji Marshall | Keyonte George: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Brice Sensabaugh: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Ryan Nembhard | Isaiah Collier: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Max Christie | Keyonte George: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dwight Powell | Kyle Filipowski: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kyle Anderson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Klay Thompson | Cody Williams: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Taylor Hendricks: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Moussa Cisse | Kyle Filipowski: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kyle Anderson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Daniel Gafford | Kyle Filipowski: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ace Bailey: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaden Hardy | Isaiah Collier: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Taylor Hendricks: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |