Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Mavericks
January 8, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Jazz beat the Mavericks 116-114 on 2026-01-08 at home. The Jazz started Kevin Love, Lauri Markkanen, Keyonte George, Brice Sensabaugh, and Cody Williams. The Mavericks started Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg. Anthony Davis (Mavericks) scored 21 points (10/16) in his matchups, with Lauri Markkanen as his primary defender. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 16 points (7/12) in his matchups, with Max Christie as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
UTA
Utah Jazz
116
Did not play: Svi Mykhailiuk (DNP - Coach's Decision), Oscar Tshiebwe (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
114
Did not play: Jaden Hardy (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dwight Powell (DNP - Coach's Decision), D'Angelo Russell (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
UTA
Utah Jazz
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Love · Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh · Cody Williams Starter 12.6 min
- Kyle Anderson · Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh · Walter Clayton Jr. 7.4 min
- Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Cody Williams · Kyle Filipowski · Walter Clayton Jr. 3.9 min
- Kyle Anderson · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski 3.9 min
- Kevin Love · Kyle Anderson · Lauri Markkanen · Isaiah Collier · Walter Clayton Jr. 3.3 min
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Anthony Davis · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg Starter 12.6 min
- Klay Thompson · Caleb Martin · Daniel Gafford · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 7.3 min
- Klay Thompson · Anthony Davis · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Ryan Nembhard 6.1 min
- Anthony Davis · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 5.1 min
- Klay Thompson · Anthony Davis · Naji Marshall · Brandon Williams · Max Christie 4.1 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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Anthony Davis 21 pts (10/16) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Lauri Markkanen (35 %, 15 pts) · Kyle Filipowski (14 %, 2 pts) · Kyle Anderson (14 %, 0 pts)
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Cooper Flagg 26 pts (11/21) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Cody Williams (23 %, 4 pts) · Brice Sensabaugh (17 %, 7 pts) · Lauri Markkanen (12 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | Anthony Davis: 25 poss., 15 pts (7/8) · Naji Marshall: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Keyonte George | Naji Marshall: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Max Christie: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Max Christie: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Cooper Flagg: 13 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Kyle Anderson | Daniel Gafford: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Anthony Davis: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Cody Williams | Cooper Flagg: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Klay Thompson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin Love | Daniel Gafford: 13 poss., 7 pts (2/5) · Naji Marshall: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kyle Filipowski | Anthony Davis: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Klay Thompson: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Ryan Nembhard: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Max Christie: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Collier | Brandon Williams: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ryan Nembhard: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Taylor Hendricks | Cooper Flagg: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Klay Thompson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Mavericks defense
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Keyonte George 16 pts (7/12) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: Max Christie (35 %, 5 pts) · Naji Marshall (20 %, 0 pts) · Cooper Flagg (11 %, 4 pts)
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Lauri Markkanen 20 pts (9/23) in 79 possessions
Guarded by: Anthony Davis (33 %, 11 pts) · Cooper Flagg (16 %, 5 pts) · Naji Marshall (16 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | Cody Williams: 17 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Lauri Markkanen: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Anthony Davis | Lauri Markkanen: 26 poss., 11 pts (5/12) · Kyle Filipowski: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Naji Marshall | Keyonte George: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brice Sensabaugh: 14 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| Max Christie | Keyonte George: 27 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Brice Sensabaugh: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Klay Thompson | Cody Williams: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Isaiah Collier: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Daniel Gafford | Kevin Love: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Lauri Markkanen: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ryan Nembhard | Walter Clayton Jr.: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Isaiah Collier: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Caleb Martin | Kyle Anderson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brandon Williams | Isaiah Collier: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Keyonte George: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |